Celebrating 10 years of CAPSI at Wits University
10 years of African Philanthropy
In 2026, CAPSI marks ten years since 37 delegates gathered at Wits to ask a question the world hadn’t thought to answer: what does African philanthropy look like when Africans study it, teach it, and lead it? A decade on, we have the beginning of an answer, and the next decade starts here.
Our Story
Where we’ve come from
From a 2009 document at TrustAfrica to a seminar at Wits in 2016, to a first-of-its-kind Pan-African centre — this is the story of what was built, and the people who built it.
Where we stand
The evidence base, the partnerships, the researchers, the platforms — a decade of work made visible. Adɔyɛ, Kisima, IRPSI, APC, Aspire Higher, the Knowledge Hub
Where we’re going
Women. Youth. Technology. The next decade of African philanthropy is already being shaped here in our classrooms, our research, our community partnerships, and our alumni networks across the continent.