Alan Fowler shares on Philanthropy in Africa, an evolutionary journey
About: Alan Fowler Honorary Chair and International Advisory Board Member, The co-founder and long-time associate of INTRAC, Prof Alan Fowler’s professional life has moved from being an organisational development advisor, Foundation programme office and researcher, to a role as an academic – currently as honorary professor establishing a first of its kind Chair in African Philanthropy at the Wits Business School. A career spanning some forty years dedicated to civic agency and NGOs has produced eleven books and dozens of papers on their role in international development, as well as numerous capacity building materials, conference presentations, lectures and seminars. Combining theory and practice as a ‘pracademic’ continues as the thread in his contribution to citizen-driven social justice.
