The TTI Endowment: Rooted enough to last

We are growing an $8 million endowment to protect and expand Tererai’s legacy – to root it deeply enough to endure.
The TTI endowment is a shared commitment to intergenerational possibility.
When you give to our endowment, you become part of a long-view story – one that ties your legacy to the ongoing brilliance of girls, families, and communities who are building futures from within.

Why an Endowment?

Too often, community-driven work is shaped by short-term cycles and project-specific grants.

An endowment creates something different: a self-sustaining financial root system that can nourish this work for generations.

Endowment gifts are invested, and the annual returns fund:

Student scholarships

School infrastructure

Local leadership development

Emergency resilience for partner communities

This isn’t about growth for growth’s sake. It’s about sovereignty, dignity, and stability. 

What You’re Investing In

When you invest in our endowment, you’re not not just donating money. You’re helping shape a regenerative model – one that:

🌍 Champions Shared Dignity & Ubuntu

Honors the truth that when rural Zimbabwean women rise, we all rise.

🌿 Catalyzes Intergenerational Healing

Supports new patterns of inheritance grounded in possibility, not limitation.

🤝 Grows the Global Sawhira Movement

Backs women and change makers who lead change from within, not apart from, their communities.

📜 Builds a Living Legacy

Offers your and our children and grandchildren a story of justice and joy to inherit.

How It Works

The endowment is managed by a reputable investment advisory board

TTI draws only a small percentage annually to preserve long-term sustainability

Gifts can be one-time or pledged over time

Naming and recognition opportunities are available for major gifts

Only the interest earned from the fund will be used to sustain: