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Rotary, Community Transformation and Good Governance

Posted By: adminon: September 09, 2026In: Words and WorldTags: IMF, Philanthropy, Rotary International, The Third Way, UNICEF, WASH, ‘Service above self’, ‘The Third Sector and Development’No CommentsViews:
Rotary, Community Transformation and Good Governance

 By Prof Sylvester Odion Akhaine  Introduction If I were to rephrase the title of this lecture from the assigned topic, I would say: “Rotary: from Philanthropy to Philanthropy”. Unless the a... Read more

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Keeping Chris Kwaja’s Small Scale Philanthropy in View

Posted By: adminon: May 31, 2025In: De-EscalationTags: Acrimony, Annual Schools Essay competition, Boys, Development, Girls, Governor Caleb Mutfwang, Philanthropy, Plateau StateNo CommentsViews:
Keeping Chris Kwaja's Small Scale Philanthropy in View

Philanthropy has a way of resonating because, without it, life would be too hard for those whom development has left behind across the world. It is on this count that any whiff of philanthro... Read more

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How Kole Shettima’s 65th Birthday Symposium Turned Into a Rhizomatic Moment

Posted By: adminon: February 13, 2025In: GovernanceTags: 'Historic Block', ABU Zaria, CDD, Imperialism, MacArthur, Marxism, Military rule, Philanthropy, UI, ‘Collective will’, ‘Omoluabi’No CommentsViews:
How Kole Shettima’s 65th Birthday Symposium Turned Into a Rhizomatic Moment

Rhizomatic moment is the inescapable grammar for capturing the discontinuously interconnected issues, situations, people, outcomes, models, symbols, memories and even facts that tie together... Read more

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From ‘Who Elected Oxfam’ to ‘Who Elected Kole Shettima?”

Posted By: adminon: February 11, 2025In: People in ActionTags: Africa, Dr Kole Shettima, Global justice, INGOs, MacArthur, Oxfam, Philanthropy, The EconomistNo CommentsViews:
From ‘Who Elected Oxfam’ to ‘Who Elected Kole Shettima?”

Come February 12th, 2025, a symposium will take place in Abuja, Nigeria. The symposium whose topic is “Role of Philanthropy in Strengthening Democracy in Africa” is to mark the 6... Read more

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Cracking HIV Faces an Irony Now – Gates Foundation Director

Posted By: adminon: February 16, 2017In: FlashbackTags: Emilio Emini, Gates Foundation, Global Health, PhilanthropyNo CommentsViews:
Cracking HIV Faces an Irony Now – Gates Foundation Director

Cracking HIV Faces an Irony Now – Gates Foundation Director By Catherine Cheney In this interview, Devex, the media facility in the service of the global development community encounters Emi... Read more

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