Building bridges between the #ShiftThePower and agroecology movements – join us for an online conversation on 11 March
Knowledge justice (or epistemic justice) is present when all people are equally acknowledged as knowledge holders, and their diverse ways ...
Celebrating community-led development – the EPIC Africa CSO Awards 2026
Every day across Africa, civil society champions do the essential work of helping people, making their voices heard and protecting ...
Upcoming event: Rethinking funding models to build autonomy
What’s the real difference between traditional donor-driven funding and community philanthropy models? And why does it matter for communities? This ...
Stories for Change Online Festival – live on 15 January 2026!
If you believe that this is community philanthropy’s moment, don’t miss the Stories for Change Online Festival on 15 January ...
How Zamkanda is reimagining Zambia’s waste
Just beyond the city limits of Lusaka, the Chunga landfill sprawls across 24 hectares. It’s more than a final resting ...
Climate change isn’t someone else’s problem, it’s ours – but the language is confusing
Expressions such as the need to “limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius” leave us feeling confused and inadequate. The same ...
Turning power on its head, a reverse call for applications
In November of 2010 eight young feminists from Africa, Asia, The Middle East, Latin America, the Caribbean, The United States, ...
Relationships as the real infrastructure – reflections on the GFCF Community Philanthropy Symposium
Lena Bheeroo In October 2025, I spent two weeks in Nairobi, Kenya, as part of the #ShiftThePower Fellowship. The first week ...
The battle for democracy has intensified online
Nishchhal Kharal After two weeks of massive Gen Z-led protests that toppled Nepal’s government, a right-wing political activist Durga Parsai ...
Who is funding the arts in the Global South?
There is something about this term “self-published” that downplays the local funding provided by communities in supporting the literary arts. ...
