CASE STUDIES
Client: Africa Public Health Foundation (APHF) & Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC)
The African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) established the African
Public Health Foundation (APHF) as a philanthropic platform to mobilize resources and build
strategic partnerships for critical public health initiatives across the African continent.
Consulting Scope:
• Operations Start-Up
• Resource Mobilization
• Strategic Partnerships
• Resource Mobilization
• Strategic Partnerships
Challenges Faced:
1. Establishing Credibility:
As a newly formed organization, APHF faced the challenge of establishing its credibility and reputation in the philanthropic sector.
As a newly formed organization, APHF faced the challenge of establishing its credibility and reputation in the philanthropic sector.
2. Navigating Complex Partnerships:
Building relationships with diverse stakeholders, including pan-African philanthropists and international donors, required adept negotiation and diplomacy.
Building relationships with diverse stakeholders, including pan-African philanthropists and international donors, required adept negotiation and diplomacy.
3. Operational Efficiency:
Ensuring that the organization could efficiently manage and allocate the mobilized funds while adhering to its mission was a significant operational challenge.
Ensuring that the organization could efficiently manage and allocate the mobilized funds while adhering to its mission was a significant operational challenge.
Key Achievements:
1. Empowered Leadership:
• APHF established a 5-member Governing Council responsible for overseeing strategy and operations. This council was carefully composed to ensure dynamic representation from across Africa and a diversity of leadership and technical expertise.
• APHF established a 5-member Governing Council responsible for overseeing strategy and operations. This council was carefully composed to ensure dynamic representation from across Africa and a diversity of leadership and technical expertise.
2. Critical Funding Mobilization:
• In a remarkable feat, APHF expedited the mobilization of $14 million for COVID-19 response within the first six months of its operation. This funding was secured through the Africa Donor Collective, a collaborative effort involving pan-African philanthropists, business leaders, and international donors.
• Prominent contributors included the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, BD Global Health, Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, and Skoll Foundation.
• In a remarkable feat, APHF expedited the mobilization of $14 million for COVID-19 response within the first six months of its operation. This funding was secured through the Africa Donor Collective, a collaborative effort involving pan-African philanthropists, business leaders, and international donors.
• Prominent contributors included the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, BD Global Health, Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, and Skoll Foundation.
3. Sustainable Funding and Development Support:
• APHF strategically positioned itself to secure funding with limited restrictions, enabling more flexibility in addressing pressing public health issues.
• A comprehensive 3-year budget and operational plan was developed to guide APHF’s activities and ensure long-term sustainability.
• APHF strategically positioned itself to secure funding with limited restrictions, enabling more flexibility in addressing pressing public health issues.
• A comprehensive 3-year budget and operational plan was developed to guide APHF’s activities and ensure long-term sustainability.
The case of APHF exemplifies how a start-up philanthropic organization, when equipped with
strong leadership, strategic vision, and effective partnership-building skills, can swiftly make a
substantial impact in addressing critical public health challenges. APHF's achievements within its first six months of operation serve as a model for other organizations seeking to embark on
similar missions in the philanthropic sector