African NGOs are being underfunded by African and non-African philanthropists alike in comparison to organizations headquartered outside the continent, according to a recent report from the African Philanthropy Forum and The Bridgespan Group.
The research, which delves into the driving factors behind funding disparities for African NGOs, found that African funders directed just 9% of large gifts to NGOs based on the continent between 2010 and 2019, while non-African funders provided just 14% to these groups. Those numbers remained virtually unchanged despite a “massive” response from African funders to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, according to the report.