COVID-19 tests African Civil Society Organisations and opens up new opportunities, says report

COVID-19 tests African Civil Society Organisations and opens up new opportunities, says report Submission Details

Author: David Barnard from @AfricanNGOs.
More Info link: https://desert2desert4socialcauses.com/
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Refer to bit.ly/2VwnhgC for a copy of the full report.

About the survey

EPIC-Africa and @AfricanNGOs implemented the survey between 29 April and 15 May 2020.
A follow-up survey will be implemented in late 2020 to assess the evolving impact of COVID-19 on African CSOs.

About @AfricanNGOs

@AfricanNGOs is a Twitter account that covers news and information for and about NGOs in Africa. It is moderated by David Barnard, a development consultant with more than 25 years’ executive and senior management experience in initiating and leading development organizations and programs across Africa. He currently acts as a consultant to various NGOs and foundations in Africa.

About EPIC-Africa

Co-founded by Adwoa Agyeman and Rose Maruru in 2015, EPIC-Africa is a Senegal-based, pan-African organization that seeks to strengthen the ecosystem for philanthropy in Africa. EPIC-Africa is developing new approaches to help build a robust and resilient civil society sector. The organization’s creative use of data and technology offers African CSOs a unique platform to demonstrate transparency, reinforce legitimacy and build credibility. EPIC-Africa’s services and tools create opportunities for CSOs and their funders to share knowledge, build capacity and scale impact.

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David Barnard, Tel: +27 82 870 8968, barnard.davidb@gmail.com
Chakera McIntosh, cmcintosh@epic-africa.org

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