AGENDA

Monday, October 9, 2023

10:00 am
Conference Center Lobby
Check- in at Registration Desk

10:00 am
Paragon Room
Networking Cafe
Enjoy light refreshments and talk with your fellow attendees

11:00 am
Optima Exemplar Room
Opening Session

Welcome
Mmabatho Maboya, Chief Executive Officer, Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation and
Council Chairperson, Independent Philanthropy Association of South Africa (IPASA)

Yvonne Moore, Managing Director, Moore Philanthropy, and Steering Committee Member
Africa Grantmakers’ Affinity Group (AGAG)

Overview
Niamani Mutima, Executive Director, Africa Grantmakers' Affinity Group

11:30 am
Featured Speaker Conversation - “Footprints of Our Legacy”
Ms. Sibongile Mkhabela, Chief Executive Director
Barloworld Empowerment Foundation

12:45 pm
Paragon Room
Buffet Lunch
Chat with colleagues or join a hosted table discussion 

2:00 pm
Optima-Exemplar Room
Our Collective Legacy - Ice Breaker
Facilitator: Nyeleti Honwana, Program Officer, H. F. Guggenheim Foundation

3:00 pm
Paragon Room
Networking Break
Use the break to talk with your colleagues over light refreshments

3:30 pm
Optima-Exemplar Room 
Responding to Changes in the Philanthropy Landscapes
Moderator: Sarah Rennie, Chair, Grindrod Family Centenary Trust
Panelists: Vuyiswa Sidzumo, Regional Director for Southern Africa, Ford Foundation
Mmabatho Maboya, Chief Executive Officer, Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation

4:45 pm
Daily Wrap up and Feedback Session

5:00 pm
Adjournment

6:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Opening Gala Reception hosted by The Other Foundation, Rosebank
Transportation provided from Maslow to and from reception
Schedule will be posted

Tuesday, October 10, 2023

8:30 am
Paragon Room
Networking Cafe
 Enjoy light refreshments and talk with your fellow attendees

9:00 am
Optima-Exemplar Room 
Welcome and Legacy Tree Updates
Overview of today’s sessions and feedback

9:30 am
Finding the Right Fit: Defining and Shaping Community Philanthropy
Jeremy Maarman, Executive Director, Initiative for Community Advancement
Mamotshidisi "Mamo" Mohapi, Program Officer, C. S. Mott Foundation
Olwethu Sizani, Program Associate, Ford Foundation

11:00 am
Paragon Room
Networking Break

11:30 am
Legacies and Activism: An Intergenerational Dialogue
Facilitator: Jonathan Gunthrop, Executive Director, SRHR Africa Trust
Teboho Mohloai, Activist and Regional Program Officer, SRHR Africa Trust
Poloko Mosesi, Growth and Relations Officer, Calling Education NPC
Gugulethu Ndebele, Executive Director, Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls

1:00 pm
Paragon Room
Buffet Lunch
Chat with colleagues or join a hosted table discussion 

2:15 pm
Optima-Exemplar Room
Open Mic Soap Box
Listen to 10-minute talks on a range of topics

3:30 pm
Daily Wrap Up and Feedback

4:00 pm
Adjournment

Wednesday, October 11, 2023

10:30 am
Paragon Room
Networking Cafe
Enjoy light refreshments and talk with your fellow attendees

11:00 am
Optima-Exemplar Room
Welcome and Legacy Tree Updates

11:15 am
Philanthropy and Social Movements in Africa: Reimaging Solidarity
Moderator: Briggs Bomba, Program Director, TrustAfrica
Panelists: Halima Mahomed, Senior Fellow on African Philanthropy, TrustAfrica
Thapelo Mohapi, General Secretary, Abahlali baseMjondolo Movement South Africa

12:30 pm
Open Mic Soap Box
Listen to 10-minute talks on a range of topics

1:00 pm
Paragon Room
Buffet Lunch

2:30 pm
Optima-Exemplar Room
From Fossil Fuels to a New Energy Economy: Global Call for a Just Transition 
Moderator: Ellen Dorsey, Executive Director, Wallace Global Fund
Makoma Lekalakala, Director of Earthlife Africa JHB
Bobby Peek, Director, The GroundWork Trust

3:45 pm
Break

4:00 pm
Footprints of AGAG’s Legacy : The AGAG Legacy Project
Niamani Mutima, Executive Director, AGAG

5:00 pm
Terrace Lounge
Reception

6:00 pm
Ball Room
Closing Ceremony and Presentations

6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Celebration Dinner and Dancing

PODCASTS

Featured
African Youth and the Future of Work: Youth Bridge Trust

In this segment Niamani Mutima, Executive Director of the Africa Grantmakers’ Affinity Group talks with Seth Mulli, Executive Director of the Youth Bridge Trust (YBT) based in South Africa. Seth describes YBT's approach in working with public and private sector partners to equip young people with the knowledge and skills needed to embrace the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

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Supporting Youth Activism Means Supporting Youth Activists

In this segment, Jonathan Gunthorp, Executive Director of SRHR Africa Trust (SAT), and youth activists Prudence Chavula from Malawi and Teboho Bertha Mohloai from Lesotho discuss youth-driven led activism means and how youth activists impact grassroots and policy spaces.

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COVID-19 and Philanthropy's Response in South Africa

In this segment, Louise Driver and Sarah Rennie of the Independent Philanthropy Association of South Africa talk with Vuyiswa Sidzumo of the Ford Foundation about the role this philanthropy support organization played in helping funders respond to the impact of COVID-19 on civil society organizations and the communities they serve in South Africa.

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BLOG POSTS

Featured
The Impact of Climate Change for Communities in Africa

Despite its low contribution to CO2 emissions, African communities are disproportionately affected by climate change. This blog post on the impact of climate change for communities across Africa highlights recent research, the work of African organizations that are building global networks and training climate justice activists, and funders who are using grants and investments to support the changes need to address climate change.

Philanthropy 's Support for Youth in Africa: Issues and Considerations

Africa's youth population is the youngest, with a median age of 20, and the second-largest globally. So regardless of philanthropy's focus in African communities, young people are at its core. But an important question is to what extent they are engaged as architects and managers of the various programs created to serve them? And are they able to access resources to support the initiatives and programs they create to address their needs?

Philanthropy and Higher Education in Africa

Philanthropy support for higher education in Africa takes many forms, from supporting higher education institutions to providing individual scholarships and fellowships to strengthening networks of research scholars. In this post, we present resources and research about higher education institutions across Africa that are part of a dynamic landscape at the center of building visionary leaders and resilient communities.