“Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. It has the power to unite people in a way that little else does. It speaks to youth in a language they understand. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair.” Nelson Mandela Today is International Day of Sport... Continue Reading →
Today is World NGO Day, an international day dedicated to celebrating the critical work of non-governmental organisations (NGOs). Created by Latvian-British entrepreneur Marcis Skadmanis, and first introduced on 27 February 2014, the day aims to raise awareness and showcase the positive impact of more than 10 million NGOs and the 50 million people working in... Continue Reading →
Today is International Women Human Rights Defenders Day, which has been celebrated on 29 November since 2006. Women human rights defenders (WHRDs) are all women and girls who defend human rights, people of all genders who defend the rights of women and girls, and all people who defend the rights to be free from discrimination... Continue Reading →
Today is World Mental Health Day (WMHD). Created by the World Federation for Mental Health (WFMH), it was first observed on 10 October 1992. WFMH recognised the urgent need to raise global awareness about mental health issues. At the time of WMHD’s creation, mental health was often stigmatised and overlooked. There was a lack of... Continue Reading →
Today is International Day for Universal Access to Information (IDUAI). This globally recognised observance underscores the significance of access to information as a fundamental human right, an essential component of democracy, and a catalyst for transparency, accountability, and sustainable development. It encourages governments, the private sector, civil society and individuals to work collectively toward ensuring... Continue Reading →
The COVID-19 pandemic is the defining global health crisis of our time. Since COVID-19 first emerged towards the end of 2019, and the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared it a pandemic on 11 March 2020, it continues to have significant social and economic consequences for all sectors of African society, including civil society organizations (CSOs).... Continue Reading →
English Survey: https://bit.ly/363OMmt French Survey: https://bit.ly/3p8C2DY Just over a year ago, @AfricanNGOs and EPIC-Africa conducted the first Pan-African survey on the impact of COVID-19 on African civil society organisations (CSOs). The survey results highlighted the devastating impact of the pandemic on the sector, opportunities that emerged from the crisis, and critical challenges to be addressed... Continue Reading →
by David Barnard and Rose Maruru Why another survey? It's been slightly over a year since @AfricanNGOs and EPIC-Africa conducted the first survey on the impact of COVID-19 on African civil society organizations (CSOs). At that time (29 April - 15 May 2020), there was no data available on how the pandemic impacted the sector.... Continue Reading →
EPIC-Africa and @AfricanNGOs will publish the second report on “The Impact of COVID-19 on African Civil Society Organisations” in August 2021. The first report, released on 30 June 2020, highlighted the pandemic’s devastating impact on the work of African CSOs. Until its release, the full extent of the pandemic’s impact on African CSOs was still unknown.... Continue Reading →
Africa is home to some of the world’s largest and most unique deserts, including the Sahara, Namib and Kalahari. Increasingly, these deserts and other parts of the continent with desert and semi-desert characteristics, host a wide range of footraces, making Africa the premier international desert running destination. Unfortunately, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, various... Continue Reading →
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