Why Africa needs society-minded entrepreneurs, not glitzy projects, and how the economic philosophy of Africapitalism can guide the way. There is a growing interest in entrepreneurs as the solution to contemporary global challenges—climate change, poverty, and disease. This view ofRead more…
PHILANTHROPY (VOLUME VIII, NUMBER 3 | SUMMER 2015)
Lapham’s Quarterly intends to show that that history is the root of all education, scientific and literary as well as political and economic. The Summer 2015 edition of the publication is devoted to philanthropy. Some of the materials are alsoRead more…
How Does Foreign Aid Work?
Does foreign aid work? Or, as some argue, does it do more harm than good? What about giving to ministries in poorer countries? There is a lot of debate about the issue of dependency. This ”visual explainer” engages with several prominent mythsRead more…
Rwanda: The Death and Resurrection of a Nation
Unfortunately Africa is often associated with words with negative connotations: corruption, aids, donor fatigue, genocide, bad governance, colonialism, malaria, slavery, famine, poverty, civil wars, blood diamonds, et cetera. A trillion dollar of aid has not raised the continent out ofRead more…
Global Shortfall of 1.8 Billion Jobs: How should we respond?
There is a global shortfall of about 1.8 billion good formal jobs, according to Jim Clifton, CEO of Gallup.* That is nearly a quarter of the world’s population. Many people live in the insecure informal job sector, which often isRead more…
What Role Does Aid Play in Africa?
Please read the paper in the Website link and provide some feedback. Even though this article was written some years back, its relevance today speaks for itself.
As An Atheist, I Truly Believe Africa Needs God
An atheist makes an awesome case for Word & Deed ministries.Read more…
Obangatek
Obangatek means ’God is Great’ in Luo. In Northern Uganda, a vision was birthed to create an orphanage, school and hospital from the ground up. But working in this war torn society is more complex than simply providing aid.Read more…