Of the nine East Africans who made it onto the Ventures Africa inaugural ranking of the richest people in Africa, seven are of Asian descent. We look into the history that has made this so. VENTURES AFRICA – Kenyan-Indians, or WahindiRead more…
Giving Back – Africa’s New Donors
Rising from the depths of the global financial crisis, Africa’s richest are faring well. Among them is a breed of “billionaire philanthropist” – men and women who want to give back to their communities like never before. Philanthropy is aliveRead more…
Operation Timothy Discipleship Program
Operation Timothy is an investigative Bible study used by the men of Christian Businessmen’s Connection (CBMC) for more than 40 years to make disciples. Stewardship, generosity and giving are included in the discipleship material under the theme ’Life Perspectives’ (www.operationtimothy.com/lifeperspectives): Chapter 5:Read more…
Social Capital Markets – At the intersection between money + meaning
Investment in and giving to social enterprises is growing in importance. Christians and ministries should take note of these developments and engage in this space. Social Capital Markets is one of the initiatives that encourage social investment. They produce SOCAP,Read more…
Stop buying big houses and give more to charity, Boris Johnson tells super-rich
Rich people in the UK should give more of their “colossal wealth” to charity and stop spending their cash on “the biggest possible house they can” according to the London mayor, Boris Johnson.
10 Perils of Prosperity
Sustained prosperity is new and sustained prosperity for masses of people is completely unprecedented. What is sustained prosperity? It’s three or more generations of people who do not need to focus on survival or live in economic depression, but who canRead more…
The ‘Charitable-Industrial Complex’ and Charity Pay – A reflection
Two separate but related debates about charities/non-profits/non-governmental organisations (NGOs) burst into the open the past few weeks in the US and the UK. First it was Peter Buffett who talked about the ‘charitable-industrial complex’ maintaining and increasing economic inequality (seeRead more…
Christian Community Computer Centres (C4s) – Transforming Communities through Information Sharing and Technology
This article that first appeared in Transformation: An International Journal of Holistic Mission Studies(Volume 24 No 2, April 2007) examines how computer centres can transform communities. It also makes a theological case that Christians should serve and enrich others andRead more…
The Charitable-Industrial Complex
A debate about the role of non-profits was catalysed in the US when Peter Buffet who talked about the ‘charitable-industrial complex’ that maintains and increases economic inequality. As he says ’As more lives and communities are destroyed by the systemRead more…
Europe Wage Development Infographic
This visual presentation shows the development of wages in 28 countries of the European Union between 2000-2008 and 2009-2012. It also shows the percentage of people at risk of falling into poverty in the different European countries, unemployment figures andRead more…