501(c)(3) nonprofit venture platform

economic dignity is a human right.

the birthright project is a nonprofit that designs tools, programs, and ventures to accelerate economic dignity and shared, sustainable prosperity for under-resourced communities.

we design, build and support locally led ventures that expand access to digital skills, community care, and opportunities to earn and own.

our priorities

we focus resources on three areas that work in harmony to accelerate a more equitable future.

digital access and capacity

accelerate digital opportunity, so everyone has the tools and training to participate in a changing world.

community wellbeing infrastructure

strengthen community wellbeing with the care, support, and infrastructure people need to live and build.

financial empowerment and autonomy

build enterprise and ownership pathways that drive sustainable, communal prosperity.

what we build

birthright labs builds impact focused platforms.

we build and distribute modern, accessible tools, products, programs, and enterprises across Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, and the diaspora.

we test what works, prove the model, and turn it into something local builders and communities can own.

put simple, we love to build mission-led enterprises that grow with communities, create meaningful gains, and return profits back to them.

how it’s going
2024early ideas and formation 2025501(c)(3) · collective seeded 20253 priority lanes · 3 platforms digital opportunity community wellbeing financial autonomy 202612+ fellows · 12+ cities and communities nownetwork in motion 2024early ideas and formation 2025501(c)(3) · collective seeded 20253 priority lanes · 3 platforms digital opportunity community wellbeing financial autonomy 202612+ fellows · 12+ cities and communities nownetwork in motion
why

1. we learned from experiments that some of the best ways to serve communities can also sustain themselves. so, we build mission-led enterprises that meet real needs, create income and opportunity, and return value back into the communities they serve.

2. why not?

our network

our teams are embedded in the communities we support.

birthright project has a distributed network of local builders, fellows, and partners who live and understand the needs and nuances of each community intimately.
this approach helps build trust and directly connects us with the builders and thinkers who will take the work forward and own it.

africa — abuja · accra · lagos · nairobi · mombasa · kampala · monrovia

the caribbean — kingston · haitian communities

latin america — cartagena · brasília · mexico city

underserved diaspora communities — across the US, UK

our people

the birthright collective was seeded in 2025

by a diverse, dispersed community of thinkers, artists, doctors, scientists, and contrarian optimists.

AE
alysha english
california
A+B
aria + bash
london
BP
ben perkins
monrovia
AB
ashley b chevalier
santo domingo
BA
bimpe ayeni
toronto
EO
earl osuagwu
houston
EY
eric yeh
california
FM
femi munis
atlanta
GS
gbenga sanni
lagos
JS
jay soon
california
JA
jjanet achieng
nairobi
KC
karem coronel
new york
KN
kj nakamura
lagos / japan
MB
max banjo
mexico city
MN
mel nasser
scranton
NS
neeraj sharma
new york
OH
ola heavens
abuja
SH
sable hardy
mombasa
SR
sheila diba
atlanta
SF
simone floyd
johannesburg
TO
tolu odunuga
houston
UE
u/y edebiri
singapore
YO
yinka omolade
calgary
AE
alysha english
california
A+B
aria + bash
london
BP
ben perkins
monrovia
AB
ashley b chevalier
santo domingo
BA
bimpe ayeni
toronto
EO
earl osuagwu
houston
EY
eric yeh
california
FM
femi munis
atlanta
GS
gbenga sanni
lagos
JS
jay soon
california
JA
jjanet achieng
nairobi
KC
karem coronel
new york
KN
kj nakamura
lagos / japan
MB
max banjo
mexico city
MN
mel nasser
scranton
NS
neeraj sharma
new york
OH
ola heavens
abuja
SH
sable hardy
mombasa
SR
sheila diba
atlanta
SF
simone floyd
johannesburg
TO
tolu odunuga
houston
UE
u/y edebiri
singapore
YO
yinka omolade
calgary