Epic-Africa Foundation

EPIC-AFRICA SEEKS TO ENHANCE PHILANTHROPIC IMPACT BY FILLING CRITICAL DATA AND CAPACITY GAPS IN THE PHILANTHROPIC MARKET INFRASTRUCTURE IN AFRICA. WE DO THIS THROUGH VARIOUS PROGRAM ACTIVITIES THAT INCLUDE COMPILING AND SHARING DATA ABOUT AFRICAN CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS (CSOS) -WHO THEY ARE, WHAT THEY DO, WHERE, HOW AND THEIR IMPACT, AS WELL AS THEIR ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY IN DIMENSIONS SUCH AS STRATEGIC ABILITY AND ADAPTABILITY, LEADERSHIP AND GOVERNANCE AND FINANCIAL HEALTH AND MANAGEMENT. EPIC-AFRICA ALSO PROVIDES CAPACITY BUILDING AND ADVISORY SERVICES TO CSOS AND FUNDERS, RESPECTIVELY.

EPIC-AFRICA MADE SIGNIFICANT ADVANCES IN ITS MISSION TO FILL CRITICAL DATA AND KNOWLEDGE GAPS IN THE AFRICA CIVIL SOCIETY AND PHILANTHROPY SECTORS, FURTHER CONTRIBUTING TO STRENGTHENING THE ECOSYSTEM FOR PHILANTHROPY AND CONTINUING TO BUILD A TRACK RECORD AS A CREDIBLE SOURCE OF DATA AND ACTIONABLE INSIGHTS.THE AFRICAN CSO PLATFORM: EPIC-AFRICA COMPLETED THE GROUNDWORK, INCLUDING RESEARCH, AND INITIATED THE BUILDING OF THE PLATFORM, WHICH WILL OFFER GREATER VISIBILITY TO AFRICAN CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS WHILE ENABLING FUNDERS TO FIND MORE EASILY FIND, VET AND FUND THEM DIRECTLY. THE PLATFORM WILL ALSO ENABLE ORGANIZATIONS TO CONNECT WITH EACH OTHER, TO LEARN AND TO AMPLIFY THEIR WORK.CONTINENT-WIDE MAPPING OF YOUTH-LED/FOCUSED ORGANIZATIONS WITH A REGIONAL ORCONTINENTAL FOOTPRINT TO SHED LIGHT OF THIS CRITICAL BUT POORLY UNDERSTOOD SEGMENT OF SOCIAL CHANGE ACTORS WITH THE BROADER CIVIL SOCIETY SECTOR.MAPPING CSOS IN BURKINA FASO, MALI, AND NIGER TO UNDERSTAND THE BROAD CIVIL SOCIETY LANDSCAPE AND TO IDENTIFY ORGANIZATIONS THAT DELIVER HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE AND THEIR CAPACITY BUILDING NEEDS.CONTRIBUTED TO SALIENT DISCOURSES ON AFRICAN CIVIL SOCIETY AND PHILANTHROPY THROUGH PUBLISHING ARTICLES, REPORTS, AND PARTICIPATION IN GLOBAL PLATFORMS, INCLUDING THE GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR EFFECTIVE DEVELOPMENT CO-OPERATION AND CATALYST 2030.