Giving for Change News

In this Q&A Ese Emerhi, Global Network Weaver at the GFCF, reflects on the emergence of community philanthropy as a new paradigm for development, and how the Giving for Change programme can take the field to the next level. She considers the role of donors and INGOs in a redefined architecture for aid – and reflects on some of the mind-set shifts (including her own!) that will be required to make this a reality.

In this interview we speak with Charles Kojo Vandyck, Head of the Capacity Development Unit at the West Africa Civil Society Institute (WASCI).

In this interview we speak with Sarah Pacutho, Coordinator – Philanthropy for Development Programme at the Uganda National NGO Forum (UNNGOF), a national platform for NGOs that influence governance and development processes in Uganda, working to enhance the operating environment.

In 2018, STAR Ghana began a two-year transition from a multi-donor funded programme to an independent Ghanaian-owned and led national entity, called the STAR Ghana Foundation. In this interview, Executive Director Ibrahim-Tanko Amidu and Programmes Manager Eunice Racheal Agbenyadzi unpack the current state of philanthropy in Ghana and consider how the Giving for Change programme will advance philanthropy in the country.

In this interview we speak with Milagre Nuvunga, the Co-Founder and Executive Director of MICAIA Foundation, a non-profit organization (NGO) operating in Mozambique to help people challenge poverty and create lasting change in their lives and communities.

In this interview, we speak with Susan Githaiga, Director Governance, Philanthropy and Knowledge Management and Caesar Ngule, Programmes Director at the Kenya Community Development Foundation (KCDF), a public philanthropic foundation that supports sustainable community driven development in Kenya.

In this interview we speak with Berhanu Demissie, Executive Director of the Development Expertise Centre (DEC), a child-centred organization in Ethiopia which works in partnership with grassroots communities, government structures, community-based organizations and donors on civil society strengthening, child rights, gender and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) and skills development.

In this interview we speak with Lina Ismai’l, Community Programmes Officer at Dalia Association; a community foundation in Palestine whose mission it is to mobilize and properly utilize resources necessary to empower a vibrant, independent and accountable civil society, through community philanthropy and community-controlled grantmaking.

In this interview we speak with Sônia Mota, Executive Director and Viviane Hermida, Project and Training Advisor, at Coordenadoria Ecumênica de Serviço (CESE). CESE is a philanthropic ecumenical organization – formed by six Christian churches – working with grassroots organizations across Brazil to strengthen social justice in the country.  

In this interview we speak with the Executive Coordinator of the Brazil Philanthropy Network for Social Justice, Graciela Hopstein and Programmes Manager, Betina Sarue. The Network focuses on strengthening Brazilian civil society organizations working on human, racial, gender, socio-environmental, and community development rights through actions aimed at expanding philanthropy for social justice.