Local Fundraising
Philantrophy
This paper studies how a form of African philanthropy practiced in Kenya known as ‘Harambee’, which loosely translates to “pulling together, " has changed over the four commonly distinctive periods (epochs) in the country’s history. It argues that increasing physical and psychological distance between giver and receiver occasioned mainly by internal and international migration has changed the approach to Harambee.
In addition, the analyses establishes the interplay between distance and technology affects, what, how, and why people give. The study finds that technological advancements moderate the effects of physical and psychological distance and review the mode and scope of giving, while migrations combined with technology create a ‘new sense of communities’, thus expanding the meaning of psychosocial distance.
Interesting article on the origin of the concept of Harambee, and its changing practices in the course of the recent history of Kenya: from pre-independence to the actual system of harambee-by-distance, through new technology. Getting a clear understanding of this is helpful for those searching for leverages to enhance local giving.
African Philanthropy
Author: Tom Mboya Were, Paul Kamau, Sara Kinsbergen, and Dirk-Jan Koch
Publisher/source/organization: International Review of Philanthropy and Social Investment (2024), 3(1), 1–17
Place and year of issue: 2024
Type: Article [Unkown]
Country/region: Africa Kenya
How distance and technology affected philanthropy in Kanya >>