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Morocco earthquake: UK Muslim charities and wider sector rush to help as time ticks to find survivors
As the impact of Morocco’s deadliest earthquake in over 60 years continues to surface, charities across the world have rushed to help. British Muslim charities, in particular, have taken a head on response. A total …
Bezos Earth Fund CEO urges banks and philanthropists to think outside the box to tackle climate change
The CEO of the Bezos Earth Fund has called on development banks and philanthropists to think more creatively to tackle the climate crisis. Andrew Steer told the Reuters IMPACT conference, held in London, that World …
Why bolstering institutional trust is essential for social impact
A UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs 2021 report found that the percentage of people expressing confidence or trust in their countries peaked at 46 percent in 2006 and by 2019 had fallen to …
Africa Climate Summit: Energy group founded at COP26 calls for collaboration to address climate crisis
Ahead of the inaugural Africa Climate Summit taking place in Kenya, the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP), an organisation bringing together philanthropy, government, finance and technology, has called for increased investment and …
How to build women leadership in civil society
This year, we topped the FAIR SHARE Index for Women Leadership with 77 percent of leadership positions held by women. This is a proportionate representation of CIVICUS workforce which is also 77 percent women. As …
Little by little in Africa… might just do the trick on SDGs
Community philanthropy can help African countries make progress towards meeting the SDGs. And why should their example not be replicated on other continents? Enlisting philanthropy to help countries make progress on the SDGs is nothing …
Chew the SDGs with caution
Without systems change, localisation cannot salvage the SDG A new report issued this year by the UN says: ‘At this midpoint on our way to 2030, the Sustainable Development Goals are in trouble.’ The report …
Mixed reactions to the SDGs from Africa
Alliance asked a number of African organisations how the SDGs inform their work and how useful they found them as a means of determining their own priorities. Here are the responses, in their own words …
