Local NGO brokers in Africa and beyond negotiate and mediate between (inter) national
donors and potential beneficiaries within their communities. They translate local needs into …

Although Africans have a rich culture of giving, sharing and mutual support, the field of
philanthropy in Africa is not that well documented. Perhaps what are common are …

When one thinks of big players on the African aid scene, names like the World Bank, USAID,
and United Nations Development Programme come to mind. However, Africans are …

Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have become ubiquitous in the development
sector in Africa and attracting more academic attention. However, the fact that NGOs are an …

Much has been written about how and why the outside world should help Africa. The
continent's own traditions of giving—strong and deeply rooted in culture and social norms …

In many sub-Saharan countries, which are characterised by acute poverty, social
movements in the form of NGOs emerge because of" learning incapacities" and structural …

Functions and activities of mediation or «brokerage» are to be found in all societies. They
are more or less prevalent, more or less specialized, more or less institutionalised. The …

This article explores the prospect that alteration in the profile of resources relied on by
African civil society will affect citizen's relationships with their states. Description and …

How, and through whom, should Northern development-funding NGOs like Oxfam direct
their funds and seek to achieve their goals in the South? The first part of this article 1 …

This research examines everyday people as grassroots philanthropic leaders in
development aid in Africa. The article balances two objectives. First is to provide a counter …