Millennium Villages Blog

In a posting on the Global Brief blog, Millennium Promise CEO John McArthur writes about two promising educational programs which focus on developing young leaders who can help build a brighter future for those in extreme poverty.

Two events yesterday prompted me to feel encouraged about progress in the education of future socially minded leaders around the world. One was the privilege of having dinner with Fred Swaniker, co-founder of the African Leadership Academy, and two extremely impressive students from its first class. The other was the announcement of grants to launch new Master’s in Development Practice programs in nine universities across seven countries and five continents.

The story behind the African Leadership Academy is remarkable. Fred, who was born in Ghana and grew up throughout Africa, attended US universities for both his undergraduate degree and for business school. Having worked at McKinsey and in other top-tier business environments, Fred and his three co-founders identified the need for a top-tier pan-African school to train future generations of leaders from across the continent. They set a goal to bring talented young people together from across Africa for two years of intensive pre-university education in academics, entrepreneurship and leadership. The central ambition is to foster cohorts of world-class African leaders of all forms, and to expose talented young Africans to global leaders from all fields as part of their day-to-day education.

The full article is available at: http://globalbrief.ca/johnwmcarthur/2009/07/01/some-new-educational-initiatives-around-the-world/

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