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A Call to Action for Investing in Higher Ed in Africa — and the Researchers, Innovation, and Youth It Supports
A Call to Action for Investing in Higher Ed in Africa — and the Researchers, Innovation, and Youth It Supports

We 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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Andrew WigleyUniversities, Higher education, High Net Worth wealth, Philanthropists, philanthropic patterns of giving, Africa, Harvard, Wits, University of Cape Town, HERANA, ARUA, Science, Research, Afrilabs, institutional advancement
Philanthro-capitalism and universities: Enabler or ossifier?
Andrew Wigleyuniversity, philanthropy, university philanthropy, philanthrocapitalism, higher education, philanthropic culture, philanthropic patterns of giving, Paul Vallely, elite, elite institutions, Oxford, Harvard, University of Oxford, University of Cape Town, Africa, UK, US, Ivy League, Carnegie, Mellon, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Open Society Foundations, Ford Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, Wellcome Trust, High Net Worth Individual, Ultra High Net Worth Individual, Millionaires, University of Kent Centre for Philanthropy, Coutts