We exist because capital shouldn't be the bottleneck.

Grant Catalyst Africa began with a frustration: too many brilliant African organisations were losing grants — not because their work was weak, but because nobody had taught them how funders actually decide.

Our founder, Gibson Gisore Nyariki, had spent years on the strategic-partnerships and fundraising side of the table. He had watched donor meetings get derailed by avoidable mistakes. He had seen organisations fail to pitch their own brilliance. He had also seen what changes when somebody who knows the playbook sits on the same side as the applicant.

GCA exists to make that playbook accessible to every African organisation that needs it. We believe grants should flow to where the impact is. Our work is to clear the path between the two.