Africa Philanthropy Series Archives

September 26, 2024

African Giving Traditions: A Project from GivingTuesday & TrustAfrica

In 1976, after a traumatic event, Botswana's government decided to build the country's first university, but it had no money for the massive project. It turned to the practice of... More

August 1, 2024

Africapitalism and The Tony Elumelu Foundation

By Somachi Chris-Asoluka, CEO of The Tony Elumelu Foundation With 70% of its population under the age of 30, Africa stands as the world's youngest continent, and by 2050, 20%... More

July 21, 2024

The Ups and Downs of Philanthropy in Sub-Saharan Africa

By Jacob Mati, Deputy Director of the Centre on African Philanthropy and Social Investment (CAPSI) and Associate Professor at Wits Business School, in Johannesburg, South Africa. Priorities in philanthropy in... More

June 21, 2024

Feminist Funds and Philanthropy in North Africa

By Leila Hessini, a Transnational Strategist, Philanthropic Advisor and Reproductive Justice Advocate with more than 25 years of organizing and grantmaking experience. For five years, she was vice president of... More

June 17, 2024

Solutions to Support the Nonprofit Sector in Namibia

By Ronny Dempers, the Executive Director of Namibia Development Trust, which, through a people-centred approach to development, increases the capacities and livelihoods of marginalized communities and empowers them to act... More

June 4, 2024

African Philanthropies: “Our Narratives, on Our Terms”

By Halima Mahomed, who's an Independent Philanthropy Researcher and Consultant. Halima is also a Senior Philanthropy Consultant at TrustAfrica and an Associate Researcher at the Centre on African Philanthropy and... More

May 9, 2024

Philanthropy in Kenya: The Mobile-Money ‘Harambee’ Spirit

By Grace Maingi, Executive Director, Kenya Community Development Foundation (KCDF), in Nairobi, Kenya If you stop any Kenyan on the streets of Nairobi and ask them if they’re a philanthropist,... More

April 26, 2024

Philanthropy in Egypt

Noura Selim is the Executive Director of the Sawiris Foundation for Social Development, the largest family foundation in Egypt. She spoke to PANL Perspectives about the rapid expansion of philanthropy... More

April 21, 2024

How to Increase Philanthropy in Zambia

By Engwase (Banda) Mwale, an independent consultant in gender, leadership and organisational development. Her LeadingChange Consultants is based in Lusaka, Zambia. As a sector and field of research, philanthropy is... More

April 2, 2024

Philanthropy in Ghana

By Nana Asantewa Afadzinu, Executive Director of the West Africa Civil Society Institute (WACSI), in Ghana. Philanthropy in Ghana has many faces, but I focus here on indigenous philanthropy, which... More

April 1, 2024

Philanthropy at the Heart of Community in West Africa

By Coumba Touré, Chair of TrustAfrica.org and founder of Invisible Giants foundation, which celebrates women working for positive changes. Community-Given Philanthropy Most of the people in the village of Ndayanne,... More