Rhiza is built on a simple but powerful belief: lasting change starts within communities themselves. The name says it all: rhiza means roots – and Rhiza’s model is designed to strengthen the foundations from which people and places can grow.

A Nursepreneur clinic in Soshanguve township

Across South Africa, Rwanda, Burundi and Kenya, Rhiza runs a range of connected initiatives tackling education, healthcare, skills, enterprise and the green economy. Rhiza Babuyile works on the ground, supporting early childhood centres, bringing mobile clinics to areas without reliable healthcare, and developing sustainable local businesses. A great example of this is the mobile health clinic they have set up in partnership with PFGAF in Busia, Kenya.  

Rhiza Ventures helps township entrepreneurs turn good ideas into viable ones, giving them the tools, structure and market access to grow.