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News Shafi Musaddique 16 May 2024

Melinda French Gates departs. Philanthropy world has mixed reaction

Melinda French Gates is set to end 24 years as co-chair of the the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, with the announcement her resignation on Monday.   The news of a philanthropic giant stepping down …

News Shafi Musaddique 16 May 2024

Gates Foundation, Novo Nordisk and Wellcome Trust join forces on global health  

Philanthropy’s three giant players are combining to push scientific solutions for major global health issues.  The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Wellcome Trust and Novo Nordisk Foundation have announced a joint $300 million partnership supporting research and …

News Shafi Musaddique 8 May 2024

Educational relief fund launches in support of Palestinian students

AVPN 2024: An education relief fund for Palestinian students has been launched by the Abdulla Al Ghurair Foundation (AGF), an Emirati philanthropic organisation.   The fund, which was trailed at the AVPN Global conference in …

News Shafi Musaddique 1 May 2024

UN refugee agency and AVPN explore innovative finance

AVPN 2024: The UNHCR, the UN’s refugee agency, has teamed up with Asian philanthropy network, AVPN, to explore innovative financial models to help strengthen support for forcibly displaced people in Asia and the Pacific.   …

News Shafi Musaddique and Charles Keidan 30 April 2024

Middle East next gen move on from traditional giving 

Young philanthropists in the Middle East are showing appetite for a more hands-on approach, a greater emphasis on transparency and accountability and a move away from traditional family foundations, to focus more on individualised giving.  …

News Shafi Musaddique 30 April 2024

Biodiversity conservation a top philanthropic priority in China

Biodiversity conservation is a top priority of environmental philanthropic funding in China, according to China’s largest environmental grant-making foundation.   Findings by the Society of Entrepreneurs and Ecology (SEE) Foundation show that $270 million was …

News Shafi Musaddique 29 April 2024

Open Society announces Haiti funding amid ‘catastrophic’ crisis

The Open Society Foundations, a major human rights funder founded by George Soros, has just announced $20 million funding for Haitian civil society.  Haiti is in the grip of a power struggle between armed militias and a humanitarian crisis …

News Shafi Musaddique 25 April 2024

Gender finance gap grows in the Philippines

A gender finance gap for women entrepreneurs remains systemic in the Philippines, according to a report published by Japan-based Sasakawa Peace Foundation.  Women own the majority of micro, small and medium companies in the Philippines. …

News Shafi Musaddique 25 April 2024

Philanthropy essential to bridge India’s mental health funding gap 

India’s mental health crisis is severely underfunded, despite attempts by philanthropic and private sector resources to bridge the gap.  A study published by the Centre for Asian Philanthropy India (CAPI), named ‘Mindful Investments: Philanthropy for …

News Shafi Musaddique 24 April 2024

USAID scrutinised by staff and developmental health workers over Gaza

The US Agency for International Development is under pressure from some of its staff who say the governmental organisation, who help fund and collaborate private philanthropies, has been unable to grasp the severity of the …