We The Peoples
Stories & Insights
Economy
Davos: Reset the World Order That Takes from the Poor and Gives to the Rich
For decades Africa has been ensnared in a system of economic manipulation. This has been by design, propped by a colonial architecture that extracts from Africa and obstructs its path to economic transformation. As wealthy beneficiaries of this system convene at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in the pristine streets of Davos, Switzerland, from 20 – 24 January, 2025,
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In the pantheon of African literary giants, few names resonate with as much power, consistency and ideological clarity as Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o. For more than six decades, the Kenyan novelist, playwright, essayist and activist was a relentless advocate for the cultural and political liberation of Africa. His body of work, spanning fiction, non-fiction, drama and theory, has fundamentally reshaped our understanding of colonialism, language, resistance and identity.
Community Impact
Young People Are Not the Future Alone – We Are Stakeholders in the Present
Young people are often described as “the leaders of tomorrow.” It is a phrase repeated in political speeches, development conversations and public campaigns across Africa. While the statement may sound encouraging, it also reveals a troubling pattern: young people are constantly positioned in the future, while decisions affecting their lives are being made in the present without them.
Community Impact
When we sell we eat, when we don't we sleep hungry.
“It's been challenging because we are still living. We are still using water. We are still living in our house, so the rent days keep adding up.” Facing eviction, and amidst mounting debts, the resilient entrepreneur hustled on until one evening she received an MPESA transaction from the EU-funded Safety Nets programme.
Community Impact
The Village That Voted Its Way to Clean Water
In rural Kisumu, a grassroots nomination changed everything — and it started with one woman refusing to walk six kilometres for water.
Youth & Leadership
Why Young Africans Are Nominating Each Other — Not Waiting to Be Discovered
A generation that grew up watching power ignore them has found a different move: name each other, loudly, in public, and refuse to wait for permission.
Youth & Leadership
A generation that grew up watching power ignore them has found a different move: name each other, loudly, in public, and refuse to wait for permission.
COMMUNITY IMPACT
How African Communities Are Rewriting the Story on Child Nutrition
Across sub-Saharan Africa, grassroots organisations are proving that the solutions to malnutrition already exist they just need support.
EDUCATION
Teaching Peace in a Conflict Zone
Inside the classrooms of northern Syria, a generation of children are learning that imagination survives everything.
HEALTHCARE
One Midwife. Three Hundred Villages.
Margaret Achieng has delivered over 4,000 babies across remote Uganda using a bicycle, a solar lamp, and thirty years of experience.
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NEXT GENERATION
The Children Who Planted a Forest
Over four years, 3,000 schoolchildren in Rwanda planted 1.2 million trees. The forest is now theirs — legally, officially, permanently.
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LIFE AND DEATH
Clean Water Should Not Be a Luxury — But for Millions, It Still Is
Every day, women and children walk hours to collect water that will make them sick. The organisations solving this crisis deserve to be seen.
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EDUCATION
The Girls Who Were Never Supposed to Graduate
In communities where girls are pulled out of school before age 14, one organisation is proving that education is not a privilege — it is a right worth fighting for.
WE THE PEOPLES
Why We Built the Humanity Awards — and What We Hope They Become
Awards can be empty gestures. We built this one to be something different — a platform that turns recognition into real resources for the organisations that need them most.