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West Africa Civil Society Institute (WACSI)
2005
Country of Origin: Ghana
Type of Organisation: Non-Profit Organisation
Institutional Arrangement and Registration : International organisation, but also locally registered
Geographical Focus: Regional

Thematic focus

Access to resources, opportunities and social protection: Data and Knowledge Management| Philanthropy Support
Marginalised groups: Women
Youth Empowerment: Children

Mission

WACSI strengthens civil society in West Africa to be responsive, collaborative, representative, resilient and influential through knowledge-sharing, learning, connecting and influencing.

Fiscal hosting constitutes an integral part of WACSI's strategy and a capacity-building offering for its partners. WACSI seeks to create opportunities for organisations with limited capacity to exercise their mandates fully. It avails its expertise in domains needed by emerging institutions to reduce the administrative and financial management bottlenecks impacting their operations.

Africa Philanthropy Network, International Society for Third Sector Research. RINGO

Organisations must align with WACSI's objectives, operate within the remits of a country's legal framework, operate within West Africa and/or countries WACSI operates in, be registered with references to confirm their legitimate cause, and respect the agreed terms of reference in a mutually developed MOU for this service.

Experience with fiscal hosting: 6 to 10 years
Fiscal hosting portfolio size: Between US$501 000 and US$1 million
Fee structure for offering fiscal hosting services : Between 11% and 25% of the funds managed
Proportion of total funding in 2023 that formed part of fiscal hosting services: Between 6% and 10%

Number of clients serviced between 2021 -2023:

28