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AGN: Measuring change and growth in African philanthropy
One of the African Grantmakers Network’s key objectives is to build resilient African philanthropic institutions through a focus on setting standards of governance and accountability, in order to provide credibility to changes and related philanthropy …
The politics of measurement: interview with Jay Naidoo
As social justice campaigner, trade unionist, government minister – Jay Naidoo has seen most sides of the development process. What’s the main lesson he’s learned from all this experience? That the whole process is based …
Plugging the leaking bucket of illicit financial flows in Africa
While millions of philanthropic dollars pour into Africa annually, billions of dollars in illicit financial flows (IFFs) leak out of the continent, mostly back to the global north. It’s like trying to fill a leaking …
Generation next: there is no single story
Nearly every conversation about Africa touches on the topic of the ‘youth bulge’. This vast and diverse continent is the second largest with 54 countries and more than 70 per cent of its population under …
International funders make way for African grantmakers
The 2015 Africa Grantmakers’ Affinity Group (AGAG) conference, held in New York 16-17 April, provided further evidence that decision-making in relation to international donor money is increasingly passing to local institutions and actors who have …
27 funders call for intensive funding of African organizations to combat Ebola and other crises
Tens of thousands of lives have been devastated by Ebola. Community-based and international organizations led the response and in many areas the rapid spread of the disease has abated. But the crisis is far from …
President Hifikepunye Pohamba wins 2014 Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership
President Hifikepunye Pohamba has been named as the winner of the 2014 Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership. Established in 2007, the Ibrahim Prize recognizes and celebrates excellence in African leadership. It aims to …
TrustAfrica launches new ‘African giving’ literature database
Philanthropy, or giving, has long been practised on the African continent, though the study of African giving, as a field, is a fairly new one. The existing literature is unsatisfactory in many ways: it has …
Harnessing the voice of Global South philanthropists: interview with Firoz Ladak
When the Edmond de Rothschild Foundations (EDRF) started the ERFIP (EmpoweR Families for Innovative Philanthropy) initiative in 2013, the intent was to engage with families active in both business and giving from the Global South. …
