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A Decade of CAADP: Reflections on Key Outcomes of Agricultural Policy Reforms in Africa
As part of our Agricultural Development program, TrustAfrica, in partnership with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, will be holding a two-day convening at the Laico Regency Hotel in Nairobi,...
The future of African philanthropy: A reflection of the 4th African Philanthropy Conference
By Ogo Chukwudi Reflecting on the 4th African Philanthropy Conference held recently in Dakar, the resonating theme, African philanthropy at an inflection point focusing on people, power, practice and policy,...
A Sea of Embedded Giving: Asserting our African Philanthropy Narratives
By Halima Mahomed & Catherine Mwendwa This article draws heavily from the publication Our Giving: African Philanthropy and the Narrative Divides (Mahomed 2023). A detailed bibliography of all sources used...
Celebrating Gerry Salole, winner of the Annual African Philanthropy Lifetime Achievement Award 2023
The African Philanthropy Conference is an annual gathering of the continent’s philanthropic institutions and stakeholders. It is a platform for sharing experiences, collective reflection, and development of philanthropic and social...
African Giving Knowledge Base
While philanthropy is an integral part of African society, the study of philanthropy in Africa is only recently gaining traction. To help us understand the field better and generate new...
Advocacy and collaboration yield results in push for sustainable value chains
Whilst civic space across the world has been under increasing pressure in 2022, leading to still greater inequalities, people continue to stand up for their rights, even in the most...
Another Giant Has Moved On: The passing of Helmi Sharawy
Dear Senior Brothers and Senior Sisters, Brothers and Sisters, Colleagues and Friends, A few moments ago, I got the extremely sad news of the passing of Professor Helmi Sharawy from...
Cyclone FREDDY and its Devasting Impacts in Malawi
On March 11, Malawi was shaken by the landing of the Tropical Cyclone Freddy bringing with it devastating rains, floods and mudslides in Southern Malawi killing at least 400 people,...
Re-Imagining Pan-African and Feminist Philanthropies Indaba 2023 kicks off in Naivasha, Kenya
The world is on fire. There is no more denying what we are seeing and what we are experiencing. Whether we are reeling from the impact of the climate crisis...
International Symposium in Honor of Amilcar Cabral
TrustAfrica is pleased to join the Research Laboratory in Economic and Social Sciences (LARSES) of UASZ, the Research Laboratory on Institutions and Growth (LINC) of UCAD and the Laboratory of...
TrustAfrica Solidarises with Senegalese People
The tragic road accident that occurred on the night of January 7 and 8, 2023, in the Kaffrine Region, about 250 kilometres southeast of Dakar has continued to send shockwaves...