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New Approaches to Sustainable Development and A Practice-Relevant Guide for Community Philanthropy
Following on from The Poor Philanthropist by the same authors, these two new publications document the lessons and insights of a study of community philanthropy in southern Africa. They introduce new instruments that allow community …
Cadbury agrees deal with Fairtrade Foundation
Sales of cocoa under Fairtrade terms will triple in Ghana following an agreement between Cadbury and the Fairtrade Foundation, and Cadbury chocolate bars sold in the UK and Ireland will carry Fairtrade accreditation by the …
HHMI launches partnership with South African university to fight epidemics and train scientists
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) is to commit $60 million over ten years to a partnership with the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) in South Africa to establish an international research centre focused on the …
Extensive Gates partnerships to help small African farmers
The Gates Foundation today announced two significant partnerships and $48 million in grants to benefit small cocoa and cashew farmers in sub-Saharan Africa. The two grants – $23 million to the World Cocoa Foundation and …
Gates grants to support Grameen Foundation in Ghana and Uganda
Grameen Foundation has received two grants worth over $4.7 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to support technology initiatives aimed at improving healthcare delivery in Ghana and providing information to poor farmers in …
SASIX offers new opportunities for South African investors
In response to the pressures faced by people and organizations in the developing world, SASIX, GreaterGood South Africa’s Social Investment Exchange, has created a new investment product that offers market-related financial returns on high-impact social …
MasterCard Foundation supports financial services in Africa
The MasterCard Foundation and Bangladesh-based BRAC announced in November last year a $19.6 million programme to bring financial services to poor people in Uganda. As part of the programme, BRAC will explore the feasibility of …
Persuading corporations to ship condoms to Africa
In August 2008, Troy Kennedy, aged 20, asked the question: if large multinationals can distribute products like drinks or cigarettes to every corner of Africa, why are condoms and other HIV preventatives not as widely …
Global health: is the concentration of funding on HIV/AIDS skewing health systems in developing countries?
For nearly 20 years, HIV/AIDS has been the centre of the global health universe. Billions of dollars of aid, public and private, have flowed from North to South to address the pandemic – while the …
CIVICUS – CIVICUS mission highlights threat to civil society in Zimbabwe
Over Christmas 2008, on receiving reports from civil society colleagues about severe repression of activists amidst a total governance breakdown, CIVICUS undertook a week-long fact-finding cum solidarity mission to Zimbabwe. The mission was able to …
