Fito Network

There is an urgency to the issues of our times. The issues are complex and entrenched – and the solutions far from straightforward.

Yet most of our approaches to change focus on isolated, one-off interventions – resulting in solutions that don’t scale, lack local relevance, and fail to change the roots of inequalities.

In Southern Africa, the word fito (from the Sesotho language) means "joining diverse pieces or people to make one powerful effort". The word also has many meanings in other languages: in the native Kenyan Dholuo it refers to the rods that reinforce traditional huts, while in ancient Greek it means "to generate or grow".

We are strong advocates for networks – collectives of people and groups where deep human relationship are at the core – as the incredible, invisible forces with the potential to shape and change our world.