{
  "id": 14565528,
  "title": "WACSI wins 2026 African CSO Award for supporting civil society",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/wacsi-wins-2026-african-cso-award-for-supporting-civil-society",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-15T00:04:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "GBC Ghana",
    "slug": "gbc-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.gbcghanaonline.com/general/wacsi-cso-award-civil-society/2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The West Africa Civil Society Institute (WACSI) has been honored with the 2026 African CSO Award, beating 1,248 competitors from 46 African countries in the Supporters category. Organized by EPIC-Africa, the award was presented on October 8 at the African CSO Ideas Festival in Nairobi, Kenya. WACSI's recognition highlights its significant contributions to strengthening civil society organizations and advancing locally led development across the continent. The Institute's Executive Director, Dr Nana Asantewa Afadzinu, expressed that the award validates the organization's founding mission and its decades of hard work and commitment. Since its establishment in 2005, WACSI has focused on enhancing the capacity, sustainability, and influence of civil society organizations in West Africa and beyond. Through its various programs, WACSI has trained over 79 organizations, helping them improve their fundraising capacity and mobilize more than 315,000 US dollars in new funding.",
  "summary": "By Joyce Gyekye The West Africa Civil Society Institute (WACSI) has emerged a winner at the 2026 African CSO Awards, beating 1,248 competitors from 46 African countries to win the Supporters category. The award, organised by EPIC-Africa, was announced on October 8 at the African CSO Ideas Festival in Nairobi, Kenya, in recognition of WACSI’s […]",
  "key_points": [
    "WACSI wins 2026 African CSO Award",
    "Beats 1,248 competitors from 46 countries",
    "Supports civil society organizations"
  ],
  "editors_take": "This recognition validates a decades-long commitment to strengthening local development by equipping West African organizations with the essential fundraising and capacity-building tools required to sustain their social influence.",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}