Power in Our Hands: African Innovations in Community Resource Mobilization

Across Africa, community-based organisations are rewriting the development story. They design solutions rooted in local realities, mobilise financial, social, and human capital, and sustain impact long after donor funds end. In the WASH sector and beyond, they are proving that community capital is a powerful development infrastructure—reducing dependency, increasing resilience, and expanding freedoms to achieve self-determined goals. Blood:Water has the privilege of walking alongside these innovators, strengthening their ability to lead, grow, and transform their communities for generations.