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	<title>Africa Grantmakers' Affinity Group</title>
	
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	<description>a network of funders promoting increased and more effective funding in Africa through building and sharing knowledge</description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:37:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Transparency takes on a new meaning</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 02:56:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Niamani Mutima</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I tend to be an &#8220;information junkie.&#8221; So that means I often get waylaid when doing research. Sometimes my curiosity pays off and I stumble across something exciting such as The Ujima Project which is funded by AGAG members the Open Society Institute and the Ford Foundation. 
The Ujima Project describes itself as a &#8220;new [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Demonstrating impact: Gates and the Livingproofproject</title>
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		<comments>http://blog.africagrantmakers.org/?p=90#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 21:29:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Niamani Mutima</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[In these times of tight resources, the question of what is working is an important one.  So is how to measure it. Evaluation is big business. I am often reminded of a colleague who asked at a meeting about evaluation if we value what we measure or measure what we value?  Good food [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Putting a Face on the Issue: Human Rights</title>
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		<comments>http://blog.africagrantmakers.org/?p=82#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:55:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Niamani Mutima</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Africa Funders]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Human rights]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Poverty]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Communications can be a powerful tool in advancing human rights. Figuring out the best way to support African development initiatives means being willing to talk about sucesses and failures. 
I encourage you to check out the report from Atlantic Philanthropies, What We&#8217;ve Learned: Lessons From A Communications Campaign for South Africa&#8217;s Rural Poor.&#8221; It  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Investing in Health Systems in Africa</title>
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		<comments>http://blog.africagrantmakers.org/?p=57#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 17:02:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Niamani Mutima</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Funding Trends]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The need for a better national health care system is a topic of discussion not only in the United States but in African countries as well.  Among funders supporting development efforts in Africa, the impact of funding and the consequences of the lack of coordination is an on-going and mostly frustrating conversation.   [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Will BRAC’s success in Bangladesh be effective in West Africa?</title>
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		<comments>http://blog.africagrantmakers.org/?p=44#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 22:25:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Niamani Mutima</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Funding Trends]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Poverty]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Most funders working in Africa might not have head of Fazel Hasan Abed. But then again, those working in poverty alleviation might be very familiar with the former Shell Oil Executive&#8217;s organization, BRAC. Started by Abed in 1972 in Bangladesh, it has grown into one of the largest organizations working to reduce poverty.  Based [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Images of Africa - Library of African Cinema</title>
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		<comments>http://blog.africagrantmakers.org/?p=33#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 19:56:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Niamani Mutima</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I love movies! They have such a profound impact on me. Their images linger in my head and shape my perceptions of things. Since my relocation from New York to a small town in Northern Virginia that does not have a movie theatre, I have taken more notice of the offerings on DVD. My library [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Technology in Africa</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:56:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Niamani Mutima</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I get calls frequently from people interested in supporting projects in Africa looking for information and advice.  A recent caller who was interested in supporting local organizations in Africa, was very concerned about what she called the&#8221; lack of technology in Africa&#8221; which she viewed as a major problem in working with local groups. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Philanthropy in Africa - African Funders</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:59:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Niamani Mutima</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Philanthropy in Africa]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In 2008 AGAG organized a Conference and Annual Retreat in Johannesburg, South Africa. It was a  rare opportunity for Africa funders to meet and dialogue with African funders who represented almost a third of those attending the Conference on &#8220;Funding Impact:Partnerships, Networks, and Collaborations.&#8221;    
Below is a list of the African [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Forum for Africa Grantmakers - AGAGblog</title>
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		<comments>http://blog.africagrantmakers.org/?p=9#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 21:33:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Niamani Mutima</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The Africa Grantmakers&#8217; Affinity Group (AGAG) is a network of funders supporting development efforts in Africa.  AGAG members are a diverse group and include funders based in North America, Africa, and Europe, who use different approaches in their work with a range of partners across many sectors. Despite their different approaches, they are part [...]]]></description>
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