WEAVING HUMAN CONNECTION FOR CHANGE.

An Invitation to Grow Together.

300.000$+ value for local org.

950 beneficiaries

200+ volunteers

850+ kids educated

6000+m2 land regenerated

120+ mama's with self-sufficient livelihoods

300.000$+ value for local org. • 950 beneficiaries • 200+ volunteers • 850+ kids educated • 6000+m2 land regenerated • 120+ mama's with self-sufficient livelihoods •

  • We are an impact community of changemakers from around the world dedicated to locally-led regeneration through human connection.

    Born in East Africa, Umoja, meaning ‘Oneness’, is not about denying our distinctions but celebrating what we share in diversity.

  • We facilitate high-impact exchanges between global changemakers and African leaders to attack the top priorities of locally-led initiatives.

    We help you contribute your skills to actually make a difference- from wherever you are, with whatever time you have.

  • Local leaders don’t need empowering, their power is radiant. They simply need support with specific knowledge gaps to reach the next level of impact.

    Global changemakers aspire to change the world as much as they can, but often lack simple and tangible ways of doing so.

    We are here to build the bridge.

  • Have an actual hand in the change you most want to see in the world.

    Hone your skills with some of East Africa’s best and brightest social innovators.

    Inspire systemic change from the inside-out.

    Discover belonging in a global community of changemakers who are all wildly different and ultimately the same as you.

Open Build Invitation

We’re piloting outcome-specific exchanges in the next 90 days.

Be among the first to shape the model, set the standards, and build what lasts.

1

Join the Community

Complete a short Skills Assessment to help us quickly understand your skillset, desired causes, and availability.

Get access to your new community.

2

Meet Local Leaders

We’ll match you with high-impact leaders across East Africa that need your exact expertise to further a mission you care deeply about. Then you select an exchange.

3

Create Impact Together

Meet your partner and co-create through a structured, time-bound, outcome-specific exchange. Transfer your knowledge for regenerative impact.

Umoja’s Impact Exchanges

  • “He doesn’t know what he’s done! We are flying now and Qaim was the key to unlocking us." — Empowered Girls Africa

    Global Changemaker: Qaim Rajwani

    Project Deliverable: 2030 Strategic Plan

    Outcome/ Impact generated: Clarity of Direction & Organisational Alignment

  • “Hope is not just a feeling; it’s a strategy.” — Humanity Horizons (Uganda)

    Global Changemaker: Nico Spreng

    Project Deliverable: A funding story + volunteer brief for Climate education & entrepreneurship.

    Outcome/ Impact generated: Seed support, new volunteers; 200+ students reached across 3 schools.

  • “By streamlining our systems, we’ve cut down on paperwork - thanks to her leadership, our time is now focused where it matters most: the children.” — EVCO

    Global Changemaker: Teresa Nguyen

    Project Deliverable: Lean Operations Model & PM Trainings and Workshops

    Outcome/ Impact generated: Streamlined Operations, Clearer Accountability and more Focus on Community.

  • "Now she is a child of here. This is her home." — Maasai tribe of Ormame

    Global Changemaker: Sara Stojkanović

    Project Deliverable: Participatory design and build of the Maasai’s first community-led Regeneration Centre, Tanzania.

    Outcome/ Impact generated: Spaces for cultural & environmental regeneration. 100+ families reached, 69+ women trained, 8 global partnerships.

Umoja’s Legacy Projects

We know an African leader that’s changing their world and needs your exact expertise.

Want to meet them?

Headquarters: Arusha, Tanzania
Email: umojamaono@gmail.com
WhatsApp : +49 162 4206994