AFF RECENT NEWS
Panel Summary: The Arab Philanthropic & Civic Sector Response to the Syria-Turkey Earthquakes
For our recent panel, held in partnership with the International Medical Corps (IMC), we brought together experts from around the Arab region to discuss the Arab philanthropic and civic sector’s response to the devastating Syria-Turkey earthquakes and how the sector...
AFF CEO Naila Farouky featured in Fast Company Middle East’s list of Most Creative People in Business 2023
In a section highlighting people who are “Challenging the Status Quo”, the illustrious publication honors Naila’s work with the Arab Foundations Forum and other philanthropic organizations, saying she has earned her spot among its list of influencers who are...
AFF held its first series of capacity development modules (Impact Measurement and Management in May and June 2022)
In partnership with Social Value International (SVI), AFF held a series of capacity development modules during the months of May and June 2022 “Impact Measurement and Management”. The masterclass sessions delivered by Social Value International (SVI) exclusively for...
System Change in Philanthropy for Development: A Research Framework for Global Growth Markets – 4th of May 2022 – Hosted by The Centre for Strategic Philanthropy.
Academic research on philanthropy is most often conceived based on scholarly interests, which may have little correlation to the practical realities of those working on the ground in global growth markets. The new Centre for Strategic Philanthropy (CSP) report...
The OECD Centre on Philanthropy hosted a virtual panel in April 2022 “Unpacking Private Philanthropy from the Middle East, North Africa, and Turkey (MENAT)”.
During the April 12th, 2022 panel discussion, a presentation on Private Philanthropy for Development was given during the meeting, and a report “Private Philanthropy for Development: Data for Action” was launched. The OECD Centre on Philanthropy has also provided...
Is Jordan an Oasis for Youth-led Change?
In the past decade, Arab youth have found themselves the international spotlight for activism at a massive scale, often referred to as the Arab Spring. While progress toward more free and just societies has backfired in nearly every Arab Spring country, the...
Are you SDG ready? Arab philanthropy and the Sustainable Development Goals
One of the lessons of the Millennium Development Goals was that collaboration across sectors will be essential if their successors, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), are to be achieved. There are already positive signs that philanthropy is rising to the...