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A Seed, A Forest, A Pathway reflects on the East Africa Human Rights Program as a transformative journey of shared learning, reflection, and action. Held in Arusha through the partnership of Equitas and Tusonge Community Development Organization, the program brought together human rights defenders, grassroots leaders, advocates, and changemakers to deepen their understanding of human rights, gender equality, climate justice, and social transformation. Through CivFund’s accompaniment approach, the experience became a shared pathway for learning with grassroots partners, strengthening the belief that knowledge grows deepest when it is carried back into communities. From quiet forest walks to the development of intentional pathways for action, the reflection reminds us that human rights education is not meant to remain in a room; it is a seed planted to move, multiply, and transform communities.
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CivSource Africa participated in a regional webinar convened by SIVIO Institute, CAPSI, and the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy on the Global Philanthropy Environment Index for Sub-Saharan Africa. Jacqueline Asiimwe, Founder and CEO of CivSource Africa, joined Dr Omotade Akin Aina and Evans Okinyi in a conversation on how policy, regulation, culture, and local giving practices shape philanthropy across the continent. The session reflected CivSource Africa’s continued commitment to strengthening philanthropy ecosystems and deepening African-led conversations on giving.
Philanthropy in Mozambique is already alive in everyday community practice. Across the country, people give, organise, save, lend, and support one another through faith groups, community networks, social funds, and practices such as xitique, a community-based savings and lending system.
A new report, “Exploratory Mapping of the Philanthropy Support Ecosystem in Mozambique,” looks at these existing forms of giving and asks what it would take to make them more visible, connected, credible, and locally led. The report highlights the support structures, relationships, and investments needed to strengthen Mozambique’s philanthropy ecosystem over time.
The Gates Foundation and OpenAI have launched Horizon 1000, a USD 50 million initiative to support AI-enabled primary healthcare in African countries, beginning in Rwanda. The initiative aims to reach 1,000 primary healthcare clinics and surrounding communities by 2028, supporting health workers with tools that can improve access, care quality, and service delivery.
The Trevor Noah Foundation, together with Microsoft Elevate, has expanded the Khulani Nathi Innovation Fund to support additional education innovators in South Africa. The fund backs nonprofit organisations working on educator support, digital skills, youth pathways, AI readiness, and community-rooted education solutions. This is philanthropy meeting the classroom with tools, trust, and practical support.
