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CIVICUS – Southern African civil society in solidarity with citizens of Zimbabwe
In 2004, to mark International Human Rights Day (10 December), CIVICUS and Amnesty International South Africa co-facilitated a series of placard demonstrations and protests by civil society activists at the Zimbabwe High Commissions in various …
HIV/AIDS in Central Africa: Bridging the gap
According to UNAIDS, ‘Sub-Saharan Africa remains by far the region worst affected by the AIDS epidemic. The region has just over 10 per cent of the world’s population, but is home to two-thirds of all …
Varied but vulnerable: the non-profit sector in West Africa
The non-profit sector in West Africa is a varied one including groups as diverse as religiously motivated welfare societies, neighbourhood development associations, trade unions, hometown associations, international NGOs, and sport and recreation groups. This diversity …
HIV/AIDS in Africa – an unprecedented disaster
Remarks by Stephen Lewis at the Opening Plenary of the Council on Foundations Annual Conference, Toronto, Ontario, 26 April 2004 Thank you for so warm and amiable an introduction. Your Honour, eminent guests and ladies …
New HIV/AIDS network launched in Southern Africa …
In July 2002, eight grantmakers from across Southern Africa[1] decided to launch a new collaborative network to promote more effective cross-border responses to the HIV/AIDS crisis. The Southern African HIV/AIDS Intermediary Grantmaker Collaborative (SAHIC) will …
The Ford Foundation in apartheid South Africa – Soft solutions to hard problems
As part of a review of ‘social justice philanthropy’, it may be useful to look back at the case of the Ford Foundation in apartheid South Africa. At a time when the progressive voice in …
Comic Relief – Funding Africa direct?
Comic Relief has been funding international development work through UK charities for many years – for reasons of pragmatism and cost, and a belief that UK NGOs have a valuable contribution to make to international …
Why we need local grantmakers
When I was asked to write this article, my instructions were to talk about local ‘regranting’ organizations such as the African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF). I cringed when I heard the word. My difficulty with …
Sub-Saharan Africa News
New ICT network formed A workshop on ICT Policy and Civil Society in Addis Ababa in November 2002 brought together over 80 representatives from civil society organizations from all regions of Africa to discuss the …
2+2=5 or 2+2=3? A question for African civil society
The millennium has everywhere been a time for focusing on optimistic ambitions for a better future, and Africa has been no exception. African leaders converted the Organization of African Unity into the African Union (AU) …
