Join the upcoming NetprosAfrica webinar, featuring Anna Kim's (McGill University, Canada) publication, "Harambee! A Triadic Perspective on Social Impact: Organizations, Evaluators, and Target Beneficiaries in Kenya."
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Abstract:
Organizations often claim their actions benefit others-such as through social impact initiatives-gaining legitimacy from evaluators even when actual effects on beneficiaries are limited or harmful. Prior research has focused on organization–evaluator relationships, treating beneficiaries as passive recipients. Drawing on qualitative data from a CSR project in Kenya, this study highlights a triadic relationship among organizations, evaluators, and beneficiaries that both secures legitimacy and enables real benefits. Beneficiaries actively support organizations' impact claims in their communications with evaluators, using this role to negotiate support and adapt standardized practices to local needs. This triadic perspective shows how beneficiary participation can shape both the process and outcomes of social impact.
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Webinar structure:
The session will start with an introduction by Tapiwa Seremani (IÉSEG Paris), who will contextualize the study within the CSR–legitimacy literature, followed by Anna Kim's presentation, and then by informed questions and comments from Simeon Odek (KCA University, Kenya) and Jackson Obare (University of Nairobi), ending with an open dialogue and reflections.
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20 min - Introduction: legitimacy
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20 min - Harambee! A Triadic Perspective on Social Impact: Organizations, Evaluators, and Target Beneficiaries in Kenya (Anna Kim)
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20 min - Discussant questions
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20 min - Open discussion
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10 min - Reflection
NetprosAfrica aims to foster sophisticated understanding, stimulate dialogue, allow African points of view to be articulated, and shape future directions for research. Reading the article in advance is thus essential. The paper can be accessed via this link (see here). Questions and comments can be shared via this document (see here)!
Date and Time:
Wednesday, 8th of April 2026
2:30 - 4:00 PM Central Africa Time/Central European Time; 8:30 - 10:00 AM Eastern Standard Time; 10:30 PM - 12:00 AM Singapore Standard Time
Registration:
Interested? Remember to subscribe using this registration form!
If you have any further questions, visit NetprosAfrica's webpage (www.netprosafrica.org).
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Emamdeen Fohim
Post Doctorate Fellow
University of Bern
Bern
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