Exploring the Meanings of Philanthropy in Rural Contexts: The Case of Zimbabwe

Murisa, Tendai

doi:10.47019/irpsi.2020/v1n1a3

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“…The Organisation for Rural Advancement (ORAP) established in 1983 (see Murisa, 2020) and the Community Foundation for the Western Region of Zimbabwe (CFWRZ) established in 1998 are probably the most successful. In so many instances the CFWRZ has been used as a benchmark in the establishment of community foundations in Zimbabwe.…”

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“…to 1680, with Europe alone recording the most dramatic increase from 103 to 631 (Knight, 2012). Furthermore, community philanthropy contributes towards what others have called 'socially thick' societies (Murisa, 2018) and also in the process these seemingly isolated and adhoc activities contribute towards what David Mathews has referred to as 'leaderful communities'.…”

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iii iv his collaboration with Tade Aina have sought to broaden and redefine what philanthropy means. The broadening exercise has been very useful. It has brought to the scholars' attention the need to reflect the lived realities and different postures of community based forms of philanthropy. The book is part and parcel of the broadening trajectory and offers useful insights on what and how Africans recreate their lived realities through organic and structured approaches to resilience. PrefaceThe study is part of a bigger Africa-wide project, focused on re-asserting agency as a critical pillar of development. Global narratives have in many instances overprivileged the role of aid from outside of Africa. In the process, Africa continues through the lens of backwardness as mostly dependent on outside help. There is a nascent but growing literature from Africa challenging worldviews of a dependent Africa. In fact, the responses to recent natural disasters (Cyclones Idai, Kenneth, Eloise), and the global pandemic COVID-19 have served to remind Africans of our own capabilities to be first-time responders and also to remain engaged when the headlines have shifted, in the important work of rebuilding. African agency, the bedrock of philanthropy, has not disappointed. Both rich and poor have rallied together in response to helping out communities. This book, based on case studies in Zimbabwe provides a compelling baseline understanding of the different community-led philanthropic initiatives at the centre of building resilience.Zimbabwe has been in the throes of decades-old socio-economic crisis. Could it be that community-based forms of philanthropy have played a role in reducing the effects of that crisis? These formations are also subject to the conditions of the crisisin what ways have they been affected. Philanthropy, especially the giving of gifts is in itself conditioned by the context. The book is alert to the broader challenges facing Zimbabwe.The book mostly focuses on understanding the lay of the land. The book is seized with questions of purpose, structure and relevance. Firstly it seeks to understand the reasons behind the existence of the entities under study. Second, how are these entities internally organised? To what extent do they amplify community voices? Could these be the sites for nurturing a participatory approach to development? How do they contribute to local democracy? Finally, the book seeks to understand the role and relevance of these entities in responding to the various challenges that communities face. In the process the different case studies explores the various relationships that exist with external players in the form of donors, corporate and government.Furthermore, the editors and the contributors are alert to the contestations of nomenclature. As the study of philanthropy congeals into a discipline outside of the global North -there is an ongoing vibrant debate on definitions and typologies. African scholars such as Bheki Moyo (see Moyo, 2009) and especially

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