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$25 for 25 May Campaign: Final Update
Dear AfricaGiving community, As we end the $25 for 25 May campaign, we want to express our deep gratitude to everyone who contributed. Our goal was to raise $10,000 to support African non-profits, and thanks to your generosity, we reached $3,437, which is 34.4% of our target. While we didn’t hit our full goal, what…
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AfricaGiving shines on ZTN Prime Tv
Our AfricaGiving Coordinator, Nontsikelelo Nzula, featured on ZTN PRIME TV News on Monday, 26th May, where she highlighted how the AfricaGiving platform is redefining philanthropy and empowering nonprofit organisations across the African continent. Nzula highlighted AfricaGiving’s role in connecting donors to 135 verified nonprofits in 17 countries, all carefully vetted to ensure transparency and impact. She…
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AfricaGiving: 25for25May Campaign
Join the 25for25May campaign and be part of something bigger! We’re rallying 400 individuals to each donate US$25 towards a nonprofit of their choice, making a collective impact across Africa. Giving has never been easier with AfricaGiving—a digital fundraising platform that allows you to support causes using your credit card or mobile money transactions. Plus,…
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International Day of the Girl Child
On the 11th of October, the team visited George Stark School in Mbare to distribute gifts in honour of the International Day of the Girl Child. The SIVIO Institute team raised US$207 internally to add toiletries (deodorant/ face towel/ toothbrushes) to the sanitary pads donated at the AG activation in Harare.
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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
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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UbuntuGiving Podcast: Cross-Cultural Comparisons – Inurere Series
Cross-Cultural Comparisons: How African Practices Compare and Connect with Global Giving Traditions. About This Episode: In this insightful episode, Bidemi and Tendai explore how African giving traditions compare and connect with global philanthropic practices. They discuss the profound impact these traditions have on communities and how they can be integrated into modern philanthropic frameworks. Tendai…
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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
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.…
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A Night of Fundraising
“Africa’s time, to gather African resources” is the theme that underpinned our Hundred for US$100 Africa Giving campaign. The campaign was focused on identifying 100 individuals and companies that would give US$100 each in support of any of the 108 organisations listed on the Africa Giving platform. To bring the campaign to a close, a…
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