Formulation of SADC Vision 2050 and (RISDP) 2020-2030
Imani Development has been contracted by the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Secretariat to formulate the SADC Development Vision 2050 and Regional Indicative Strategy Development Plan (RISDP) 2020-2030. Dr. Nicholas…
Latest News: In memory of Murdoch Gatward
It is with great sadness that we learnt that Murdoch Gatward had passed away on Monday the 16th September, after a long period of illness. Murdoch had retired from his…
A different take on Regional Integration – the ASEAN way by Keith Atkinson
The declaration of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) in 2015 was the realisation of the regional economic integration of the ten economies of the ASEAN Member States, namely Brunei, Cambodia,…
Latest News: BFA Bank Philanthropic prize programme
Banco de Fomento Angola (BFA) successfully concluded their first edition of the BFA Solidarity programme, which awarded 157.5 million Kwanzas to twelve non-profit organisations in Angola last month. This annual programme seeks…
Building a market system: A glimpse into DRC’s aquaculture industry by Dr Isla Farley
BACKGROUND Despite the country’s economic potential, many in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) remain desperately poor. After many years of conflict and instability 69% of the DRC’s population lives…
What role will RECs have in AfCFTA implementation? by Chad Capon
With Sierra Leone and the Sahrawi Republic having deposited their domestication implements in April, the AfCFTA came into force on the 30th of May 2019. Accordingly, there have been ToRs…
Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning with Mmm… Elephants & Lions by Jonathan Thorneycroft
The Zimbabwe Elephant Nursery (ZEN) project is a collaborative partnership between Wild Is Life and the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW). The project acronym – ZEN – fits perfectly…
Chikolongo Farm Project – Creating sustainable livelihoods by David Bargh
Background to Chikolongo A quick search on google will tell you everything you need to know about “human-wildlife conflict zones”. The world wildlife fund (WWF) defines this issue as “any…
AgriFI Kenya Challenge Fund – agribusiness support programme by Martin Eichhorn
Imani Development and Self-Help Africa have partnered to develop and manage the AgriFI Kenya Challenge Fund, which is the flagship output of the Kenyan Initiative for Long-term Integration of Market…
Reflections into the year that was
British Prime Minister Harold Wilson once said, “A week is a long time in politics”; well it is only fair to say then that a year in politics is a…
What is the value of social entrepreneurship for a non-profit organisation working for social development and justice? by Elena Mancebo
While social entrepreneurship is still a relatively new concept in South Africa, most social development sector commentators agree that traditional non-profit funding is shrinking ever year, and most funders increasingly…
Design and build or build and make do? Insights into effective OSBP implementation by Katlego Nkgudi
The One-Stop Border Post (OSBP) concept is one that has been adopted and implemented across the African continent with some degree of success. While frameworks and guidelines for its implementation…