How We Work
Our Platform
SITU acts as an incubator of catalytic programmes. We provide the infrastructure, expertise, and networks that move African-led ideas from ambition to embedded, scalable impact.
01 / Incubation
From Ideas to Impact
SITU provides program incubation and fiscal sponsorship that gives new initiatives the space and backing to grow. We help develop program foundations so innovators can focus on their ideas and impact.
What this includes
- Hosting and nurturing catalytic programmes through fiscal sponsorship
- Providing relevant strategic and specialist expertise supporting programmes
- Providing fiduciary and compliance oversight to ensure donor trust
- Offering strategic communications and branding support to position initiatives effectively
Through incubation, we turn bold African ideas into stable, investible initiatives ready to deliver system-level change.
Incubation
02 / Fiscal Hosting
Financial Infrastructure for Impact
Providing the financial infrastructure and compliance support organizations need to thrive. We act as the legal and fiduciary home for initiatives that need institutional backing without bureaucratic overhead.
What This Includes
- Fiscal sponsorship with full fiduciary accountability to funders
- Financial management, compliance, and audit support
- Donor reporting and stewardship on behalf of hosted initiatives
- Legal and regulatory oversight ensuring donor trust at every stage
We make it possible for African-led initiatives to receive and deploy funding — without the years it takes to build institutional infrastructure from scratch.
Fiscal Hosting
03 / Systems Change
Driving Structural Transformation
Building the frameworks and partnerships that transform how organizations and systems operate at scale. We work at the level of structure, not just programming.
What This Includes
- Co-designing governance frameworks and institutional architecture
- Facilitating multi-stakeholder coalitions across sectors and borders
- Embedding monitoring, evaluation, and learning into initiative DNA
- Translating pilot evidence into policy influence and systemic reform
We are the strategic partner for leaders who understand that lasting change requires shifting the systems, not just delivering the service.
Systems Change
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