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Corruption Amplifies Social Pathology in Zimbabwe: A Call to Action
Since August 2023, we have been experimenting with the idea of advocacy labs. The big idea was to ensure that we broaden ordinary citizens’ participation in advocacy by training them on a how to run an advoccay campaign. The labs are centred around what citizens had seen as the top priority for the Zimbabwe government…
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‘Philanthropy and Higher Education’ Webinar With Lilly School Of Philanthropy
We have just participated in a webinar hosted by The University of Indiana Lilly School of Philanthropy. Our Executive Director (Tendai Murisa) joined the panel to discuss “Higher Education and Philanthropy in Sub-saharan Africa.” His talk centered around the role of high-net-worth individuals (HNWI) and the impact they have had in promoting education especially higher…
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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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What is philanthropy?
When asked who a philanthropist is, most people will name high-net-worth individuals such as Bill and Melinda Gates, Strive Masiyiwa, Aliko Dangote, Patrice Motsepe, Mackenzie Scott or Mo Ibrahim. Often the term philanthropy is associated with the giving of large amounts of money. This is certainly one part of it, but we want to explore…
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Community Foundations in Zimbabwe Collaboration
You will never walk alone! That is the commitment that 27 community foundations from across Zimbabwe affirmed made today. These foundations are vastly different with different membership bases (some had 20 members, others had 2000), different focus areas (land ownership, women empowerment, digital inclusion, inclusion for those with disabilities or those with HIV and AIDS,…
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Community Foundations Meeting – Proceedings Report
Introduction SIVIO Institute hosted a meeting of Community Foundations in Zimbabwe leaders on the 16th of May 2024. It brought together diverse organisations from across the country working in various thematic areas. A total of 28 participants attended the meeting. . SIVIO Institute’s role was to facilitate conversations and create a platform where organisations could…
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The Social Entrepreneurship Lab Has a Finalist!
In 2023 SIVIO Institute launched the Social Entrepreneurship Lab. The ‘lab’ was designed to practically walk startup founders or individuals with impactful ideas from ideation to a business establishment. The participants were chosen from across the country, to either crystallize their ideas or help them create systems leading to the establishment of a business that…
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Citizen’s Feature
Community Foundations in Zimbabwe Community philanthropy plays a crucial role in anchoring societies in Africa. It is a vehicle for empowering local communities to address pressing social, economic, and environmental challenges. It involves individuals, organizations, and businesses within a community coming together to pool resources and knowledge to tackle community issues. Our study on Community…
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Reimagine What Life Can Look Like on the ‘What If’ Series
The ‘What if’ series hosted by Tendai Murisa, which started in 2023 is back in 2024. The series is a collection of podcasts that ‘reimagines our being and life conditions’. Tendai Murisa hosts this podcast alongside Nonstiklelo Nzula. In this season of ‘What if’ we start with a conversation on the ‘Big Bet‘ talking about…
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Full blog – The Big Bet: Engaged Communities
The discussion on the assets within communities is slowly disappearing from Development discourse, thanks to a preoccupation with state behaviour. Our big bet this year is on engaged citizens working collectively in communities and establishing associations are vital conditions for democracy and inclusive development to thrive. We will spend time trying to unravel how local associations work…
Philanthropy and Communities
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