Reimagining Philanthropy in the Global South

While there have always been high levels of philanthropic giving in the Global South, the urgency and unexpectedness of COVID-19 transformed the parameters within which philanthropy operates. Reimagining Philanthropy in the Global South examines how newer models of philanthropy are tackling development challenges, including poverty, inequality, and access to health care and education, and questions how organisations are coping with structural changes in donor-driven philanthropy; how changes in traditional grant-making are impacting the imperatives of recipient organisations; and how indigenous philanthropy is making a difference. The chapters provide frank assessments of the priorities, challenges, and opportunities of emerging market philanthropy, and the lessons learned from the pandemic. The authors highlight the deeper issues at play, as well as offering ideas and positive examples of how diverse stakeholders are coming together to solve social challenges in creative and practical ways. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

Clare Woodcraft is the former Executive Director of the Centre for Strategic Philanthropy at the University of Cambridge. She was CEO of Emirates Foundation and Deputy Director at Shell Foundation and is a board member of Fondation Chanel and WINGS. She writes about catalytic philanthropy, sustainable development, and the power imbalances therein.

Kamal Munir is Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Professor of Strategy and Policy at the University of Cambridge and the Academic Director of the Centre for Strategic Philanthropy. His research focuses include organisational inequality and strategy in the face of disruption. He has won several teaching awards and given policy advice to the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, and the State Bank of Pakistan.

Nitya Mohan Khemka is Director of Global Alliances at PATH, a global health think tank, and a visiting fellow at the Judge Business School at the University of Cambridge, where she researches topics spanning gender inequality, poverty, and human development. She lectures on sustainable development and gender.