Poor Philanthropist III: A Practice Relevant Guide to Community Philanthropy
This guide explores the local ethos of caring and sharing in poor African communities through research conducted between 2003 and 2005. Focus groups in Namibia, Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe revealed what ‘help’ means to the poor, who helps and is helped, the forms help takes, and why people help each other. The research established the first systematic understanding of ‘indigenous philanthropy’ in southern Africa, coining the term ‘horizontal philanthropy’ or ‘philanthropy of community’ (PoC).