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Emirati fund announces new grants to tackle refugee skills gap and unemployment
The Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair Refugee Education Fund has recently announced its fifth round of grants in response to the increasing educational barriers that vulnerable and refugee youth currently face within Jordan, Lebanon and conflict-affected …
The struggle for abortion justice and decolonisation of our bodies
The struggle for reproductive justice has been at the forefront of much activism recently – especially in the year after the U.S. Supreme Court decision restricted abortion rights in America. Yet this struggle is not …
Global updates
This is our round-up of philanthropy news around the world featured in the June 2023 issue of Alliance: Arab region Region rallies behind earthquake response UAE Ramadan giving raises $19m for meals Alliance regional representative …
DAFs: Be careful what you wish for
The traditional foundation model – which assumes different forms and styles around the world – still lies at the heart of institutional philanthropy. But in recent years, the old model of charitable foundations has been …
Moving from charity to investment, the power of radical generosity
When the 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit Turkey and Syria back in February, no one could have imagined the earthquake – and more than 11,000 aftershocks – would kill over 50,000 people. In the following weeks, …
The opportunities for more strategic philanthropy are vast – here what corporations need to do
Across the Middle East and North Africaregion, various studies on giving suggest that nearly eight or nine out of 10 people in GCC countries make donations, more than half are spontaneous donations, and two-thirds usually …
Civil society in a world of crisis: An overview of the 2023 State of Civil Society Report
In the last year, civil society workers have been repressed in Belarus and Russia for opposing the war on Ukraine, physically attacked in Afghanistan for supporting the right to education for girls, and judicially persecuted …
$19m for meals drive in UAE a part of Ramadan giving
UAE’s One Billion Meals programme has raised $19 million to help those in need this Ramadan. The meal drive aims to create sustainable solutions to fight hunger and eradicate its causes through a clear strategy. …
Egypt’s growing and changing philanthropy sector with CARE Egypt’s Hazem Fahmy
In Egypt, philanthropy is becoming more independent and sustainable, while also more open to experimentation and learning. And nowhere is this better exemplified than in the recent change in status for CARE Egypt – previously …
