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Interview – Geoff Scott – Combining the traditional and the modern
Much discussion of indigenous philanthropy centres on building on the traditions of indigenous peoples. As Geoff Scott, Chief Executive of the New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council (ALC), sees it, it is the dynamism of …
Ethiopian NGO law will ban foreign organizations from funding pro-democracy activities
Ethiopia is planning a law to limit foreign funding for NGOs to less than 10 per cent and to ban foreign organizations from funding pro-democracy activities, according to an article on Afrik.com. The proposed law …
Bottom-of-pyramid bank revolutionizes Kenyan banking sector
Kenya’s Equity Bank has become the third most profitable bank in the country by focusing on the unbanked poor, providing them with cheap savings accounts and microloans. Equity claims to have signed up its three …
Mo Ibrahim Foundation – Promoting good leadership in Africa
‘Leadership is the single most important factor in determining the future of African countries,’ said Mo Ibrahim in a recent interview for Kenya’s Nation newspaper. ‘By governing well in the interests of all their citizens, …
CAF Southern Africa conference
Event CAF Southern Africa conference: Innovating for Sustainability – ‘Africans Investing in Africa’ Date 17-18 September Venue Johannesburg, South Africa In mid-September 2008, CAF Southern Africa, a member of the CAF International network, hosted its …
Interview – Ginny Jordan
Ginny Jordan, Devin Hibbard and Torkin Wakefield founded BeadforLife in September 2004. They first met the women rolling beads – refugees from war in Uganda, struggling to feed their families on less than a dollar …
Coop to work on philanthropy of community
The Southern Africa Community Grantmakers Leadership Cooperative (Coop) is to work with Susan Wilkinson-Maposa, Director of the Community Grantmaking and Social Investment Programme at Cape Town University, to apply the findings of a study that …
Trabajo de cooperativas en filantropía de la comunidad
Coop (Cooperativa de líderes donantes de África meridional) trabajará con Susan Wilkinson-Maposa, Directora del Programa de donación comunitaria e inversión social de la Universidad de Ciudad del Cabo, para aplicar los resultados del estudio acerca …
CIVICUS – CIVICUS designa nueva Secretaria General
CIVICUS designó a Ingrid Srinath como Secretaria General para suceder a Kumi Naidoo. La designación entró en vigencia el 1 de mayo de 2008. Kumi Naidoo, quien se desempeñara como Secretario General durante casi diez …
Who, how and where? The tricky business of giving to charities in developing countries
How do donors decide what to give their money to in the developing world? Should they give small amounts to most charities that ask them for money? Should they help to build schools, clinics and …
