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Digital public infrastructure backed by social investment can democratise handicraft e-commerce

29 December 2022
Parul Gupta and Abhishek Modi

The global handicraft industry is valued at nearly $750 billion but worldwide, the creators of handmade products are denied fair …

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Funding for seed research struggles to make Malawi food secure as climate change hits hard

5 December 2022
Raphael Mweninguwe

Over decades now, climate change has devastated smallholder farmers in Malawi. Floods have damaged millions of people’s lives, washing away …

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How are Chinese philanthropists contributing to education?

22 November 2022
Angel Chiang and Irene Liu

There has always been a deep and abiding history of philanthropic support for education in China. In Asia, education tops …

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The UK’s economic turmoil is a hit to philanthropy’s reputation

16 November 2022
Charles Keidan

The economic turmoil caused by Liz Truss’ brief leadership in the UK will have a lasting impact on the reputation …

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Reclaiming resilience: Building in redundancy, complexity and diversity for systems change

8 November 2022
Josiane Smith

Reframing resilience in the context of harmful systems What if we conceived resilience in terms of thriving, rather than merely …

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What we can learn from crisis response around the world

8 November 2022
Alliance magazine

How is global philanthropy working to respond and build resilience to crises in their regions? The war in Ukraine, economic …

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Partnering initatives in Bulgaria: The Lachezar Tsotsorkov Foundation’s experience

7 November 2022
Joanna Marinova

How are countries around the world responding to increased calls for greater collaboration? More specifically, how are they implementing The …

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An uneven climate crisis and the case for reparations: What we can learn from Pakistan

3 November 2022
Aina Marzia

The news of Pakistan’s ongoing climate catastrophe has crowded out the headlines, but the long-term and actual effects of Pakistan’s …

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Elections in Brazil: what is the relationship between philanthropy and democracy?

28 October 2022
Graciela Hopstein

We are just days away from the second round of elections in Brazil (on 30 October) that will choose a …

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How can we build a new future for journalism that belongs to all of us?

16 October 2022
Sameer Padania

In recent years, while policymakers, investors, and, yes, funders have often had warm words to say about the value of …

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What should philanthropy be doing about monarchical power?

13 October 2022
Alliance magazine

When Alliance magazine published its issue on decolonising philanthropy in early September 2022 – we had no idea it would …

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A dramatic change in Ukraine’s culture of giving: the impact of Russia’s invasion

5 October 2022
Eugenia Mazurenko

The culture of giving in Ukraine – the focus of Zagoriy Foundation – has changed dramatically since Russia’s full-scale invasion. …