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South African social stock exchange launched
The South African Social Investment Exchange (SASIX), a stock exchange which lists selected social investment projects, was launched at the Johannesburg Stock Exchange on 15 June with the aim of helping to transform the social …
Africans devising solutions for Africa
TrustAfrica, a new foundation promising African solutions to African problems, is getting ready for launch. It has recently developed a bilingual website, begun recruiting staff, and leased office space for its headquarters in Dakar, Senegal. …
World Bank / Foundations Kenya country dialogue – Philanthropy for development
On 1-2 March, participants from international and local foundations, the World Bank and government representatives met in Nairobi to explore common areas of interest and potential areas for collaboration around Kenya’s development agenda and the …
Spotlight on business in South Africa – Good corporate citizens setting a continental example
Despite many achievements since coming to power in 1994, the ANC-led Government of South Africa still faces serious challenges: one of the highest rates of HIV/AIDS in the world, a deepening inequality between rich and …
Social Investment Forum launched in Kenya
On 15 March, the Kenya Social Investment Forum (KSIF) was launched in Nairobi. The Forum began as an informal group of individuals and organizations interested in supporting the strategic development of social investment in Kenya. …
A small but telling weight in the balance of a country’s future
Last November I was standing in a dark corridor in a shabby building on the outskirts of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania. Down one side of the corridor sat a line of women, young and …
The State of Social Giving in South Africa
The two studies described below are both part of the State of Social Giving in South Africa project, established to analyse resource mobilization for poverty and development in South Africa since 1994. Research teams looked …
Community Foundation for the western region of Zimbabwe – Refining the spirit of community philanthropy
Giving is instinctive for communities in Africa, and retracing and refining this time-honoured ethos was what led to the formation of the Community Foundation for the Western Region of Zimbabwe (CFWRZ), officially launched in March …
Who’s afraid of mutual aid?
In working with Connie Ngondi-Houghton on the recently published Philanthropy in East Africa (see review, p54), we were forced to confront the issue of definition. She quite rightly challenged any imposition of a northern definition …
Learning from the poor philanthropist?
A new publication of the Building Community Philanthropy project[1] in southern Africa confirms that poor communities have a wealth of knowledge about mobilizing resources and getting them to where they are most needed. Backed by …
