08h00 - 08h45 - Meet and Greet Breakfast

Topic: Meet and Greet Breakfast on Movement to End Female Genital Mutilation

Room: Gwayi Room

Delegates are invited to a meet-and-greet breakfast with renowned activist and Nobel Nominee Jaha Dukureh. Jaha is the founder of Safe Hands for Girls, a nonprofit organization working to protect young women and girls at risk of female genital mutilation (FGM). The discussion will cover the status of the Pan-African movement against FGM, with a specific deep dive into The Gambia, where the country's National Assembly recently voted to reject a bill which would’ve overturned the nation's historic ban on the practice.

09h30 - Keynote Address

Topic: Philanthro-Transformation: Reimagining Africa's Global Leadership of Giving Revolutions

Speaker: Brian Kagoro, Managing Director of Programs at Open Society Foundations

Parallel 1: Envisioning and Creating African Feminist Philanthropic Alternatives

Organisers: Feminist Dream Space

Room: Kalundu

Moderator: Theo Sowa, Graça Machel Trust

Panellists:

• Leila Hessini, Leila Hessini Strategies
• Halima Mahomad, Harambe Ubuntu PAFP
• Nicolette Naylor, Ubuntu Global Philanthropy
• Vivienne Mentor-Lalu, Just Associates

Parallel 2: Localising Education Research: A New Era of African Philanthropy

Organisers: Imaginable Futures

Room: Matetsi

Moderator: Samuel Mugacha, Imaginable Futures

Panellists:

• Sarah Ruto, Echidna Giving
• Izel Kipruto, Education Sub Saharan Africa (ESSA)
• Emmanuel Manyasa, Usawa Agenda

Parallel 3: Leveraging Philanthropic Capital To Increase Private Investment Into Education

Organisers: Innovation-Development-Progress Foundation Inc. (IDP)

Room: Kalala

Moderator: Stephen Caleb Opuni, IDP Foundation

Panellists:

• Lucy Kabalisa, Opportunity International
• Kevin Korir, Jackfruit Finance
• Springs Akumah, International Education Funders Group (IEFG)

Parallel 4: Whoever Funds Your Movement Owns It, and Why It Matters

Organisers: Global Fund for Community Foundations (GFCF)

Room: Kazuma

Moderator: Ese Emerhi, GFCF

Panellists:

• Emmanuel Kivanyuma Waiswa, Civil Collective
• Ntombi Mcoyi, Africa Unite
• Omolara Oriye, Liberation Alliance Africa

Parallel 5: Engaging in Catalytic Evidenced-Based Philanthropy to End Period Poverty

Organisers: Could You?

Room: Pagota

Moderator: Sarah Tembedza, Destiny Helpers Trust

Panellists:

• Christine Garde-Denning, Could You?
• Memory Kachambwa, FEMNET
• Purity Kagwiria, Akili Dada

Parallel 6: Alternative Models of Financing Young Feminist Movements in Africa

Organisers: Restless Development

Room: Gwayi

Moderator: Maria Malomalo, Restless Development

Panellists:

• Yande Kalengo, Restless Development
• Chido Nyaruwata, Walking the Talk

11h15 – 11h30 - Networking Break

Parallel 1: Bridging Healthcare Inequality: Digital Solutions and Collaborative Philanthropy in Sub-Saharan Africa

Organisers: The Virtual Doctors

Room: Gwayi

Moderator: Naggib Chakane, The Virtual Doctors

Panellists:

• Eunice Sinyemu, On Call Africa
• Fayaz King, former Special Advisor to UN Office of the Secretary General’s Envoy on Technology
• Wanjiku Jean Munyaka, Microsoft Tech for Social Impact
• James Phiri, The Virtual Doctors

Parallel 2: Fiscal Hosting: Catalyst for Expanding Philanthropy in Africa

Organisers: CivSource Africa

Room: Kalundu

Moderator: David Barnard, Independent Consultant

Panellists:

• Barbara Sematimba, CivSource Africa
• Raymond Muchemwa, Southern Africa Trust
• Nana Afadzinu, West African Civil Society Institute (WACSI)
• Facoumba Gueye, TrustAfrica

Parallel 3: A Missed Opportunity for Outsized Impact: Systems-Oriented, Small Organisations

Organisers: The +1 Global Fund

Room: Matetsi

Discussant: Vaida Akinyi Odongo, Rodden Berry Foundation

Parallel 4: How Change Happens

Organisers: Philanthropy for Social Justice and Peace (PSJP)

Room: Pagota

Moderator: Chandrika Sahai, PSJP

Panellists:

• Tsitsi Midzi, Urgent Action Fund-Africa
• Briggs Bomba, TrustAfrica
• Patrick Mpedzisi, Global Diplomacy Lab

Parallel 5: The Importance of Investment in Early Childhood for the Continent's Economic Development

Organisers: Van Leer Foundation

Room: Kazuma

Discussants:

• Karima Grant, Van Leer Foundation
• Dawit Mengistie Tsehay, Addis Ababa City Administration, Office of The Mayor

Parallel 6: Legal Empowerment: A Sustainable and Inclusive Path for Africa's Environmental Future

Organisers: Namati

Room: Kalala

Moderator: Aimee Ongeso, Namati

Panellists:

• Sonkita Conteh, Namati
• David Arach, Namati

12h45 - Closing and Next Steps

Speakers:

• Coumba Toure, Board Chair, TrustAfrica and Director, Kuumbati
• Mosun Layode, African Philanthropy Forum
• Stigmata Tenga, Africa Philanthropy Network
• Evans Okinyi, East Africa Philanthropy Network
• Ebrima Sall, TrustAfrica
• Bhekinkosi Moyo, Centre on African Philanthropy and Social Investment (CAPSI)

13h30 - Lunch