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Benban solar park in Egypt receives $4 billion in funding
Egypt’s Benban park, a 37 square kilometre solar park in Aswan desert with over seven million photovoltaic panels, has received $4 billion in funding from thirty international infrastructure developers. Among the investors is infrastructure fund …
Saudi funder Alwaleed Philanthropies pledges $30 million to fight pandemic
Alwaleed Philanthropies has announced $30 million to the battle against COVID-19. Of the pledge, $20.6 million is new funding and $9.4 million is existing support that has been reallocated. The funding, which has been pledged …
From Generosity to Justice: A new gospel of wealth
Reviewed by Tobias Jung, director of the Centre for the Study of Philanthropy & Public Good, University of St Andrews Published on the centenary of Andrew Carnegie’s death, Walker’s book proposes ‘A new gospel of …
The problem with neutrality
Digital fundraising platforms like GlobalGiving.org were created as neutral playing fields for any legitimate organisation to tell their story and raise funds. One of GlobalGiving’s core values is, ‘Always Open’ it’s based on the belief …
Alwaleed and ISESCO take first ‘caravan’ to Jordan
Alwaleed Philanthropies and the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO), took their Medical, Educational and Socio-cultural Caravan to Jordan for the first time last December. It also carried out school maintenance work and donated educational …
Abdulla Al Ghurair Foundation for Education appoint Dr. Sonia Ben Jaafar as CEO
The Abdulla Al Ghurair Foundation for Education (AGFE) has appointed Dr. Sonia Ben Jaafar as Chief Executive Officer. Commenting on her appointment, Dr. Ben Jaafar said: ‘It is an honor to be entrusted with the …
Philanthropy has a huge role to play in empowering women in the Middle East
Saudi women have a crucial role to play in the development of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the wider region, and, in my role as Executive Manager of National Initiatives at Alwaleed Philanthropies (AP), …
Israel-Palestine: the issue is apartheid not peace
I enjoyed the spotlight on Israel-Palestine in the recent ‘peace philanthropy’ issue (Alliance, June 2019). However, the references to a peace process are misconceived. The primary issue in the Israel-Palestine context is the struggle for equal rights, to end racial …
Pearl Initiative promotes corporate transparency for Gulf Region’s private sector
The Pearl Initiative, a business-led non-profit organisation implemented to promote transparency within the Gulf Region’s private sector, hosted a panel of experts from the UAE’s business and philanthropic community to raise awareness on the legal …
UNICEF and Islamic Development Bank launch global Muslim philanthropy fund
The Global Muslim Philanthropy Fund for Children (GMPFC), is the first organisation focused on Muslim giving, to be launched by a United Nations organisation (UNICEF) alongside a multi-lateral development bank. The goal of GMPFC is …
