Stories and reflections from our community, spotlighting people, organizations, partnerships, and progress across the continent.
You asked for a resource that brings together the growing insights, challenges, and opportunities at the intersection of gender justice and digital technology in Africa. This White Paper responds to that need. Developed through contributions
Founded in 2009, the Imago Dei Fund is a family foundation based in Boston, Massachusetts. Motivated by faith and a commitment to the inherent dignity and common humanity of all people, Imago Dei Fund holds
IN MARCH, AFRICAN PHILANTHROPIST AND SOCIAL entrepreneur, Tsitsi Masiyiwa, and other world philanthropists came together to raise $1 billion to advance gender equality and women’s leadership. The organization, Co-Impact, launched The Gender Fund to bring
In a world where celebrity appears to be the highest calling, where everyone wants to be a leader or an owner, management is often seen as a second-rate calling. For so many years I felt
Nyimpini Mabunda has been appointed as a Board Member of African Philanthropy Forum with effect from 21 March. Nyimpini Mabunda is the CEO for Southern Africa at General Electric. He has 25+ years background leading
Drawn from the fields of Government, Humanitarian Affairs, advocacy, and public policy, these women are distinguished trail-blazers and history makers In celebrating International Women’s Day this year, Aletheia Development Centre, a public policy and agenda
In the early 2000’s, the Grammy Award-winning band Jars of Clay was confronted with the magnitude of the HIV/AIDS crisis that was so disproportionately affecting Eastern and Southern Africa. At a time when testing and
Civil society organisations play an important role in the country’s socio-economic life contributing largely to both democracy and development. These organisations are founded and led by individuals with passion for change in a world full
It is widely-known that every religion has philanthropic components to it, and Islam is no exception. Islamic injunctions make the act of charity obligatory for its believers. Amidst how deep-rooted philanthropy is within the Islamic
By Noxolo Hlongwane; Head of Philanthropy: Nedbank Private Wealth It has long been accepted that Africa is in dire need of a paradigm shift, or a systems reset, in order to equip and enable its
