You're not alone. Less than 1% of global aid reaches local African organisations directly. The rest is tied up in large NGOs, bureaucratic systems, and inaccessible funding processes. Let’s explore why it’s so hard to get funding and what we can do about it.
Read ArticleEvery year, the global development sector moves billions of dollars in the name of fighting poverty, improving healthcare, empowering women, and building climate resilience, especially in Africa. However, a sobering question remains unanswered.
Read ArticleIn recent years, international donors have pledged billions to support development, humanitarian aid, and social justice in Africa. But behind the headlines and annual reports lies a stunning and uncomfortable truth: Less than 1% of global development funding reaches local, grassroots NGOs in Africa. This funding gap isn’t just a number. It’s a reflection of deeper systemic flaws—a broken trust, a lack of inclusion, and a failure to believe in African solutions for African problems.
Read ArticleAid is supposed to help. That’s the point, right? But here in Africa, it’s where billions of dollars in foreign aid continue to flow year after year, the question must be asked: Who is actually benefiting from all this aid? Because on the ground, in villages, urban slums, and refugee camps, life for many hasn’t fundamentally changed. To answer that question, we have to be willing to say this quiet part out loud: the real beneficiaries of big aid aren’t always the people aid was meant for.
Read ArticleFor decades, billions of dollars in aid have flowed into Africa from governments, international organisations, and philanthropists. Yet for many communities on the continent, very little has changed. Poverty remains widespread. Access to basic healthcare and education is still a struggle. And many donors are left asking, “Where did all the money go?” It’s a fair question and one that deserves an honest answer.
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