Creating West Africa's future. Together.
For generations to come, West African communities have trusted Askiya to navigate land loss, food insecurity, and economic exclusion. We're a guide neighbors turn to for building — and reclaiming — sovereignty.
Structural community ownership, built by hand.
Askiya's structural community-ownership models span permanent land trusts, hands-on polytechnic education, and regenerative agroforestry cooperatives owned by the families who work them.
Give today, ground someone tomorrow.
Our work is made possible by generous donations — big and small — from people like you. Give today to help a family in Providence access fresh, culturally rooted food, or fund an acre of ancestral land moving into permanent generational escrow.
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We turn contributions of all sizes into tangible impact for your neighbors, at home and across the diaspora.
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Monthly donations are the easiest, most effective way to guarantee lasting access to land, food, and enterprise support.
Learn more →Not a direct service provider — a bridge to the resources you need.
Although we're not a service provider ourselves, we've connected a directory of resources to help West African families find support — from SFMNP and WIC enrollment to seed exchange and land protection guidance.
View resources →Need urgent food or land assistance?
Contact our Providence program hub directly, or reach a caseworker for support enrolling in seasonal food benefit programs.
Multilingual support available for seniors and WIC families.
Real stories, real sovereignty.
Daieplay Campaign: "Come Build With Us" breaks ground on the Welcome Center
Community build days bring residents and volunteers together on the 300-acre flagship estate.
SFMNP season opens for low-income West African elders
Seniors across Providence can now redeem $50 state benefit cards for organic West African produce.
West African Seed Exchange catalogs its 12th heirloom variety
A community milestone in preserving ancestral crop genetics against privatization.
AskiaTech cohort graduates into Salesforce careers
Board member Sambeet Mishra's mentorship program moves another cohort into tech employment.
First ancestral family anchors 100 acres into permanent escrow
A milestone moment for the Askiya Collective Land Trust's Community Development Fund.
Registration opens for the next Daieplay volunteer trip
Visa processing, lodging, and ground transport included in the guided immersion program.
Help a family move from dependency to ownership.
Our work is made possible by generous contributions — big and small — from people like you.