This report by the MasterCard Foundation is a review of its Economic Opportunities for Youth programs reveals instructive examples of how holistic approaches can be designed and implemented in Sub-Saharan Africa and highlights themes, principles and points of evidence that can help further guide practices in this field.
Read MoreThis discussion paper focuses in particular on rural women, who make up a quarter of the world’s population and who are primary stakeholders in the fate of the planet.
Read MoreThis report outlines the pilot grant making phase of the foundation where the public was able to nominate via open call 12 peer grant reviewers from six African countries.
Read MoreThis report by African Grantmakers Network was created to provide information about the extent and nature of the field of African philanthropy.
Read MorePoverty in a Rising Africa discusses the data challenges faced when measuring poverty and inequality in Africa. The report also systematically reviews the measures of poverty and inequality in both monetary and non-monetary dimensions.
Read MoreThis report acknowledges the dire situation in the province with regard to healthcare. It discusses each of the above findings and offers key recommendations for reform to ensure users of the public healthcare system can access quality services.
Read MoreListening to Youth: Market Research to Design Financial and Non-financial Services for Youth in Sub-Sahara Africa is a report about YouthStart, initiative of the UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) and supported by funding from MasterCard Foundation.
Read MoreIn February 2006, when a 13 year-old Zambian school girl was raped by her teacher, the Protocol on the Rights of Women in Africa (the Protocol) was one of the tools that facilitated justice. This 2013 publication commemorates the 10th anniversary of the adoption of the Protocol on the Rights of Women in Africa with a series of essays that address the question of, 10 years after the Protocol’s adoption, are African women better off?
Read MoreThis publication traces the evolution of New Field Foundation’s efforts to support peace and vibrant rural communities in southern Senegal as it emerged from twenty years of conflict.
Read MoreThe Honest Accounts 2017: How the World Profits from Africa’s Wealth report is published by the Jubilee Debt Campaign, a global movement working to break the chains of debt. Overall, this study indicates that much more wealth is leaving Africa than actually entering it.
Read MoreThe NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency (NEPAD Agency) has collaborated with the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Regional Strategic Analysis Knowledge Support System (ReSAKSS), Concern Worldwide and Welthungerhilfe in launching the Global Hunger Index (GHI): Africa Report.
Read MoreThis New Field Foundation report identifies key changes experienced by rural women and their organizations in Senegal due to the grant funding they received. It focuses on changes in women’s leadership and food security.
Read MoreIn 2014, Bloomberg Philanthropies and the King Baudouin Foundation partnered with Foundation Center to create Equal Footing, a freely accessible web portal for information-sharing and collaboration among those who invest and work in Rwanda, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and Burundi.
Read MoreIn 2011, the Hewlett Foundation awarded two grants to support grassroots innovations in improving children’s learning. Firelight Foundation and Trust Africa were the recipients of the grants, tasked to support organizations working to improve children’s early learning and highlight their approaches.
Read MoreCreated by the Foundation Center with support from the Bernard van Leer Foundation, the map provides information that can help foundations and other stakeholders to understand funding trends and funding gaps and to identify partners for collaboration.
Read MoreThis 2015 report examines legislative environment for philanthropy in Africa. The report is by Southern Africa Trust and African Grantmakers Network (AGN).
Read MoreThis guide contains lessons from social investors in South Africa on how to communicate impact and how to communicate with partners, social investors and grantees.
Read MoreThis 2014 study involved 379 rural women, 35 women’s organizations receiving community grants, and two evaluation consultants. Central to the process were 15 rural women whom World Education Senegal selected to be trained as journalists, proficient in conducting interviews, taking photographs and producing audio broadcasts for local radio stations.
Read MoreIn 2013, the New Field Foundation conducted a participatory study to examine the changes that occurred for women’s community organizations receiving community grants. This showed increased food security, improved livelihoods, increased status of women, and greater access to health care and education for rural women and their families.
Read MoreThis report provides a perspective on philanthropic giving by wealthy Africans in sub-Saharan Africa, with a focus on Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa. Experts and almost 100 wealthy givers participated in surveys and in-depth interviews to compile this report.
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