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| African Philanthropy Network | |
|---|---|
| Name | African Philanthropy Network |
| Type | Nonprofit network |
| Founded | 2014 |
| Headquarters | Lagos, Nigeria |
| Region served | Africa |
| Leader title | Founder |
| Leader name | Abdul Samad Rabiu |
African Philanthropy Network The African Philanthropy Network is a pan-African membership organization that connects Abdul Samad Rabiu, Aliko Dangote, Elon Musk, Tony Elumelu, and other Philanthropists with regional actors such as African Development Bank, United Nations Development Programme, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Mastercard Foundation to mobilize resources across Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, South Africa, and Ethiopia. The network promotes collaboration among corporations, foundations, family offices, nonprofit organizations, and universities including Harvard University, Oxford University, University of Cape Town, Makerere University, and University of Nairobi to advance sustainable development goals aligned with frameworks used by World Bank, International Monetary Fund, African Union, United Nations, and G20.
The organization serves as a convening platform linking figures like Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Chinua Achebe, Wangari Maathai, Kofi Annan, and Desmond Tutu with institutions such as Rockefeller Foundation, Ford Foundation, Open Society Foundations, Chevron, and Standard Chartered to foster giving strategies across sectors represented by United States Agency for International Development, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, European Commission, African Union Commission, and Economic Community of West African States. It emphasizes peer learning through programs associated with Clinton Foundation, Obama Foundation, Skoll Foundation, Ashoka, and Schmidt Family Foundation while engaging policy forums like UN General Assembly, World Economic Forum, Africa CEO Forum, Africa Climate Summit, and Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting.
Founded in 2014 amid dialogues involving Abdul Samad Rabiu, Adenike Ogunlesi, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Tony Elumelu, and representatives from African Development Bank, the network built ties with legacy institutions such as Rockefeller Foundation, Ford Foundation, Mastercard Foundation, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Open Society Foundations. Early initiatives referenced practices from Carnegie Corporation, Soros Foundation, MacArthur Foundation, Wellcome Trust, and The Elders and convened summits alongside African Union, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, International Rescue Committee, Médecins Sans Frontières, and Oxfam. Expansion linked the network to continent-wide campaigns led by Kofi Annan Foundation, Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, Mo Ibrahim Foundation, African Women's Development Fund, and Heirs Holdings.
The mission aligns leaders such as Aliko Dangote, Abdul Samad Rabiu, Tony Elumelu, Strive Masiyiwa, and Isabel dos Santos with programmatic partners like UNICEF, WHO, UNESCO, IFAD, and ILO to design initiatives in health, livelihoods, and resilience reflecting models from Gates Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, Clinton Health Access Initiative, PATH, and BRAC. Core programs include capacity-building fellowships comparable to Heifer International and Ashoka, grantmaking intermediaries modeled on CAF America and GlobalGiving, accelerator partnerships akin to Y Combinator and Seedstars, and thematic platforms inspired by Global Fund, Gavi, and Green Climate Fund.
Membership spans individuals and entities such as Abdul Samad Rabiu, Aliko Dangote, Tony Elumelu Foundation, Dangote Foundation, Elma Philanthropies, Mastercard Foundation, Mo Ibrahim Foundation, and Ford Foundation. Governance structures reference best practices from International Civil Society Centre, Charity Commission for England and Wales, OECD, World Bank Group, and African Union with boards including figures who have served at United Nations, African Development Bank, IMF, World Bank, and European Commission. Committees mirror those used by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, and Ford Foundation for audit, strategy, and grants.
The network partners with African Development Bank, United Nations Development Programme, World Health Organization, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Mastercard Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, Tony Elumelu Foundation, Dangote Foundation, Heirs Holdings, and Mo Ibrahim Foundation and collaborates with regional bodies such as Economic Community of West African States, East African Community, Southern African Development Community, African Union, and African Continental Free Trade Area. Alliances include joint efforts with Clinton Foundation, Obama Foundation, Skoll Foundation, Ashoka, Global Fund, Gavi, UNICEF, and WHO.
Projects have been cited alongside initiatives led by Tony Elumelu, Bill Gates, Melinda Gates, Abdul Samad Rabiu, Aliko Dangote, and Mo Ibrahim in sectors connected to Gavi, Global Fund, UNICEF, World Health Organization, and Mastercard Foundation. Reported impacts reference collaborations with Ministry of Health (Nigeria), Ministry of Education (Kenya), Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, National Health Service (UK), and African Development Bank on pilot programs resembling those of BRAC, PATH, MSF, and Oxfam that target livelihoods, health delivery, and disaster response.
Funding sources comprise contributions from Dangote Group, Tony Elumelu Foundation, Mastercard Foundation, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Ford Foundation, Open Society Foundations, Elma Philanthropies, and corporate partners like Standard Chartered, Chevron, Shell, TotalEnergies, and MTN Group. Financial oversight draws on models from Charity Commission for England and Wales, OECD, International Financial Reporting Standards, World Bank, and African Development Bank with audits comparable to practices at PricewaterhouseCoopers, Deloitte, KPMG, and Ernst & Young.
Critiques mirror debates involving Open Society Foundations, Ford Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Mastercard Foundation regarding accountability, influence, and alignment with national priorities as discussed by African Union, United Nations, Transparency International, Amnesty International, and Human Rights Watch. Other challenges reflect tensions reported in contexts like Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, Ethiopia, and Ghana over coordination, sustainability, and transparency similar to controversies surrounding Effective Altruism, aid conditionality, and private philanthropy interactions with public institutions such as World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund.
Category:Charities based in Nigeria