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This is a Draft Amnesty Week draft. The idea to write this post came to me on Sunday morning, 1 March (the last day of Draft Amnesty Week). I already had other plans that day, so I wrote this quickly. LLM support may make this look more polished than it actually is.Commenting and feedback guidelines: 
Above all, this is a call for discussion. I structured the argument primarily around animal advocacy (since this is what I know best) but I would love to see the discussion extend to other cause areas as well.

I’m writing in my personal capacity, not on behalf of Animal Advocacy Africa.

TL;DR

Almost all funding for effective animal advocacy in Africa comes from donors in the Global North. That's understandable (and often essential), but we may be underestimating the value and feasibility of cultivating local giving ecosystems in LMICs, including in Africa.

Local donors likely matter for more than just “more money”: they can shift which questions get asked, what feels legitimate, and how resilient a movement is if global attention or funding priorities change.

The issue

I work at Animal Advocacy Africa (AAA), where we help build the effective farmed animal advocacy movement across [...]

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Outline:

(00:18) TL;DR

(00:50) The issue

(01:48) Why this matters

(03:55) This seems tractable

(05:13) A common objection

(06:43) A call for discussion

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First published:
March 1st, 2026

Source:
https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/P9uJL6oG5vCb7Hgua/are-we-underestimating-local-giving-in-lmics

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