30 June 2012

19 People of African descent aged 18-35 received ICA Facilitation Training to become part of the Africa-Gives team.

4 July 2012

Successful launch of Africa-Gives at Chatham House with 85 people in attendance.

Panel included Hadeel Ibrahim (Mo Ibrahim Foundation), Susan Kagondu (Rockefeller Foundation), Griselda Togobo (AWOVI Consulting / Africa-Gives Supporter), Cathy Pharoah (Charitable Giving and Philanthropy - CASS Business School), Onyekachi Wambu (AFFORD).

Some organisations in attendance - Comic Relief, Oxfam, Deloitte, Somali Economic Forum, Oxford Department of International Development, Horizon, ExxonMobil, Restless Development, AMREF, Homestrings, etc.

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Some statistics on the New African Philanthropy - Receive with one Hand, Give with the Other.

7 July 2012

Successful conference on Building the Africa-Gives Platform with 120 people in attendance

Panel: Hon Chuka Umunna MP (Shadow Secretary of State, Business, Innovation & Skills); Herman Chinery-Hesse (Founder & Chairman, SOFTtribe, Ghana); Boko Inyundo (Lewis Silkin LLP); Ama Afrifa-Kyei (Africa-Gives Steering Committee member).

Other Contributors: Frances Williams (Chief Executive, Interims for Development); Susan Kagondu (Rockefeller Foundation); Jacqueline Shaw (Founder, AfricaFashionGuide, and Africa-Gives Steering Committee member); Chinelo Agom-Eze (Africa-Gives Steering Committee member); Richard Matey Leigh (Africa-Gives Steering Committee member); Gloria Alori (Africa-Gives Steering Committee member).

Outcomes: Africa-Gives is endorsed - africa-gives endorsement - 7 july 2012.pdf

Steering Committee