About Us – OotuFund

Our Mission

Community-Led. Evidence-Based. Human-Centred.

OotuFund provides unconditional cash transfers and community-driven financial inclusion programs that create lasting economic resilience across Africa. We don't prescribe — we resource.

Our approach is rooted in one simple truth: communities know what they need. Our role is to ensure they have the resources, infrastructure, and support to act on that knowledge.

Unconditional cash transfers that respect human dignity
Financial literacy and inclusion for long-term resilience
Climate justice initiatives that protect vulnerable communities
Community ownership in every program design

Explore Our Programs

Reticulated giraffe on the Laikipia landscape, Kenya — the community OotuFund serves.

Our Values

What We Stand For

Our values guide every decision — from program design to how we speak about the communities we work with.

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Dignity First

Every person deserves respect, choice, and agency. We reject savior narratives and embrace partnership.

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Local Ownership

Communities lead. We provide resources and infrastructure, never directions.

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Evidence-Based

Every program is grounded in rigorous research on what actually improves lives.

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Climate Justice

The communities contributing least to climate change are most affected. We help bridge that gap.

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Transparency

We publish our finances, methodologies, and outcomes openly. Accountability is non-negotiable.

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Partnership

We build ecosystems — connecting diaspora, governments, donors, and local leaders.

Our Vision

A continent where every person has the economic foundation to thrive.

We envision an Africa where financial exclusion is history, where communities drive their own development, and where climate resilience is built from the ground up — not handed down from the outside.

Our Approach

Cash as the foundation. Community as the engine.

Unconditional cash transfers are the most effective form of development aid. Combined with financial inclusion, livelihood support, and climate resilience programs, they create compounding impact that lasts.

Who We Serve

Communities at the Centre

We work with communities across Africa facing economic vulnerability, climate risk, and limited financial access — especially women, youth, and smallholder farmers.

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Families

Low-income households facing food insecurity, school dropouts, and health costs. Cash gives them choice and stability.

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Smallholder Farmers

Farmers adapting to climate shocks, market volatility, and lack of credit. We support resilience and diversification.

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Entrepreneurs

Micro and small business owners who need capital, skills, and networks to grow and create local jobs.

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Women

Women disproportionately face financial exclusion. Our programs specifically address gender-based barriers to economic participation.

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Youth

Young people navigating unemployment and lack of capital. We invest in their skills, businesses, and futures.

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Diaspora

Africans living abroad who want to invest meaningfully in their home communities beyond informal remittances.

Our Leadership

People Driving Change

Our team brings decades of experience in poverty alleviation, community development, technology, and social justice.

Matu Mureithi

Founder

Visionary leader driving UCT implementation across East Africa, with a focus on dignity, trust, and local ownership.

Alex Kamau

Advocate

Community advocate championing social justice and equality, grounding every OotuFund programme in lived community experience.

Bernard Khabule

Finance

Financial strategist ensuring transparent, accountable fund management — so every dollar is traceable from donor to community member.

Josephine Waruguru

Humanitarian

Expert in humanitarian protection and community safeguarding, ensuring OotuFund's work centres the dignity and safety of every community member.

"We are not experts on other people's lives. They are."

— OotuFund founding principle

Partners & Networks

Building an Ecosystem, Not Just Programs

We partner with organizations that share our commitment to community-led development and evidence-based impact.

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GiveDirectly Network

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African Development Bank

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Kundi Platform

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University Partners

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Every contribution puts resources directly into the hands of communities — with no conditions, no paternalism, and full trust.

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