This past weekend Wharton hosted their annual Africa Business Conference. It is quite the big deal! Hundreds of people came from all over for it. There was a panel on Saturday afternoon regarding education in Africa. Wharton offered International Educational Development Program (IEDP) students 10 spots to attend the panel discussion that was moderated by our program director and UNESCO Chair- Dan Wagner.
Speakers participating in the panel:
Frank Aswani- African Leadership Academy
Michael Conway- Bridge International Academies
Richard Tibbles- Foundation of Learning Equality
Though the discussion was short (only about an hour) it was interesting to hear an introduction of these three organizations and their work in Africa. Each takes a unique approach to issues facing Africa and youth. ALA builds entrepreneurship, leadership, and networking skills in a select group of youth from all over the continent. Bridge is a bit wider in that it operates over 200 primary schools. Finally, Tibbles' organization is transferring online courses into downloadable form so that people with limited internet connectivity can still access the courses.
Just one of the many opportunities available here at Penn.
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