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We are proud to share with you our contribution to the “HIV at 40: A Worlds Aids Day Premiere” programme. “HIV at 40” was produced in order to raise awareness for HIV, explore current testing and treatment, and looking at what the future of HIV may look like. Produced in partnership with ITN Productions Industry…

ISTR is pleased to announce the 2022 Emerging Scholar Dissertation Award. This award is presented biennially for a PhD dissertation completed or defended in the two calendar years (July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2021) preceding the award. Self-nominations are accepted. Dissertations that contribute to the field of comparative study of civil society organizations, non-governmental…

The Association for Research on Civil Society in Africa (AROCSA) in partnership with the Centre on African Philanthropy and Social Investment (CAPSI) is pleased to announce this call for applications to the Innocent Chukwuma African NGO Leadership Transition Fellowship Program (ICLTFP), formerly known as the African NGO Leadership Transition Fellowship Program (LTFP). The Fellowship is…

Workshop Dates: 3 – 9 October 2021 Venue: Wits Rural Facility, Acornhoek Mpumalanga The Centre on African Philanthropy and Social Investment at Wits Business School hosted a PhD Writing Retreat for approximately 30 PhD students across Africa. The writing retreat included both workshops and presentations of paper/proposals by successful applicants. All registered PhD students at the Wits Business School and…

The Centre for Strategic Philanthropy (CSP) at the University of Cambridge and the Centre on African Philanthropy and Social Investment (CAPSI) at the University of the Witwatersrand are delighted to announce a landmark collaborative partnership to further understand the impact of philanthropy across African communities, private sector organisations, foundations, and key individuals. The partnership aims…

The Africa Centre for Philanthropy and Social Investment at Wits Business School will host a PhD Writing Retreat for approximately 30 PhD students across Africa. The writing retreat will also include workshops and presentations of paper/proposals by successful applicants.

Meet our new team members   The Centre on African Philanthropy and Social Investment thrives for excellence in all the content and publications we produce; the Centre has the support of various members to assist in doing so seamlessly. CAPSI is delighted to welcome the following new individuals to our team.   Roland Mwesigwa Banya…

From the desk of the Director – December 2020   As we end what proved to be a year filled with much uncertainty, not all is doom and gloom. There are rays of hope in the medical field. Verified news reports confirm that there are more than 100 vaccine candidates that are currently undergoing development…