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Theme: The role of African philanthropy in transforming community challenges through innovation,

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Policy and practice.

1. Background

Africa Philanthropy Network is the only continental network of organisations and individuals in Africa and its diaspora that promotes the culture of philanthropic giving. It is conceived as a space for African institutions to interrogate and intervene in the power dynamics that shape the impact of resource mobilisation, distribution and expenditure on the possibilities for transformative change in Africa. APN's mission is to reclaim power and elevate the practice of African philanthropy. In achieving this mission, APN works in collaboration with its members and other philanthropy support organisations to promote the voice and actions of African philanthropy through building solidarity and a coordinated response in the African philanthropic landscape;

African philanthropy encompasses all the resources that can be mobilised to address Africa's challenges: human, natural, social, material and financial assets. APN equates African philanthropy with local agency - the ability of individuals and communities to act independently and make their own choices. Actors in African philanthropy include foundations and funds; family and community based; individual giving and collective solidarity mechanisms - in cash, in kind or in time; and social investments. African philanthropy is generally characterised by all forms of vertical and horizontal dimensions of giving private resources for the common good; it cannot be defined by a single culture or model of giving.

During the 2021 essay competition, as APN, we focused on inspiring African youth on the power of African philanthropy to champion social change. The responses to the competition gave us confidence that young people are ready and best placed to help rewrite the African narrative of philanthropy, giving and African generosity.

Following the ^2ndedition of the AFN Women's Writing Workshops, the 2022 Essay Competition aims to amplify the voices of young people by giving them the opportunity to contribute creative ideas on the role of African philanthropy in transforming community challenges through innovation and practice. The challenges of our communities are always with us, but to what extent can we harness the power of African philanthropy to transform community challenges through innovation and practice? Through this writing competition, we hope to generate youth-led solutions to this important area of focus. One of our key objectives this year as APN is to increase APN's strength and capacity as a thought leader and reference platform to advocate for African philanthropy; and an initiative like this fits perfectly with that objective. This initiative aims to involve young Africans between the ages of 18 and 35.

Africa is a young continent, with around 400 million young people ( https://au.int/en/youth-development ). APN wants to encourage young leaders to contribute to new narratives that reclaim the power of giving and elevate the role of individual and community philanthropic giving in social and systemic change.

2. Objectives

APN would like to organise an essay competition with the aim of highlighting the power of individual and community philanthropic giving models in transformative change. The essay competition will achieve the following specific objectives:

I. Encourage young people to think about innovation and the practice of African philanthropic giving to meet development challenges; and

ii. Provide a space for African youth to make their voices heard and generate a new narrative for African philanthropy.

3. Expected outcome

APN expects increased youth participation in showcasing the innovation and practice of African philanthropy by individuals and communities.

4. Methodology and scope

Cover : the competition will cover all countries in sub-Saharan Africa

Target group : Young people aged 18 to 35

Entry languages : English, French, Portuguese and Kiswahili.

Theme of the essay competition : African philanthropy transforms community challenges: innovation and practice

Focusing frame : In responding to the competition, the AFN is encouraging the use of a framework below to examine African philanthropic practice and innovation:

Different forms of giving within a specific community or direct network

• • One by one: examples would include donations for the education of direct acquittees/family members.
  • Several at a time: for example, mobilising a neighbourhood or village to build a local health centre

Different forms of giving outside the immediate community

• • One to many: examples may include funding and support for a national entrepreneurship programme
  • Many to many: this can include giving money to others to respond to disasters

Entry requirements:

• • Contact details (e-mails, social network identifiers)
  • Copy of national identity card or passport
  • Passport-size photo (jpeg or PNG format, high resolution, 1024 x 768 photos, no larger than 7 MB)
  • Maximum 1500 words, Arial Narrow font, size 11. References and footnotes are not counted in the word count. Failure to comply will result in automatic disqualification. Plagiarism will not be tolerated and all entrants are encouraged to publish their work if they intend to use information that does not belong to them.
  • All submissions must be in English, French or Portuguese and Swahili.
  • Only one entry per participant will be accepted.

 5. Timeline

The writing competition will take place between Wednesday 25 May ²⁰²² and will close no later than Wednesday 29 June. ^2022. The jury will evaluate and select the potential essays to be chosen as winners.

The winners will then be announced on Wednesday 27 July. ^2022. The announcement will be made via a virtual event, inviting various youth organisations from across Africa, members of the AFN and key stakeholders.

6. Judges

A panel of judges representing all major languages (English, French, Portuguese, Kiswahili and Arabic) will be available. The Secretariat will use its staff, members and consultants to ensure the availability and commitment of credible judges. An evaluation criterion and form will be used.

7. Submission

All applications must be submitted electronically via the following e-mail address: info@africaphilanthropynetwork.org . Uploaded entries must contain the name of the person and all contact details. If you need any clarification, please contact us by e-mail : info@africaphilanthropynetwork.org .

8. Awards

APN will offer monetary and recognition rewards to the first ten (10) winning essays. In addition, there will be more incentives such as a certificate of participation, profiling via social networks and the opportunity to speak at peer learning events. The table below gives more details:

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