African Philanthropy Events
Connect with Africa's philanthropy community through conferences, workshops, and networking events.
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22 events found
International Conference On Philanthropy In Africa 2026
Hosted by Dawood Research Institute
The theme for DRI’s 3 international conference is “Contemporary Practices of Philanthropy in Africa: Prospects and Challenges.” This is meant as a follow-up on development in the area of philanthropy and to draw scholarly attention to this emerging area of study in Africa.
Connected Africa Summit
Hosted by Government of Kenya / AU
Africa Forum on Sustainable Development
Hosted by UN / UNECA
GLF Africa: Stewarding Rangelands
Hosted by Global Landscapes Forum
Africa CEO Forum
Hosted by Jeune Afrique Media
AidEx Nairobi
Hosted by Montgomery Group
Africa Impact Summit
Hosted by Africa Impact Summit
Africa Health ExCon
Hosted by Africa CDC / UPA
East Africa Philanthropy Conference
Hosted by East Africa Philanthropy Network (EAPN)
The East Africa Philanthropy Conference is the annual convergence point where the region’s philanthropic ecosystem confronts its most consequential questions across three registers: the perennial challenges that anchor the sector’s identity and recur because they are never fully resolved, the cyclical dynamics that reshape possibilities and priorities in multi-year waves, and the emergent disruptions that demand immediate collective response. Convening more than 600 delegates from over 30 countries annually, the Conference engineers encounters between actors who rarely occupy the same room: philanthropy leaders, private sector executives, government officials, civil society leaders, impact investors deploying catalytic capital, diaspora philanthropists and regional integration bodies, established leaders and the next generation preparing to inherit both resources and responsibility, researchers producing evidence, and media shaping narrative. The Conference is an infrastructure for alignment: where the sector names what it is collectively facing, builds the relational architecture required to respond, and continuously strengthens philanthropy’s position as essential to whatever transformation the region is navigating.
Innovate4Cities Conference
Hosted by UN-Habitat
Africa Evidence Summit
Hosted by CEGA / NIERA
African Feminist Forum
Hosted by African Women's Development Fund (AWDF)
World Congress on Public Health
Hosted by World Federation of Public Health Associations (WFPHA)
The Second Africa Climate Summit (ACS2)
Hosted by African Union
The ACS2 builds on the momentum of ACS1 and will convene African leaders, global climate leaders, global and regional financiers, private sectors and climate experts to advance Africa’s leadership in climate action.
Africa Food Systems Forum
Hosted by AGRA / IKEA Foundation
Youth Connekt Africa Summit
Hosted by Youth Connekt
African Philanthropy Forum
Hosted by African Philanthropy Forum (APF)
9th Annual Convening on Impact Investing
Hosted by Impact Investors Foundation (IIF)
Hosted by the Impact Investors Foundation in collaboration with a group of impact thought leaders and institutions, the convening provides unique insights on issues from national and regional perspectives whilst drawing on the diverse global impact investing community excited about the opportunities Africa presents. The 2-day event will feature panel discussions; curated Deal Room sessions to connect businesses with impact funds and; facilitated Impact Fund Showcases which will introduce vibrant impact funds and ecosystem-building initiatives to investors and other catalytic capital providers. The event culminates with the Annual Dinner and Awards Ceremony to recognise impactful businesses and investors as well as philanthropic, non-profit and civil society organisations under the Innocent Chukwuma Award for Social Impact.
AVPA Africa Venture Philanthropy Conference
Hosted by African Venture Philanthropy Alliance (AVPA)
African Philanthropy Network Assembly
Hosted by African Philanthropy Network (APN)
Pan African Social Enterprise Summit 2026 (PSES 2026)
Hosted by Federation of Uganda Social Enterprises
Federation of Uganda Social Entrepreneurs (FUSE) is convening the Pan African Social Enterprise Summit 2026, a 2-day gathering set for November 19th and 20th, 2026, to be held in Kampala, Uganda. Under the theme "Leveraging the Power of Social Entrepreneurship to drive Africa’s social and economic growth", this summit will convene over 500 leaders, innovators, policymakers, investors, and changemakers from across Africa and beyond. It will attract globally renowned speakers from leading social entrepreneurs across the globe. Kampala, a thriving hub of social innovation in East Africa, serves as the ideal stage to ignite continental momentum, drawing on Uganda's own legacy of resilient enterprises that blend profit with purpose, from agro-tech solutions combating food insecurity to eco-friendly crafts empowering rural women.
We Give Summit 2026
Hosted by We Give Summit
We Give Summit is an annual, virtual convening that inspires changemakers from around the world to strengthen and adopt shared practices of collective generosity. Through panel discussions and interactive learning sessions, we explore the power of collective and collaborative giving in the philanthropic sector and gain practical advice and resources to learn and grow.