Reimagining philanthropy in the Global South

Reimagining philanthropy in the Global South - Clare Woodcraft, Kamal Munir & Nitya Khemka

How do crises such as the climate emergency or the Covid-19 pandemic highlight the possibility of a more robust, impactful and democratic philanthropic sector in the global South? What new strategies should the sector adopt to increase its impact? 

In this 36th episode, the microphone goes to Clare Woodcraft, the new Executive Director of the ESSEC Philanthropy Chair and co-editor, with Kamal Munir and Nitya Khemka, of the book Reimagining philanthropy in the Global South: from analysis to action in a post-Covid world published in 2024. 

Clare Woodcraft presents the main ideas of this collective work, which provides an overview of how “new” models of private philanthropy in the Global South are tackling the most pressing development challenges. It offers an assessment of the challenges and opportunities of philanthropy in different countries of the Global South, as well as lessons learned from the impact of the pandemic on giving, and highlights how philanthropy in the Global South can become independent of the large foundations of the North.

The authors are: Clare Woodcraft, Kamal Munir, Nitya Mohan Khemka, Naina Subberwal Batra, Olivia Leland, Silvia Bastante de Unverhau, Jean Satrijo Tanudjojo, Natasha M. Matic, Sahra Noor, Takalani Netshitenzhe, Maysa Jalbout, Katy Bullard, Rumana Hamied, Prakash Fernandes, Kathleen Wai Lin Chew and Deval Sanghvi, with a foreword by Mohamed A. El-Erian.

An insight into international philanthropic issues in a troubled and fast-changing world.