We are excited to announce that our CEO, Joseph Asunka (@joeasunka), will be moderating a dialogue with H.E. Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah (President of Namibia) on democracy, gender, and leadership in Africa. The dialogue, organised by Perry World House (@perryworldhouse), will

𝐀𝐈 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞: 𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬| 𝐓𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬| 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 Artificial Intelligence isn't future talk. It's reshaping economies, governance, and civic life, and in Kenya, civil society organizations aren't watching this happen. They're already

📢 CALL FOR APPLICATIONS We are calling for applications for Her Voice Fund (HVF). This fund provides flexible funding to women’s rights and feminist organisations and activists in the Global South with an intersectional focus, supporting them in their advocacy efforts to

A new report by @EPIC_Africa_, @FirelightFnd & @AfricanNGOs shows how the suspension of US government aid affected African CSOs. Many lost over half their funding, with frontline health, education & food security services severely disrupted. Read it here: https://t.co/PeA4aONGR0

500+ Registered Worldwide — Don’t Miss the ‘From Fragility to Fortitude’ Launch! A Senegalese CSO was set to launch a $5M USAID-funded maternal and newborn health initiative in three regions with some of the highest mortality rates. The program was suspended before it even

64% of formerly US-funded African CSOs face survival threats. Our new report in collaboration with @AfricanNGOs and funded by @FirelightFnd uncovers the real impact. Join our launch event on 31st July 2025 at 3PM UTC. 🔗 Register: https://t.co/sUt19lHf3b

Afrobarometer data show that most Africans participate in multiple political and civic activities, with voting being the predominant form of engagement and protesting being the least common. Curious to know what drives citizen engagement in Africa? Register and join us

👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 Well done @NationAfrica and @StandardKenya Every so often, we deserve headlines like these which celebrate folk whose contribution to this our land and nation has been wholesome and mind enriching.

People-powered movements drive transformative change, but they're underfunded, reliant on too few donors & vulnerable to aid cuts. Our new report maps the ecosystem supporting people-powered movements in Africa & Latin America. 👉: https://t.co/65oBmFGasW #TransformPhilanthropy

A new 444,000 Rand funding opportunity is now open for South African civil society organizations with a focus on anti-corruption. Funding supports community campaigns, advocacy, research, and awareness initiatives, with technical assistance provided. Projects must align with

A new era of African-led development is here, but local changemakers can’t carry the future alone. We need pooled funds, long-term capital, co-created strategies & resilient institutions that centre African voices & leadership: https://t.co/JPvZ3w4gIH @RMaruru, @EPIC_Africa_

📢 Have you applied yet? Spotlight Africa Regional Programme 2.0 seeks civil society experts & youth leaders for the Civil Society Regional Reference Group. Provide advisory, advocacy & accountability functions. Apply here 👉🏽: https://t.co/V8sTaBvWVA Deadline: 14 May, 2025

Amid the US foreign funding cuts, @FirelightFnd, @AfricanNGOs & @EPIC_Africa_ invite responses from African NGOs to assess how their work has been impacted. Share your responses by 7 April here: https://t.co/UqHqfD6Wdy

📢 Plus de 100 OSC africaines ont déjà témoigné – et vous ? La réduction drastique de l’aide américaine affecte les organisations à travers le continent. Avec le soutien de @FirelightFnd, EPIC-Africa et @AfricanNGOs, nous recueillons des données pour défendre des solutions

Lived poverty is on the rise in Africa. The pain is worse in some places than in others. See Afrobarometer's latest in @thecontinent_ #LivedPoverty #VoicesAfrica

Read about my take on the future of funding for global health in this article by @snolen in the @nytimes. I advocate for a shift from a single-issue agency approach to a whole system approach to strengthen national health systems. #WeAreAfrica #IamAPHRC

Rose Maruru|@EPIC_Africa_ reminds us that our sector drives the economy, yet we often remain invisible as we don’t speak about our contributions!We need to champion our impact &role we play in economic growth. Without solid data, we struggle to lobby for an enabling environment.

It’s a wrap! 🎉 Access the @EPIC-Africa's "Challenging the Myths - Individual Giving Report 2024" here: https://t.co/WzIxu1A6FN

🇫🇷🇸🇳L’annonce de la reconnaissance par Emmanuel #Macron du «#massacre» de #Thiaroye au #Senegal est arrivée comme une surprise chez les députés français. ►Elle sonne aussi comme la preuve de la nécessité pour la #France d’évoluer sur sa mémoire #coloniale et sur ses rapports

Happy International Democracy Day 2024. This year, 60 countries around the world are holding elections. It’s a good time to remember that in a democracy, it’s not enough for the central government to abstain from infringing on human and civil rights. A democratic government must