LISTING

We Are Purposeful
2016
Country of Origin: Sierra Leone
Type of Organisation: Non-Profit Organisation
Institutional Arrangement and Registration : International organisation, but also locally registered
Geographical Focus: Regional

Thematic focus

Access to resources, opportunities and social protection: Community Development
Human rights and social justice: Human Rights| Social Justice
Marginalised groups: Gender

Mission

We Are Purposeful is an Africa-rooted global hub for girls' organising and activism.

We Are Purposeful recognises there are many barriers and reasons why individuals and groups doing good work cannot hold their own resources. It views fiscal hosting as a way to disrupt the philanthropic sector positively and as a part of its pursuit of social justice.

Association for Women's Rights in Development, Black Feminist Funders, Edge Funders, Elevate Children Funders Group

Organisations must align with We Are Purposeful's values.

Experience with fiscal hosting: 4 to 5 years
Fiscal hosting portfolio size: Between US$101 000 and US$500 000
Fee structure for offering fiscal hosting services : Between 5% and 10% of the funds managed
Proportion of total funding in 2023 that formed part of fiscal hosting services: Less than 1%

Number of clients serviced between 2021 -2023:

9