Results List
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Investment in South Africa From Inside and Out: Reflections of an Overseas Friend
Source: Gara LaMarche
The Atlantic Philanthropies’ approach to investment in South Africa and the country’s challenges in the face of declining international funding are discussed in this speech by Gara LaMarche, Atlantic’s President and CEO, at the Inyathelo Annual Awards Ceremony in Cape Town, South Africa. It is…
Resource type: Speech
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‘This is All Yours’: Opening Remarks for Isivivana Centre in Khayelitsha
Source: David Sternlieb, Chief Operating Officer, The Atlantic Philanthropies
David Sternlieb, Chief Operating Officer of The Atlantic Philanthropies, delivered these remarks at the October 13, 2016 opening of the Isivivana Centre in Khayelitsha township, outside Cape Town, South Africa. Acclaimed author and filmmaker, Zanemvula “Zakes” Mda led the ceremony, hailing the new center as…
Resource type: Speech
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Twenty Years of South African Constitutionalism
Source: Christopher G. Oechsli, President and CEO, The Atlantic Philanthropies
Christopher G. Oechsli, President and CEO of The Atlantic Philanthropies, delivered this keynote address at an international conference held by New York Law School: Constitutional Rights, Judicial Independence and the Transition to Democracy: Twenty Years of South African Constitutionalism. The conference brought together a diverse group…
Resource type: Speech
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Northern Ireland Has Much More to Accomplish in Human Rights
Source: Martin O'Brien
The Good Friday Agreement represented a critical step forward for human rights in Northern Ireland, but it is essential to focus on what hasn’t yet been accomplished, said Martin O’Brien, Programme Director, Reconciliation & Human Rights Programme at The Atlantic Philanthropies, in this speech at…
Resource type: Speech
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The Role of Foundations in Immigrant Rights
Source: Gara LaMarche
The rights of immigrants must be protected and foundations can use their unique strengths to play a leading role such as funding public education and civic engagement, said Gara LaMarche, The Atlantic Philanthropies’ President and CEO, in this speech at the European Foundation Centre Meeting…
Resource type: Speech
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Transforming Global Health Through Hope, Health, Action and Knowledge: Lessons from the Largest Continuing Education Programme in Public Health in Africa
Source: Marian Jacobs
This report describes how with support from The Atlantic Philanthropies, the School of Public Health at the University of Western Cape (UWC) became a leading training institution for practitioners who today are advancing health equity in South Africa. Prior to the formal establishment of the…
Resource type: Research Report
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Membership-Based Organizations in Constitutional Democracies: Lessons from the Treatment Action Campaign
Source: Barbara Klugman, in conversation with Treatment Action Campaign national and Eastern Cape office-bearers and staff
Anyone interested in learning about the power of grass roots activism will find valuable lessons in this report about the experiences of the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC), the South African activist group that forced the government to make antiretroviral treatment available for all HIV-positive citizens and…
Resource type: Research Report
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European Anti-Discrimination Law Review
Source: Migration Policy Group
The European Anti-Discrimination Law Review, prepared by the European Network of Legal Experts in the non-discrimination field, provides an overview of the latest developments in European anti-discrimination law and policy. The Review is published biannually and edited by Human European Consultancy and the Migration Policy…
Resource type: Research Report
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Defending Democracy and Delivering on the Constitution
Equal Education student members march for better school infrastructure. Photo: Equal Education Throngs of students protested outside the South African Parliament in Cape Town on a sunny afternoon in February 2011. Wearing green T-shirts and carrying handscrawled signs, they set up an outdoor classroom complete…
Resource type: Grantee Story
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Public Interest Litigation: Summary of a Meeting with Atlantic Reconciliation & Human Rights Grantees
Source: Brian Kearney-Grieve
Public interest litigation can be fraught with challenges, but a summary of a meeting in May 2011 of Atlantic grantees working in this area offers practical tips to help organisations make the best use of this important tool. Among the difficulties of working in public…
Resource type: Research Report