Creating Community is part of the Story of AGAG podcast series about the Africa Grantmakers' Affinity Group. This episode features excerpts from interviews with a diverse group of 20 grantmaking practitioners who participated in AGAG's activities over the past 23 years.

Through their voices and reflections, we learn how and why AGAG emerged in 2000 and how global events and discussions about philanthropy practices and narratives about Africa influenced its evolution. Their candid comments reveal what made AGAG a unique, welcoming, and valued space where new and experienced grantmaking practitioners found a political and intellectual home that challenged them to learn from each other and grow.

Niamani Mutima, AGAG's executive director, conducted the interviews in the spring of 2022. The participants participated in the project as individual grantmaking practitioners and not as representatives of their current or former organizations.

Learn more about the people who participated in the interviews HERE
and the AGAG Legacy Project at www.africagrantmakers.org

Credits:
Created and produced by Talaya Grimes, T Muse Media, and Niamani Mutima, AGAG. The narration was written by Niamani Mutima.

The AGAG Legacy Project documents the work and contributions of the Africa Grantmakers' Affinity Group.

The "Story of AGAG" podcast series is about the Africa Grantmakers’ Affinity Group (AGAG) and explores the impact of AGAG's work to improve American philanthropic practices related to funding in Africa.

In this episode we hear from grantmaking practitioners who were a part of the network. They share their perspective on AGAG as a unique and valued forum where the narratives about Africa that shape the practices of American funding in Africa were challenged. They describe how the candid discussions about power dynamics, race, and representation influenced them and reflect AGAG’s impact and legacy. The podcast concludes with recommendations from AGAG's Executive Director, Niamani Mutima, for practitioners, grantmaking organizations, and funder networks.

Learn about the noted grantmaking practitioners who you heard from in this episode HERE on the AGAG website at www.africagrantmakers.org.

This podcast is part of the AGAG Legacy Project to document its history and contributions to the philanthropy sector.

Credits:
Created and produced by Talaya Grimes, T Muse Media, and Niamani Mutima, AGAG. The narration was written by Niamani Mutima.

The AGAG Legacy Project documents the work and contributions of the Africa Grantmakers' Affinity Group.