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  • From Promise to Despair: The Individual Impact of the Collapse of Healthcare Systems in Zimbabwe 

    From Promise to Despair: The Individual Impact of the Collapse of Healthcare Systems in Zimbabwe 

    The collapse of Zimbabwe’s healthcare system has left a trail of devastation in its wake. Once a beacon of hope and a model for other African countries, the healthcare system has deteriorated alarmingly. Hospitals lack basic medical supplies, equipment, and staff, leaving patients to suffer and die from treatable conditions. The personal toll of this […]

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  • AfricaGiving Impact Stories: Enlight Abilities

    AfricaGiving Impact Stories: Enlight Abilities

    Story by Miyoba Hamuhuma (CEO Enlight Abilities) and Nontsikelelo Nzula (AfricaGiving) In the first half of 2024, The AfricaGiving Team hosted the $100 for 100 fundraising campaign that ran from February to May. The campaign aimed to harness donations from 100 people each donating US$100 or more. The campaign had multiple beneficiaries. One of these is an […]

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  • Africa Giving: Empowering Communities Through Generosity 

    Africa Giving: Empowering Communities Through Generosity 

    In the first quarter of the year, Africa Giving launched an ambitious fundraising campaign themed “100 for US$100.” Our goal was to have 100 individuals each donate a minimum of US$100 to raise a total of US$10,000. By the end of the campaign, we successfully raised US$9,100. The campaign began by reaching out to individuals […]

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  • AfricaGiving-More Than Just an App! 

    AfricaGiving-More Than Just an App! 

    Introduction In 2023 we launched what was perhaps one of our biggest initiatives in the African philanthropy landscape; a platform for giving which we called AfricaGiving. Prior to this, we were mostly known for our work on community foundations in Zimbabwe, some studies on high-net-worth giving and our online Ease of Doing Philanthropy Index which […]

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  • Fundraising Lessons: The Africa Giving Journey

    Fundraising Lessons: The Africa Giving Journey

    Mid-April I was tasked with running the 100 for US$100 Africa Giving fundraising campaign. My responsibilities were to get 100 people to give 100 dollars or more to any non-profit listed on our Africa Giving platform. The goal was to raise US$ 10,000 and end the campaign with a beautiful dinner to celebrate African Philanthropy. A pretty straightforward task right? Let me quickly say, it wasn’t that easy, especially because the fundraising had to begin with me and I had a lot to learn. At the start of the 100 for US$100 campaign all staff members were encouraged to donate…

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  • Digital inclusion and African startups -has the internet really helped promote access?

    Digital inclusion and African startups -has the internet really helped promote access?

    In May of 2024, we published a report – An Assessment of Digital and Traditional Financial Inclusion of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in Kenya, Malawi and Zambia. This report was developed alongside an index (The SI-FIndex)  measuring and comparing the level of access MSMEs have to financial products and services. When considering digital inclusion, this […]

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  • The First Ever Community Foundations of Zimbabwe Convening:  Our pledged support for community philanthropy.

    The First Ever Community Foundations of Zimbabwe Convening:  Our pledged support for community philanthropy.

    The Big Bet on Engaged Communities At the beginning of this year, we coined our activities around “The Big Bet” where we went back to the drawing board and reactivated our sense of community participation in development and democratic processes. The Big Bet casts the spotlight on communities and what they do for each other […]

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