Blowing the Vuvuzela on FIFA: Governance Reforms for Development

Submitted by Daniel Kaufmann on 12 July, 2010 - 01:41

 

Sixty-two games have been played at the 2010 World Cup, which has been marvelously hosted by South Africa.  Only two games remain; one tomorrow for third place, and then Sunday’s much awaited World Cup Final between Spain and the Netherlands.  In a couple of days, we will have a brand new world soccer champion.  But its international governing body, the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), will still be stuck in the past.  FIFA has monopoly control over international soccer, and as this tournament has shown, faces enormous challenges: subpar corporate governance, leadership and transparency. These challenges partly undermine the development objectives of member countries.

Aid Effectiveness needs Transparency and Advocacy

Submitted by Claudia Schwegmann on 5 June, 2010 - 08:39

Dear Friends, some thoughs on aid effectiveness, transparency and advocacy, originally published in Atlantic Community:

It is not the lack of knowledge that hampers development aid, but the structure of incentives within the aid system. Aid transparency and civil society engagement are key levers for addressing these problems and improving aid effectiveness.

Can the new African foundations level the playing field?

Submitted by Tobias Eigen on 5 October, 2008 - 01:02

 


I was pleased to come across this article by Bhekinkosi Moyo of TrustAfrica, which first appeared in Alliance Magazine, a publication dedicated to philanthropy and social investment worldwide. The editors of Alliance Magazine and Moyo graciously allowed us to share it with Kabissa members here and in our next Gong Gong member newsletter. I think the ideas expressed in the article are hopeful for Africa and express a common passion we all have for African civil society to take command of its own development agenda for the continent.

This article attempts to answer three related questions. The first is whether new African philanthropic foundations such as TrustAfrica and the African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF) have the clout needed to raise money from the North and use it on their own terms to set their own development agenda. Put differently, can these institutions engage on equal terms with their northern partners?

Is aid in Africa working? John Githongo visits Tanzania for BBC

Submitted by Tobias Eigen on 10 July, 2008 - 17:45

I was very pleased to watch this very powerful and meaningful BBC program featuring John Githongo, a Kabissa board member and longtime family friend. Highly recommended watching! Click here to watch it online at the BBC website.

Is aid to Africa working? Click here to view on BBC website

The G8 leaders of the world's richest countries have promised to stick to their commitment to double development aid by 2010, with half destined for Africa.

Kenyan anti-corruption campaigner John Githongo investigates whether Tanzania - hailed as a model for good development - is really benefitting from Western aid.

 

Free software for mapping out project strategies

Submitted by Mine Pabari on 16 May, 2008 - 12:17

Hi,

I work with development aid projects - facilitating strategic design, monitoring & evaluation. A methodology we frequently draw upon is mapping out the cause-effect relationships / theories of change of the projects/programmes (for more information of our work - http://mande4mfi.wordpress.com).

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