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Introducing ‘The State of Philanthropy in Africa’ series
1 December 2007
Alliance magazine
Although Africans are philanthropic in all aspects of their lives, a clear and precise definition of philanthropy in Africa has yet to emerge. Africans are born into philanthropy, they live through it, and even burial is very much a philanthropic event, yet many activities may be denied philanthropic status simply because they do not conform to the dominant world view of philanthropy. To remedy this, TrustAfrica has initiated a series of annual publications that seek to measure the state of African philanthropy. The first is expected to appear in the summer of 2008 and will provide a broad overview of the landscape.
