Open AccessExploring the Meanings of Philanthropy in Rural Contexts: The Case of Zimbabwe
Author(s) -
Tendai Murisa
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international review of philanthropy and social investment
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2708-3322
pISSN - 2708-3314
DOI - 10.47019/irpsi.2020/v1n1a3
Subject(s) - solidarity , dimension (graph theory) , political science , sociology , environmental ethics , politics , law , philosophy , mathematics , pure mathematics
The role and place of horizontally based forms of philanthropy has not been adequately understood or unexplored. There is verylimited information on how ordinary Zimbabweans engage in acts of philanthropy. Is solidarity a part of philanthropy? There aremany reasons to suggest that the solidarity evident in associational forms, which entail giving either of time, labour, or financialresources, is a vital dimension of philanthropy. The detailed discussion, through thick case study descriptions, explored the emergenceof solidarity-focused associational forms within the newly resettled areas of Zimbabwe.