> Alinea's model was piloted through WCP Zambia's partnerships, linking locally grounded organisations with aligned donors.

> Drawing on  WCP's own operational growth, the approach combined funding facilitation with practical capacity-building and systems support.

> Initial efforts focused on Zambia and neighbouring countries, but quickly expanded to champion embodied, locally-led organisations across Southern, Central, and East Africa.

> These early partnerships demonstrated the viability, and urgency, of a strategic intermediary platform.