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Frontline emergency responses can’t wait for international decisions
In 2016, the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) launched the Grand Bargain. Heralded as ‘a unique agreement between some of the largest donors and humanitarian organisations,’ 30 national governments and aid agencies committed to 51 pledges …
The Global North needs to walk the walk and fund Global South orgs
I did not go to Rio with any expectations. Not that I am a complete ignoramus about climate– I understand that man-made climate change is an existential thread – but I didn’t understand or appreciate …
A call for philanthropy on the International Day of the World’s Indigenous People
As we celebrate the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples on August 9th, a profound dissonance echoes through our festivities. It is the discord of injustice, the muted cries of Indigenous communities like the …
Leading global academics meet to discuss emerging political economies
Are we at a tipping point in conventional thinking about the economy? Can funders be part of solutions to problems that most of us have benefitted from? The dominant economic policies of the past 50 …
How to fund in the Global South with high impact
Back in 2001, labor rights activist Zehra Khan began informally organizing a group of home-based women garment workers, in the Sindh province of Pakistan. Mama Cash—the world’s first international women’s fund—supported this grassroots movement from …
Investing in Black feminist worlds: The power of intergenerational convening spaces
In February, close to 400 visionary Black feminists from around the globe gathered in Barbados for the 2024 Black Feminisms Forum. An undertaking of the Black Feminist Fund and a multigenerational curatorial team, this dynamic …
Empowered favelas: Empowering community leaders to transform lives
At the heart of the Brazilian favelas, where determination and resilience are the local currency, hard-working social projects and community leaders commit their lives to building a better future for the children, young people, women, …
Latin American Rockefeller fellowship to develop climate solutions
The first cohort of Latin American leaders offering solutions to the climate crisis from across have been selected, as part of the Rockefeller Foundation’s ‘Big Bets Climate Fellows’ programme. The fellowship is dedicated towards …
Book review: Reimagining Philanthropy in the Global South
Reimagining Philanthropy in the Global South is a bit like the arrival of a letter you knew must be on its way, but took a long time to get there. The editors have put together …
