The M. Night Shyamalan Foundation supports the grassroots efforts of emerging leaders as they work to eliminate the barriers created by poverty and social injustice in their communities.
WE INVEST IN LEADERS WHO ARE
CHANGING THE WORLD.
Our Leaders
Katende Stephen
East Africa
Ngor Majak Anyieth
East Africa
Joanna Visser Adjoian and Lauren Fine
USA
15
Leaders
10
Countries
60,000
People Reached
Our News
Meet our 2017 MSNF Leaders
We are incredibly excited to announce the MSNF leaders of 2017! Some of these leaders are already part of our family, and some are new additions this year. We are honored to be able to support the vision each has for their community by funding the projects described below, and by supporting them in any […]
No Rain, No Gain
It isn’t often that I worry about actually surviving a journey, but I was secretly worried during our visit to Safari Doctors and Umra Omar, a potential new leader for the M. Night Foundation. Maybe my protective instinct was triggered as two of my children were with me. Umra later told me rainy season is […]
Survivors Find Their Path
We just left Benin, Nigeria, where we completed our visit to Pathfinders Justice Initiative (PJI), an organization led by the dynamic R. Evon Idahosa. PJI seeks to eradicate modern day sex slavery (sex trafficking) and the exploitation of women and girls in the developing world through judicial reform, empowerment and community transformation. We began our journey […]