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Systems Change in Action

Government Council — Policy by the People

Challenge:

Social innovation often grows faster than the policies that support it.

What we did:

Facilitated a new platform for government-led peer learning.

Impact:

Engaged 20+ countries
First summit hosted by Luxembourg
Real policy changes underway

Africa Forward — Funding Local Innovation

Challenge:

African social entrepreneurs are systemically underfunded and underrepresented.

What we did:

Launched a regional movement to shift power and capital into African-led ventures.

Impact:

100+ African innovators supported
3 regional hubs built
Now transitioning to a fully independent organization

Aselo — Reinventing Child Helplines

Challenge:

Millions of calls to child helplines go unanswered. Most still rely on outdated voice-only systems.

What we did:

Co-created Aselo, a cloud-based, multi-platform contact center.

Impact:

Piloted in 10 countries
Reaches 30M+ children
Connects via SMS, WhatsApp, and social media

Case studies

Systems Change in Action

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Programs active across 4 continents

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40M+ lives touched through CYFI legacy work

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63,000+ organizations in our networks

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3 major initiatives spun off as independent entities

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175 countries engaged through past collaborations

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