Capital, Movements & African Agency: A Conversation

The old funding model has broken. Western aid is retreating. The multilateral order is shifting. And the question of who funds pan-African and feminist movements, and on what terms, has never been more urgent.

This panel conversation, hosted by the Harambee~Ubuntu Pan-African and Feminist Philanthropies Initiative, brings together philanthropists, impact investors, diaspora leaders, and academics to argue that what comes next is not a return to aid. It is something far more powerful: a model rooted in African solidarity, African leadership, and a long-term commitment to pan-African and feminist transformation that no foreign government can defund.

Convened during Skoll World Forum week, this conversation explores the changing global aid landscape and the opportunity it presents for a new philanthropic architecture. One where African capital, held by and for African movements, is built to outlast any political moment. The Harambee~Ubuntu Endowment marks a milestone in this new frontier, and this evening is an invitation to help build what comes next.

Speakers include:

1. Stella Opoku-Owusu - AFFORD
2. Prof. Gibril Faal - RemitAid
3. Lerato Mashianoke - Fondation Chanel  
4. Dr. Ebrima Sall - TrustAfrica / Harambee-Ubuntu

This event is organized by TrustAfrica and Urgent Action Fund-Africa, in collaboration with: The Feminist Centre for Racial Justice at SOAS University of London, Fondation Chanel, and AFFORD.

The event will include a networking reception. 

Capacity is limited, please register to secure your place.