Atti Worku

Atti Worku

Atti Worku is co-CEO of the African Visionary Fund. Throughout her career, she experienced the biased and unjust challenges of raising philanthropic dollars in the United States for a locally led, community-centered African organization. As the AVFund’s Africa-based co-CEO, she is focused on supporting the personal and organizational growth of African visionaries and their innovative impact ideas. Prior to joining the AVFund, Atti founded and led Seeds of Africa, a nonprofit developing the educational foundation for the next generation of Ethiopia’s leaders.

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Opinion: 8 principles for power-sharing development funding

Opinion: 8 principles for power-sharing development funding

almost 2 years ago // Roots of Change: Sponsored by UNICEF

In this opinion, co-CEOs of the African Visionary Fund reflect on the experience advocating for a shift in development funding, what it means for AVFund, and how eight new principles are manifesting within development innovation funding institutions.