The FfD4 is taking place at a time when the world is reeling with multiple crises: growing inequalities within and between countries, unsustainable debt burdens faced by Global South countries undermining the realization of human rights and the provision of public services, structural gender inequalities, decent work deficit, continued corporate tax avoidance and evasion and illicit financial flows, rise in conflicts and militarism, cuts in official development assistance (ODA) and failure to uphold longstanding commitments, shrinking civic space, the worsening triple planetary crisis, widespread hunger and malnutrition, growing fractures in the multilateral trade system, and rapidly declining international cooperation.
East Africa Philanthropy Network (EAPN) | Nurturing Local Opportunities And Adopting A Human-centered Approach To Philanthropy.
We delved into critical components of systems transformation such as; driving systems change, retooling leadership and governance, leveraging local opportunities, and fostering solidarity among others. Data, technology, and catalytic funding emerged as catalysts for amplifying impact. Informed by these expositions, priorities were aligned, while commitments to locally driven development were renewed, opening the stage for dramatic systems change. These insights capture the core of our combined work and serve as a great resource for more contemplation and action: