The Value of Social Capital in Resourcing Community Development in Africa
English
Description
Following the 2016 Humanitarian conference in Johannesburg, a burgeoning paradigm in international development praxis was canonized in the form of shift the power. Situated within the broader discourse of decolonization and localization of aid, shift the power is about amplifying what this paper calls the three Ps (power, position, and participation) of local communities and restoring the balance of power in their favor within the current international aid ecosystem. This brief paper situates social capital within the Africa philanthropy ecosystem, defines social capital, and describes how to build and maximize social capital.
