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The
Partnership for Higher Education in Africa
OVERVIEW
WHAT
The Partnership for Higher Education in Africa is a joint effort
of Carnegie Corporation of New York, and the Ford, MacArthur, Rockefeller,
William and Flora Hewlett and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundations to
support efforts to build the capacity of universities and the field
of higher education in Africa.
Since the partnership's launch in 2000, the four founding partners
(Carnegie, Ford, Rockefeller and MacArthur) have contributed more
than $150 million to build core capacity and support special initiatives
at universities in six African countries. Each of the four foundations
had significant grantmaking programs in Africa prior to forming
the partnership. Working together has broadened their effort and
impact.
On September 16, 2005, the partnership announced an expanded commitment
of $200 million in additional support over the next five years.
The Hewlett and Mellon foundations joined the partnership as contributors
and a seventh African country, Kenya, joined the program.
WHERE
The partnership currently provides funding to higher education institutions
in seven African nations: Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Mozambique, South
Africa, Tanzania, and Uganda. It also supports regional and sub-regional
organizations and consortia that further the development of higher
education in Africa.
WHY
African universities are reemerging as critical engines for economic,
social and development progress in Africa. They have become a primary
locus for innovation and are providing essential training for the
continent's future leaders in the public and private sectors. In
addition, universities are offering African women unprecedented
access to opportunity, expanding the pool of African experts who
will contribute to the continent's efforts to reduce poverty and
address other crucial challenges. The partnership seeks to sustain
this dynamic renewal and to support the positive change already
underway in the African higher education system.
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