The Role of U.S. Grantmakers in a Changing Region – Agenda
The Role of U.S. Grantmakers in a Changing Region
The Southern Africa Grantmakers Affinity Group
November 10 12, 1999
The Westfields Marriott Hotel
Chantilly, Virginia
AGENDA
November 10
3:30pm on-goingCHECK-IN
6:00pm 8:00pmDINNER RECEPTION: Welcome & Opening Discussion
Jeffersonian VI RoomTopic:“Southern Africa: Challenges and Prospects”
- Amb. James Joseph, U.S. Ambassador to South Africa
November 11 (casual attire)
6:30am 8:30amBREAKFAST
Fairfax Dining Room 1
9:00am 9:15amINTRODUCTORY REMARKS
Grand Dominion VI Room
9:15am 9:40amKEYNOTE ADDRESS “The Role of Private Funders in Southern Africa: Pushing the Envelope or Swimming with the Tide”
- Yolanda Richardson, Senior Vice President, Africare
former Program Officer, Carnegie Corporation of New York
9:40am 11:00amPANEL DISCUSSION: Response from the Region
- Panelists:
- Hope Chigudu, Co-Founder, Zimbabwe Women’s Resource Centre and Network, Zimbabwe
- Sibongile (Bongi) Mkabela, Senior Programmes Manager, Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund, South Africa
- Edgar Pieterse, Executive Director, Isandla Institute, South Africa
- Carlos Fumo, Executive Director, Foundation for Community Development, Mozambique
11:00am 11:15amBREAK
11:15am 12:30pmROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION:
Grand Dominion VI Room “Prospects for Civil Society and the Enabling Environment in Southern Africa”
12:30pm 2:00pmLUNCH
Fairfax Dining Room 1
2:00pm 3:00pmBREAKOUT INTO WORKGROUPS
Workgroup 1:Developing guidelines for effective grantmaking (investment driven grantmaking; indigenous philanthropy, endowments). Adams Room
Workgroup 2: Examining practical recommendations for developing and sustaining partnerships between bi-lateral and international donor organizations, funders, NGOs and government. Grand Dominion VI Room
Workgroup 3:Making the Affinity Group a more Effective Resource. Hamilton Room
3:30pm 5:00pmWORKING GROUPS REPORT BACK AND DISCUSSION
Grand Dominion VI Room
7:00pmDINNER
Grand Dominion VI RoomTopic:“The HIV/AIDS Epidemic: Implications and Responses”
- Dr. Olive Shisana, Executive Director, Family & Community Health, World Health Organization, Geneva
November 12 (casual attire)
7:00am 8:30amBREAKFAST
Fairfax Dining Room 1
8:30am 10:30amROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION:
Grand Dominion VI Room “Practical Ideas, Strategic Realities, and Perceived Priorities”
11:00amCHECK-OUT