Foundation for Afrian Social Entrepreneurship

Communities Engaged

1000

Women & Girls Empowered

Leadership Workshops Conducted

Learning Resources Developed

Countries Connected. Sierra Leone, Ghana, United States, United Kingdom

Dr. Sesay founded FASE to bridge her diaspora experience with grassroots leadership development back home.

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“I’ve seen what happens when diaspora knowledge meets homeland leadership — real, lasting change.”

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Why FASE Exists

“Bridging diaspora insight and homeland practice.
FASE was founded to close the gap between global expertise and grassroots need — building leadership capacity from within the communities it serves.

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The FASE Ecosystem

FASE is more than a collection of programs. It is an ecosystem designed to help communities build sustainable solutions through learning, innovation, collaboration, and leadership.
The ecosystem includes five interconnected components:

CLSI – The Center for Leadership and Social Innovation serves as the leadership and innovation engine of the ecosystem.
Living Labs – Practical environments where people learn by solving real-world challenges.
Community Programs – Initiatives that provide opportunities for leadership development, enterprise learning, and community engagement.
Learning Hub – A growing platform for courses, workshops, publications, toolkits, and learning resources.
Partnerships – Local and global collaborations that support sustainable impact.

Together these components create pathways for communities to move from dependency to innovation, from challenges to solutions, and from ideas to implementation.

Programs in Action

FASE programs provide opportunities for leadership development, enterprise learning, community engagement, and sustainable transformation.

Community Leadership Cohorts

Cohort-based training grounder in relation leadership.

Living Lab Pilots

Community-tested solutions before wider rollout.

Women & Girls Workshops

Skills and confidence-building across all four countries

Diaspora Fellows

Connecting global expertise to local practice.

Toolkit Development

Practical frameworks built with, not for, communities.

Partner Institutes

Joint programming with allied organizations.

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What Is a Living Lab?

A Living Lab is a practical learning environment where people work together to address challenges, test ideas, strengthen leadership, develop skills, and create sustainable opportunities.

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