Africa’s Wealthy Give Back

Philanthropy is an integral part of theAfrican identity. Philanthropy, or giving, has long been practiced by Africans at individual and community levels, both formally and informally, and at multiple levels of scale. Over the last few years we have begun to see the emergence of more strategic philanthropy, the growth of formal vehicles for its practice, and the rise of new platforms that reflect African voices. There is also a growing interest to better understand African philanthropy and learn from the experience of African philanthropists so as to achieve greater impact.

This research forms part of that effort by providing a pan-African view of a specific group of philanthropists from Africa. It focuses on Kenya, Nigeria, and SouthAfrica, countries that are in the spotlight due to their respective positions within their regions, their economic status and their levels of giving by the wealthy.However, individuals from countries such as Uganda, Ghana and theDemocratic Republic of the Congo as well as from the African Diaspora also participated in the study.

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