Advancing the Sustainable Development Goals: An Analysis of the Potential Role of Philanthropy in Ghana

Kumi, Emmanuel

doi:10.1177/0021909619862591

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“…Following the trend of giving during the COVID-19 pandemic, the study analysed these patterns of giving and used it as a measure to indicate the possibilities of leveraging on local giving as an alternative resource mobilisation tactic for CSOs in Ghana. Findings from this study aligned with works by Aryeetey and Opai-Tetteh (2012) and Kumi (2019a;b) that indeed the philanthropy sector in Ghana is growing. The COVID-19 pandemic influenced the giving culture of Ghanaians towards helping affected people and most vulnerable members in society.…”

Section: Local Giving As An Alternative Resource Mobilisation Tactic For Csossupporting

confidence: 89%

“…Informal giving also referred to as the horizontal or direct giving, is the dominant and most significant form of giving in the Ghanaian society (Kumi, 2019a). It involves direct exchanges between the giver and the receiver without any third-party as an intermediary.…”

Section: Informal (Direct or Horizontal) Form Of Givingmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Philanthropic foundations are not new in Ghana but have evolved in the last decade (Kumi, 2019a (News Ghana, 2015).…”

Section: • Philanthropic Foundationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…• Giving is for the rich: Giving to organisations, foundations and other civil society groups is perceived to be an act for the rich, influential and wealthy people in society because the poor are more concerned with meeting their basic needs (Kumi, 2019a;b).…”

Section: Limitations For Giving To the Civil Society Sectormentioning

confidence: 99%

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Local Giving During COVID-19 in Ghana: Uncovering the Potential of Domestic Resource Mobilisation in Ghana

Kusi¹

2021

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Section: Local Giving As An Alternative Resource Mobilisation Tactic For Csossupporting

confidence: 89%

Section: Informal (Direct or Horizontal) Form Of Givingmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Philanthropic foundations are not new in Ghana but have evolved in the last decade (Kumi, 2019a (News Ghana, 2015).…”

Section: • Philanthropic Foundationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Limitations For Giving To the Civil Society Sectormentioning

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Kusi¹

2021

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“…In other to advance SDGs, success within each of these groups undoubtedly requires efforts that are at least compatible with goals in the other groups. According to the United Nations report (2018) cited by Kumi (2019), an underlying principle of achieving the SDGs is the recognition of the interdependency between social, economic and environmental dimensions design to involve extensive multi-stakeholder collaboration between national governments, the international community, the private sector, civil society organizations (CSOs) and academic institutions.…”

Section: Nexus Between the Sustainable Development Goals And The Private Sectormentioning

confidence: 99%

Mainstreaming sustainable development goals in Ghana’s energy sector within the framework of public–private partnerships: challenges, opportunities and strategies

Owusu‐Manu

Adjei

Sackey

et al. 2020

JEDT

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Purpose This paper is anchored in a premise of a universal call to action by all UN member states in 2015 to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity by 2030 within the blueprint of the sustainable development goals (SDGS). The purpose of this study is to mainstream the SDGs in Ghana’s energy sector within the framework of public–private partnerships (PPP): challenges, opportunities and strategies. Design/methodology/approach Literature review was carried out to explore concepts, theories and frameworks for initiating PPP. Best local and international practices in the implementation of PPP projects; challenges and opportunities in the implementation of PPP projects, strategies for mainstreaming the SDGs in Ghana’s energy sector and assess business action in the implementation of the SDGs in Ghana’s energy sector. The study is situated within the social constructionist philosophical tradition. The qualitative research strategy was adopted as the main methodological choice. Interview guides were used to collect data from respondents in the Accra metropolis. Findings Lack of a PPP policy law in Ghana, conflict of interest in PPP projects, excessive government control over projects, cumbersome licensing and legal regime and economic stability were the most significant challenges identified to PPPs. Technology transfer, efficiency gains and mobilization of additional resources for development on the government side where the opportunities for the private sector. Awareness creation, modeling inclusive business with corporate social responsibility (CSR) and SDGs, exploring business opportunities in SDGs such as carbon trading, aligning national policies with SDGs, establishing sustainability units and partnerships with relevant bodies were proposed for mainstreaming the SDGs in Ghana’s energy sector. Research limitations/implications It was established from this study that indeed PPPs have a major role to play in unleashing all available forces and prospects toward achieving the SDGs. This paper is constrained to the energy industry in Ghana. It provides a theory-based direction on how companies in the energy sector can contribute to social and economic interventions through a framework of PPP framework within the SGDs. Future research may explore how companies in other sectors may contribute to the sustainability discourse. Practical implications This will ultimately lead to additional funding to support government efforts in the implementation of SDGs, honing of sustainable (inclusive) business models, creating an enabling environment for PPPs toward inclusive growth and national development leaving no one behind. It recommended that there should be a national policy and law on PPPs and the private sector should be incentivized to engage government in PPPs implementation for the SDGs. Theoretically, this study contributes to the policy analysis discourse and scaling-up literature on the SDGs. Originality/value This study explores the challenges associated with mainstreaming the SGDs in the energy sector from a public–private business perspective. It also offers a new policy, economic and legal regulatory framework that contributes to emerging trends. The outcome of the analyzes advocates for clear business strategies for implementation of the SDG apart from CSR.

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Domestic resource mobilisation strategies of national non‐governmental organisations in Ghana

Kumi

2022

Public Admin & Development

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National non‐governmental organisations (NNGOs) in Ghana are confronted with declining external donor funding, arising in part from the country's graduation to a lower–middle‐income status, but also more complex changes in donor funding modalities. This presents incentives the for mobilisation of alternative domestic resources to ensure organisational sustainability. Drawing on 62 qualitative interviews with NNGOs' leaders, donor representatives and key informants, this article presents findings on how NNGOs in Ghana are responding to this challenge. Using Edwards' idea of funding ecosystem, this article finds that NNGOs mobilised five main domestic resources: (a) volunteer support; (b) individual donations; (c) commercial activities; (d) corporate philanthropy and (e) government funding. The findings shed useful insights on the applicability of democratic, commercial and institutional elements of the funding ecosystem in contexts experiencing aid reduction and donor exit. This article concludes that while external donor funding is an immediate threat to civil society space in Ghana, social innovations in domestic resources in response to it offer limited potentials for NNGOs' financial sustainability due to capacity challenges and the absence of an enabling environment that promote domestic philanthropy. Implications of the research findings for NNGOs' sustainability and domestic philanthropy are discussed.

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Advancing the Sustainable Development Goals: An Analysis of the Potential Role of Philanthropy in Ghana

Cited by 32 publications

References 28 publications

Local Giving During COVID-19 in Ghana: Uncovering the Potential of Domestic Resource Mobilisation in Ghana

Local Giving During COVID-19 in Ghana: Uncovering the Potential of Domestic Resource Mobilisation in Ghana

Mainstreaming sustainable development goals in Ghana’s energy sector within the framework of public–private partnerships: challenges, opportunities and strategies

Domestic resource mobilisation strategies of national non‐governmental organisations in Ghana

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