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Meet the team: Alliance Regional Representative Ese Emerhi
Ese Emerhi, the Global Network Weaver at Global Fund for Community Foundations, joined the Alliance magazine team as Regional Representative for Sub-Saharan Africa earlier this year. Based in Nigeria, Emerhi brings a wealth of localised …
Meet the team: Alliance Regional Representative Heba Abou Shnief
Heba Abou Shnief, Senior Research and Data Director at the Arab Foundations Forum, joined the Alliance magazine team as Regional Representative for the Arab Region earlier this year. Based in Egypt, Abou Shnief brings a …
How Arab philanthropic organisations can catch-up on climate change
In the Arab region, among development actors who will be crucial frontline responders to the upcoming disasters and consequences of climate change that are only intensified by the catastrophic consequences of wars and conflict, are …
East Asia Regional Representative joins Alliance team, as global philanthropy coverage expands
Alliance magazine has brought on an East Asia Regional Representative as a part of its goal to improve the globalisation of philanthropy coverage. Fan Li, based in Tokyo, is the co-Editor-in-Chief of SSIR China and …
Pakistan foundation urges government to lift NGO ban over flood
The Edhi Foundation, Pakistan’s largest charity, has urged its government to lift a ban on a number of international NGOs so they can help with relief efforts following catastrophic floods. Record monsoon rains and melting …
Grant from Inter-American Foundation will support civil society infrastructure in Latin America
The Inter-American Foundation is prioritising civic engagement, human rights, and community resource mobilisation in Latin America with a grant to Federación Red Argentina para la Cooperación Internacional (RACI). ‘Restrictions to civil society and civic engagement …
Sri Lanka crisis: Philanthropies stepping up but more needed urgently, says UN
People in Sri Lanka have been struggling with daily power cuts, inflation of more than 50 per cent, and shortages of basics, such as fuel, food, and medicines. These crises led to widespread protests in …
Cambridge study: Strategic philanthropy doing well in Saudi Arabia
Giving in Saudi Arabia has been highlighted as a noteworthy example of strategic philanthropy by a new report from the Centre for Strategic Philanthropy at the University of Cambridge Judge Business School. ‘Systems Change in …
The number of young philanthropists in India are increasing
There has been a rise in the number of young philanthropists in India, with particular growth seen in 2022, the CSR Journal in India reports. The country expects this rise in young giving to continue. …
UNHCR Refugee Zakat Fund tackling SDG goals
The Refugee Zakat Fund from the UNHCR has impacted the lives of an estimated 1.2 million people across 14 countries, its 2022 annual report estimates. Thanks to generous Zakat and Sadaqah donations from institutional and …
