The State And Nature Of Philanthropy In East Africa
Studied patterns, nature, trends issues of philanthropy in EA . Noted philanthropy in Family/Individual, Faith-based giving,Community & Corporate philanthropy This study sought to establish the patterns, nature, trends and issues of philanthropy in East Africa. It specifically set out to document the practice of philanthropy in four domains namely: Family/Individual philanthropy, Faith-based giving, Community philanthropy…
Women Philanthropy in East Africa
Patterns, Practise and Opportunities. East African women‟s attitudes towards philanthropy have generally been positive. Charitable sharing of time, food, shelter, giving of relief to an immediate need is deeply rooted in a long-standing tradition of family and tribal roots dating back to the pre-colonial African society, in which the needs of any individual community member…
AGM Notice
Annual GM brings together all the members of the Network The Annual General Meeting together the entire membership of East Africa Philanthropy Network, to deliberate of matters pertaining to the Network PROGRAM ACTIVITIES Data Driven Philanthropy Philanthropy Reports Communities of Practice Accountability in Philanthropy RELATED ARTICLES 02 Jun 2022 Climate Change accountability in philanthropy 07…
Covering Re- Engineering Philanthropy
Sharing thoughts and reflections from conference participants and EAPN members while celebrating winners of the 4th edition of East Africa Philanthropy Awards This issue shares thoughts and reflections from conference participants and EAPN members while celebrating the winners of the East Africa Philanthropy Awards who were celebrated at the close of the conference. In the…
Community Philanthropy Paradigm: Learning and Actions for Change
How Community philanthropy the models vary from the traditional sub-award/restricted approaches used by traditional donors Community development foundations are formed by a multifaceted group of local community development leaders, and they are funded from various sources, including private foundations, private and public sectors, local communities, and individuals. It is important to note that most shocks…
Data Strategy and Capacity Building – Kenya
Philanthropy contributes immensely to the national development yet this is rarely recognized. Philanthropy as a sector has contributed to the national development of Kenya for decades. Despite its significant participation in working towards achieving national development goals, philanthropy is rarely recognized for the role it plays. At the core of this issue is the lack…
East Africa Giving Report 2021
The bi-annual report on giving practices in East Africa. The study undertaken in 2021 gives insights into the region’s giving practices in 2020 and 2021 Shedding light on the increased interest and appreciation of givers in the East African context. The study on the State of Philanthropy in East Africa targeted institutions that are and…
East Africa Giving Report 2014
The annual survey of local giving to assess the contribution of local philanthropy towards social change, knowledge, and evidence for public policy advocacy. The East Africa Association of Grantmakers (EAAG) is a regional voluntary Association that brings together Trusts and Foundations from across East Africa. The main mandate of EAAG is to provide a platform…
East Africa Giving Report 2012
This research contributes to building of knowledge base within the philanthropy sector. For the past decade, the East Africa Association of Grantmakers (EAAG), has conducted research in the field of philanthropy in an attempt to build a knowledge base on local philanthropy. A study done in the year 2010 on the State and Nature of…
Blended Finance Learning Forum – Series 2
For SDGs,Africa needs to crowd-in private sector funds from the capital markets. This requires key players to leverage innovative blended finance transactions. According to a recent report produced by The Sustainable Development Goals Center for Africa, remittances, Official Development Assistance (ODA), and portfolio flows to Africa have “taken a nosedive and are likely to remain…
Blended Finance Learning Forum – Series 1
Aimed at igniting thought leadership, on adoption of innovative financing models that will help the region to build back stronger post-COVID 19. The broader theme in having this virtual seminar series is about igniting thought leadership, collaboration and action around the adoption of innovative financing models that will help Kenya, and by extension East Africa, Build…
Repositioning Philanthropy in the disruption of Covid-19 2020- Annual Report
The coordination role that EAPN played in the sector’s response to COVID-19, several activities were conducted to strengthen the philanthropy sector. This report highlights activities that were accomplished the period January to December 2020, and the challenges encountered during the period. It is worth noting that the activities were implemented against the backdrop of the…
April Newsletter EAPN 2022
April Newsletter EAPN 2022 Welcome to the EAPN’s April newslet-ter. In this issue, we explore collab-orative philanthropy as a strategy forimpact and emerging practice within the fieldof philanthropy in the region.Collaborative philanthropy or impact phi-lanthropy encourages nonprofits and their part-ners to create an actionable plan to maximizetheir social impact. This subset of philanthropyis based on…
