Across 25 countries and seven programme areas, we work with institutions that bring complementary strengths and share a commitment to community-led, transparent and sustainable development.
For OAF, partnership is not about a logo on a website or a name in a donor report. It is about shared mission, mutual respect and combining strengths to create results neither organisation could achieve alone.
That can mean combining OAF’s local networks and field presence with another organisation’s technical expertise, funding, research capability, policy influence or market access.
OAF’s partnership model is deliberately broad because complex development challenges require public, private, community and research institutions to work together.
Alignment with national priorities, public service systems and evidence-based policy implementation.
Co-design and implementation of larger programmes combining international resources with local presence and knowledge.
Flexible and multi-year support for deeper community-centred change, innovation and learning.
Joint research, evaluation, local research capacity building and policy dialogue connecting evidence and practice.
Local organisations bring community trust, contextual knowledge and implementation capability that outside actors cannot replace.
Companies contribute innovation, workforce links, market access, investment and specialist expertise.
Collaboration is valuable when it materially improves programme quality, sustainability and scale.
Combine geographic presence, community networks and resources.
Bring technical capability into programme design and delivery.
Use joint training and institutional support to build systems that last.
Use collaborative research and evaluation to improve credibility and learning.
Adapt successful models to new contexts rather than simply replicating them.
Combine evidence and institutional voice to support better public decisions.
OAF positions its value around reach, local relationships, multidisciplinary capability and evidence.
Active programmes and networks across OAF’s 25-country footprint.
Experience across education, health, livelihoods, climate, governance, gender and evidence.
Relationships with communities, local leaders and public institutions.
Research, MEL and evaluation capability through ImpactED Knowledge.
Local NGOs, CBOs and government relationships supporting delivery.
Clear financial management, independent annual audits and regular stakeholder reporting form part of OAF’s accountability approach.
Programme design adapted to partner priorities, funding requirements and context.
Access to Mama Africa Cares, ThinkBig, ImpactED Knowledge and Brighter Minds.
Partnership can start at different points depending on the need.
Joint development and field delivery of new or existing programmes.
Commission or co-sponsor research, baselines and impact evaluations.
Joint training, technical assistance and institutional strengthening.
Direct grant support or joint applications to bilateral and multilateral funders.
Publications, conferences, webinars and cross-organisation learning.
Corporate or philanthropic support for specific programmes and communities.
Joint evidence-based engagement on development priorities.
Deploy specialists into OAF programmes or country-level work.
Whether you represent a donor, government, development organisation, foundation, university, company or civil-society organisation, there is a place to explore collaboration.
partnerships@one-africa-foundation.org