Newsletter July 2023

During the month of March, our Research and Publications portfolios launched the Research Report Spotlight Series. This is a platform for researchers and the broader academic community who write about new narratives of African philanthropy and social investment to unpack the findings of their research and interact with a community of practitioners and academics who have…

asabea ahwireng-Obeng Emmanuel Kumi Arsène Brice Bado Asabea Ahwireng-Obeng Asabea is a Finance and Investment scholar, with special interest in Bond Markets in emerging countries on the continent. This was the focus of her PhD research which she successfully defended at Wits University in 2016.   How did your association with the Centre start? “My…

Between April and May 2022, we partnered with GiZ Southern Africa Regional Office as part of their Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) Vision 2050 intervention which is operationalised through a Revised Indicative Regional Strategic Development Plan (RISDP).   Our partnership provided senior financial and non-financial practitioners working in national departments with data-based knowledge which they…

We are already halfway through the year. Time flies. In another six months, 2023 will be history. I am happy to share some of CAPSI’s success stories, as well as those that have challenged us since the beginning of the year.   We started the year with exciting news of the awarding of a grant…

One of our priorities is to widen the understanding of African Philanthropy, while equipping the next generation of academics in the field. To enable this, we offer specialist postgraduate programmes and short courses on philanthropy and social investment. Our degrees and courses are conferred by the University of the Witwatersrand and we are proud to…

Bhekinkosi Moyo  Bheki is CAPSI’s Director and Editor of the International Review on African Philanthropy and Social Investment Journal. He brings his experience in knowledge generation, policy analysis and building capable institutions. He lectures ‘Landscaping African Philanthropy’, ‘Public Policy and Law’, ‘African Gifting and Philanthropy’ and ‘Resourcing Philanthropy’. Jacob Mati Jacob is CAPSI’s Deputy Director…

A highlight on our annual calendar is the African Philanthropy Conference. This is a gathering of the continent’s philanthropic institutions and stakeholders that we are delighted to co-host alongside TrustAfrica, Africa Philanthropy Forum, African Philanthropy Network, East Africa Philanthropy Network and Southern Africa Trust.   Since 2019, the Conference has served as a platform for…

The Mastercard Foundation has provided support to the Centre to enable research on knowledge and opportunities that align with the Foundation’s Young Africa Works Strategy. This will enable the possibility of 30 million young people on the continent to secure dignified and fulfilling work by 2030.   This support from Mastercard Foundation facilitates our mission…

The diaspora is thought to be Africans working outside the continent, yet many Africans are migrant workers and learners who sharpen their trade within the wisdom of what the continent offers and use their experiences to conceive authentic and sustainable solutions. Tendai Murisa is one such person who has crafted his career in Zimbabwe and…