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Olufunke Baruwa
Olufunke Baruwa is a Nigerian international development and gender expert with more than two decades of experience spanning government, civil society and international development. She is a former CEO of the Nigerian Women’s Trust Fund and former Regional Program Officer for Gender, Racial, and Ethnic Justice at the Ford Foundation. She also previously worked as a project management specialist with USAID Nigeria. Her work has focused on gender equality, social inclusion, public policy, governance, and philanthropy.
Articles by Olufunke Baruwa
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As Global Aid Dwindles, Can African Philanthropy Fill the Gap?
The contraction of global aid is exposing the fragility of a development system that has relied heavily on external resources and priorities. But it is also creating an opportunity to build African philanthropy ecosystems that mobilize local resources, strengthen institutions, and give African actors greater power over the futures they are trying to build.
8 min readAs Global Aid Dwindles, Can African Philanthropy Fill the Gap?
The contraction of global aid is exposing the fragility of a development system that has relied heavily on external resources and priorities. But it is also creating an opportunity to build African philanthropy ecosystems that mobilize local resources, strengthen institutions, and give African actors greater power over the futures they are trying to build.
8 min read