“Africa is the future.” It’s a phrase increasingly echoed in the Global North, most recently by Bill Gates who urged others to make Africa a central focus of public policy and philanthropy. Yet when it comes to education philanthropy, especially support for African universities, the sector is far from ready for the tidal wave about to descend.
Read MoreWe are entering a golden age of philanthropic giving. As public budgets face ever greater strain, philanthropy appears to be stepping into the breach. Harvard Kennedy School’s Global Philanthropy Report published in 2018 describes the number of philanthropic institutions as having “sky-rocketed” since 2000, with the lion’s share of these institutions marking their establishment in the last 25 years. You might think an African university should be well placed to leverage this philanthropic bonanza. However, there are a number of issues that make accessing that international philanthropy challenging.
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