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Technocratic philanthropy in Africa: virtue or vice?
African philanthropy is embracing philanthro-capitalism with a technocratic dimension. A fascinating gathering in Marrakesh showcased the best of it Africa’s abundance manifests itself in many ways. The explosion of active philanthropy networks is one …
Shift power or completely transpose it? One organisation’s journey
Firelight was established in the late ‘90s in Silicon Valley as private philanthropy supporting children, youth and communities in Southern and Eastern Africa. But after a decade and a half of giving, we found ourselves …
Building the new: Supporting African movements with participatory grantmaking
What does it take to shift power in North-South grantmaking while also getting funds to bold African groups fighting for justice? This question guided us – the ‘Core Group’ of African activists and civil society …
Ideas to impact: Kevin Starr on how the Mulago Foundation is transforming philanthropic funding
Research into the international development sector and its effectiveness by the H & S Davidson Trust points to a flawed system badly in need of reform. In this series of interviews, we talk to figures …
Which session at AVPA 2024 would you most like to read about?
To strengthen the African Impact ecosystem, and to mark six years of enabling social investment in Africa, AVPA will be hosting its inaugural signature convening; the 2024 AVPA Conference from 4th to 6th November 2024 …
Overlooked and underfunded: Why we should all be investing in African adolescents
By 2075, over half the world’s youth will be African. This remarkable projection isn’t just a statistic; it’s a call to the global philanthropic community. Africa’s rapidly expanding youth population is its greatest asset. Or …
Which session at African Philanthropy Forum 2024 would you most like to read about?
As we approach African Philanthropy Forum 2024, Alliance is assembling a team of bloggers to report from the event. We hope to be able to share the topics and themes from the conference with those who …
Africa NGOs ‘overwhelmingly’ rely on international funders, warns report
African NGOs are increasingly and ‘overwhelmingly’ reliant on international funders, despite only a ‘small share’ of global funding going towards them, warns a Bridespan report. Ninety per cent of the organisations interviewed in Kenya, Nigeria …
Kenya president U-turns on Ford Foundation attack
Kenya president William Ruto has thanked the Ford Foundation for its role in supporting democracy, just months after accusing the US-based philanthropy of funding anti-government protests. A meeting took place between Ruto and the Ford …
AVPA launches catalytic pooled fund to leverage $2 billion social investment for Africa
‘We don’t lack money, we lack risk capital (in the global impact space and in efforts to address the UN Sustainable Development Goals financing gap),’ says Dr Frank Aswani, CEO of the African Venture Philanthropy …
