Social Justice Archive
Philanthropy at the Crossroads: Rebuilding Power in a Fragmenting World
By Lusako Munyenyembe, Program Officer, Ford Foundation Southern Africa Officer Making sense of the current moment The Ford Foundation office for Southern Africa’s recent research commissioned to make sense
Leaning In: Promoting Community-led Climate Resilience for Sustainable Solutions
By Giuliana Bland (Jim Joel Fund), Nathalie Koenig (Solon Foundation) and Ntjantja Ned (Masoleng Rising) Climate impacts on all aspects of people’s lives Recent floods
From Frustration to Partnership With Local Government: Citizen-Led Monitoring and Democratic Renewal in Amathole
By Fia van Rensburg, IPASA Knowledge Manager IPASA spoke to Tess Nolizwe Peacock, Founder and Executive Director of the Equality Collective about their work in the Amathole District Municipality in the Eastern Cape, about
From Uncertainty to Opportunity in a Pressurised Period
By Louise Driver, Executive Director, IPASA Some periods ask more of us than others and this is one of them. South African civil society is
Beyond Jobs: Building Pathways to Economic Mobility for South Africa’s Youth
By Ariane De Lannoy, Deputy Director, SALDRU and Associate Professor at the University of Cape Town South Africa’s youth unemployment crisis is a stubbornly intractable problem, with millions of young
From Extraction to Regeneration: Why Trust Must Anchor the Future of MEL
By Jennifer Bisgard, Independent Senior Evaluator, and Jerusha Govender, Director at Palmer Development Group Measuring success amid change and uncertainty Geopolitics has entered a period of profound instability. The governance architecture that shaped the post-Second World
Reimagining Philanthropy: Social Transformation and the Future of Giving
By Hlengiwe Ndlovu – Associate Professor & Deputy Director: Special Initiatives and Partnerships, Centre of African Philanthropy and Social Investment (CAPSI), Wits Business School, University of the Witwatersrand. Philanthropy is operating in a
Philanthropy at a Crossroads: Rethinking Giving in an Unequal World
By Hlengiwe Ndlovu – Associate Professor & Deputy Director: Special Initiatives and Partnerships, Centre of African Philanthropy and Social Investment (CAPSI), Wits Business School, University of the Witwatersrand. Philanthropy is operating in a complex and
Beyond Business as Usual: Adapting Philanthropy for Long-Term Resilience and Systems Change
By Louise Driver, Executive Director, IPASA If 2025 signalled that the ground beneath us was shifting, the opening months of 2026 have confirmed it. Just
Centering Communities in the Just Energy Transition: A Question of Power, Not Participation
By Aliness P. Mumba, Country Manager – Zambia | Climate Justice and Natural Resource Governance Lead, Southern Africa Trust The energy transition is happening, but
When Impact isn’t Enough: South African Philanthropy Needs a Digital Reset
By Katie Andrews, MD of the Nahana Foundation Visible impact for building trust South Africa’s development and philanthropy sectors are navigating a moment of profound
If Philanthropy is Serious About Collaboration, We must Rethink How we Lead
By Sarah Cairns, Head of Optima, and Tracey Henry, CEO of the Standard Bank Tutuwa Community Foundation Commitment alone is not enough Across philanthropy there
Philanthropy at the Crossroads: Rebuilding Power in a Fragmenting World
By Lusako Munyenyembe, Program Officer, Ford Foundation Southern Africa Officer Making sense of the current moment The Ford Foundation office for Southern Africa’s recent research commissioned to make sense
Leaning In: Promoting Community-led Climate Resilience for Sustainable Solutions
By Giuliana Bland (Jim Joel Fund), Nathalie Koenig (Solon Foundation) and Ntjantja Ned (Masoleng Rising) Climate impacts on all aspects of people’s lives Recent floods
From Frustration to Partnership With Local Government: Citizen-Led Monitoring and Democratic Renewal in Amathole
By Fia van Rensburg, IPASA Knowledge Manager IPASA spoke to Tess Nolizwe Peacock, Founder and Executive Director of the Equality Collective about their work in the Amathole District Municipality in the Eastern Cape, about
From Uncertainty to Opportunity in a Pressurised Period
By Louise Driver, Executive Director, IPASA Some periods ask more of us than others and this is one of them. South African civil society is
Beyond Jobs: Building Pathways to Economic Mobility for South Africa’s Youth
By Ariane De Lannoy, Deputy Director, SALDRU and Associate Professor at the University of Cape Town South Africa’s youth unemployment crisis is a stubbornly intractable problem, with millions of young
From Extraction to Regeneration: Why Trust Must Anchor the Future of MEL
By Jennifer Bisgard, Independent Senior Evaluator, and Jerusha Govender, Director at Palmer Development Group Measuring success amid change and uncertainty Geopolitics has entered a period of profound instability. The governance architecture that shaped the post-Second World