FFD is a non-profit PLATFORM founded by African foresight practitioners to be an open access and public interest resource that promotes the use of foresight for Africa's future. The Rockefeller Foundation was the founding sponsor of the Foresight for Development initiative which was developed and is hosted by the Southern Africa Node of the Millennium Project. It is established as an open access and public interest resource. Foresight for Development is accountable to the directors of the Southern Africa Node of the Millennium Project. It supports the effective use of foresight for Africa's future by aggregating, enhancing and promoting futures thinking and practice in Africa.