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From Queretaro to Accra – Why are women’s rights losing out?
‘Where is the money for women’s rights?’ This is a question that brought together over 300 women’s rights organizers in Queretaro, Mexico, 9-11 November 2006, at the invitation of the Association for Women’s Rights and …
Sowing the seed of ethical investment in Kenya
In the last four years, the Nairobi Stock Exchange and independent equity funds that are managed by private financial management companies have had an unprecedented surge. But with this upsurge, questions have begun to be …
First community foundation for Egypt
The Community Foundation for South Sinai has been established as Egypt’s first community foundation. It aims to attract support from both local and international companies and individuals and its grantmaking will prioritize sustainable development and …
Donors go to Ghana
In November 2006, the Institute for Philanthropy took a group of 19 donors from the US, the UK, Switzerland, Sweden and Germany to Ghana for the second of three modules of The Philanthropy Workshop (TPW). …
The World Social Forum
The World Social Forum (WSF), held in Kenya 20-25 January, had its usual mix of peoples and causes, and Kenya added an unmistakable African flavour. There was also an overwhelming set of 1,000+ meetings to …
New philanthropists in South Africa – A way to go
South Africa has a sound and expanding economy and, like Brazil, a huge income disparity between rich and poor. It also has an official policy of Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) which has led to an …
Zimbabwean CSR still lagging behind
While Zimbabwean businesses generally accept that they have some responsibility to the communities in which they operate, the country’s business sector has not been particularly generous towards the non-profit sector and there has been little …
Emergency aid to tackle starvation being wasted
More than 120 million Africans face starvation because much of the £3 billion ($5.6 billion) in aid spent each year to help them is wasted, according to a report by Care International UK, released in …
Case study – Social investment gathers momentum in Kenya
Kenya has begun to witness the first stirrings of social investment following the successful launch of a bond issue on the stock market on behalf of a microfinance NGO, Faulu; formation of the Kenya Social …
Ford Foundation backing for new Africa fund
TrustAfrica was launched in June with a $30 million commitment from the Ford Foundation. Its mission: to seek African solutions to African development challenges. Half of this commitment is earmarked for an endowment and TrustAfrica …
