AGAG Legacy Project
The AGAG Legacy Project (ALP) documents the history and contributions of the Africa Grantmakers' Affinity Group (AGAG) to stimulate private philanthropic resources to benefit African communities. The Story of AGAG series explores AGAG's impact as a network where grantmaking practitioners formed a community of practice and explored the critical and sensitive issues that influenced their work.
AGAG Legacy Project
COVID-19 and Philanthropy's Response in South Africa
In this episode, Niamani Mutima of the Africa Grantmakers' Affinity Group talks with Louise Driver and Sarah Rennie of the Independent Philanthropy Association for South Africa (IPASA) and Vuyiswa Sidzumo of the Ford Foundation Office for Southern Africa. They discuss IPASA's role in helping funders in South Africa to respond to local community needs during the COVID-19 pandemic. They also discuss the need for philanthropy to incorporate more flexible approaches into their permanent grantmaking practices. This conversation took place on May 12, 2021.
The AGAG Legacy Project documents the work and contributions of the Africa Grantmakers' Affinity Group.