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SHESA Endowment Fund

Building a permanent capital base to fund SHESA missions in perpetuity.

About this project

The Endowment Fund is the association's long-horizon answer to short-term fundraising fatigue. Instead of raising money project-by-project, we build a permanent capital base and fund every future initiative from the income it generates.

The target is XAF 500 million by the end of 2028. Every gift, however small, is invested in a diversified low-volatility portfolio managed by an independent trustee committee.

Contributors receive an annual statement of the fund's performance, along with a breakdown of the missions it funded that year. Full transparency is not negotiable.

Impact so far

35%

To goal

820+

Contributors

12

Diaspora chapters giving

The Ledger

Milestones, on the record.

  1. Fund constituted

    Trust deed signed. Independent trustees appointed.

    Jan 2024

  2. First XAF 100M crossed

    Milestone marked with a donor recognition dinner in Yaoundé.

    Jun 2024

  3. Diaspora giving activated

    Online giving channel launched for USA, Canada, UK, and EU donors.

    Nov 2024

  4. XAF 300M target

    The AGM-year milestone. Announcement scheduled for the Yaoundé assembly.

    Nov 2026

  5. Full XAF 500M target

    The endowment fund is self-sustaining and closed to further fundraising.

    Dec 2028