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Date: 3rd June 2021

Time: 14:00 – 16:00 SAST

Kisima means a ‘well/ spring of water’ in Kiswahili

Africa day is a significant date on the African calendar and many countries celebrate this day in the form of a public holiday. Center on African Philanthropy and Social Investment (CAPSI) and The Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (OSISA) will be launching the #AfricanGiving campaign and introduce the Kisima African Resilience Initiative.

Working closely with its partners across Africa, CAPSI seeks to launch the #Africangiving campaign under the banner of a new Fund, the Africa Resilience Fund, as well as host conversations on how Africans can mobilise resources towards the public good. This campaign has been inspired by research funded by Open Society Foundations in Africa on the impact of COVID 19 on three sectors-philanthropy, civil society and corporate social investments. COVID 19 and previous humanitarian disasters have demonstrated the giving nature of Africans and raised the need to come up with a structure that all Africans in the continent and in diaspora can contribute to financially and otherwise in order to respond urgently when disasters occur. If Africans rally together and pool their resources together, there is no challenge that they cannot overcome. To raise awareness, popularise and build relevance of the campaign and the Fund, three webinars/convenings will be hosted by CAPSI in collaboration with OSISA and other OSF Foundations in Africa. Water is the source of life and in Africa most people are familiar with the concept of a “well”/ “spring” which serves as a source of water. In SeSotho it is called “Sediba”, in Nguni languages, it is called “Umthombo” and in KiSwahili (one of the most spoken languages in the continent), it is called “Kisima.”

This webinar will showcase African stories on giving and put a spotlight on family level, community level and National level philanthropy. We look forward to having you join us.

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