EseTransform philanthropy to transform the world — Alliance magazineThe journey to host this year’s WINGS Forum in Nairobi, Kenya began in Mexico in 2017, the last in-person forum of WINGS where it was…9 min read·Oct 26, 2023----
EseConference Report: 4th African Philanthropy Conference — Alliance magazineThis year’s 4thAnnual African Philanthropy Conference in Saly, Senegal in August 2023, was hosted by TrustAfrica, African Philanthropy…8 min read·Sep 19, 2023----
EseInterview: Mamadou Biteye, Executive Secretary of the African Capacity Building Foundation —…I met Mamadou in July 2022 in Italy at the first convening of the Global South Impact Community (GSIC). The community is comprised of…7 min read·Sep 19, 2023----
EseReflections on rooting collective care in systems changeI ended 2022 with a health scare and I have spent the majority of 2023 so far preoccupied with the notion of collective care and solidarity…4 min read·Jul 12, 2023----
EseFinding the middle ground between form and function for community philanthropy in Nigeria —…In Nigeria, the realities on the ground don’t always match up with the way funders operate. What would it look like if there was a system…6 min read·Mar 13, 2023----
EseSarah Mukasa on African philanthropy and why trust matters — Alliance magazineI was lucky enough to catch up with Sarah Mukasa, Division Director, Women’s Rights at Open Society-Africa, in Entebbe, Uganda, after her…10 min read·Feb 28, 2023----
EseREFLECTIONS AND LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE #SHIFTTHEPOWER MOVEMENT — East Africa Philanthropy NetworkREFLECTIONS AND LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE #SHIFTTHEPOWER MOVEMENT by Ida Maritim — EAPN and Ese Emerhi, Global Fund for Community…5 min read·Feb 22, 2023----
EseDriving change: A new moment for African Philanthropy at the African Philanthropy Network Assembly…The African Philanthropy Network (APN) Assembly in 2022 (co-hosted by the East Africa Philanthropy Network (EAPN), CivSource, and Uganda…7 min read·Dec 16, 2022----
Ese#ShiftThePower Manifesto for Change: Where it started and where we are nowThis article was originally published in BOND in March 20225 min read·Sep 20, 2022----
EseTrust is the currency of life — and the accelerator for community-led changeThere is an African proverb that goes ‘he who does not trust enough, will not be trusted.’ The word ‘trust’ is sometimes used in…4 min read·Nov 22, 2021----