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Confronting shrinking civic space in localisation agendas: Creating an ‘enabling environment’ for Arab philanthropy
Creating an ‘enabling environment’ for civil society organisations (CSOs) to grow and thrive is integral to creating appropriate, meaningful, and impactful localisation approaches. As a result, many speakers at the Arab Foundations Forum (AFF) highlighted …
What we talk about when we talk about localisation
As someone who’s been deeply engaged in community engagement and localization work, I couldn’t help but be drawn to the discussions on locally led development during the Annual Arab Foundations Forum (AFF) Meeting. The buzz …
Human Rights Foundation announces grants from Bitcoin Development Fund
The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) has announced its latest round of grants from their Bitcoin Development Fund. Fifteen grants will go towards Bitcoin development and providing developers from repressive regimes financial aid to offset travel …
Business and philanthropy forum to take place at UN’s COP28
This year’s United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as the UN COP28, will host a dedicated business and philanthropy climate forum. Taking place in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, on 1 and 2 …
Accessible fund created for emerging climate justice movements
The Movements Trust established a pooled, accessible fund for climate activists at this year’s Climate Justice Camp in Lebanon. The camp brought together 500 climate justice advocates and campaigners this summer from across the …
Bloomberg Philanthropies aims to shake up Israeli local government innovation
Bloomberg Philanthropies, the charitable arm of the former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg, hosted a conference in Jaffa, Israel, in late June bringing together mayors and city leaders from across the country. The conference, …
UAE’s Pearl Initiative signs deal with EY to conduct annual governance survey
The Pearl Initiative, a UAE-based non-profit organisation founded in 2010 with a focus on fostering corporate transparency across Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states, has signed an agreement with global consultancy firm EY to compile …
Endowment building in the Arab region: Revamping an old institution
It’s well known that Arab philanthropy is inspired by the region’s religious and spiritual traditions. Rooted in local societies, Christian and Islamic charity have adopted various ad hoc mechanisms and institutional forms for giving, depending …
Elie Wiesel Foundation announces inaugural grants for China’s persecuted Uyghur minority
The Elie-Wiesel Foundation for Humanity, founded by a Holocaust survivor and led by prominent Israeli human rights activists, is injecting its first round of grant making towards initiatives advocating and protecting China’s ethnic Uyghur minority. …
