Africa Global Partnership Series (GPS)Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at ASU presents

About the Africa GPS

In coordination with the annual Faculty Development Seminar of the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program Strengthening Institutional Linkages initiative, the Africa GPS aims to bring together partners and leads of ASU projects within Africa to:

• Increase awareness of our activities in the region• Discuss current issues and sensitivities impacting work in the region• Identify synergies and strategies to advance our collective efforts in the region

This booklet provides summaries of selected ASU initiatives and research activities across Africa. Please reach out to listed contacts for more info.

About the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program Strengthening Institutional Linkages initiative

In 2016 Arizona State University launched Phase II of the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at ASU. This Strengthening Institutional Linkages (SIL) initiative will provide 156 scholarships to four cohorts of students over six years through International Accelerated Degree Programs in a 3+1+1 format. Beginning with Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in 2017 and adding Ashesi University in 2019, this program through partnership provides comprehensive support to students who have demonstrated exceptional academic and leadership potential, yet who face significant barriers to continuing their education. Additionally, the partnership promotes mutual learning and collaborative research by facilitating exchange between faculty members from ASU, KNUST and Ashesi. The SIL initiative is housed within the Center for Advanced Studies in Global Education at ASU’s Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College and offers degrees to students through the W.P. Carey School of Business, Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering, and Thunderbird School of Global Management.

Core SIL objectives:• Lower barriers to accessing high-quality, relevant graduate education among

underrepresented and economically disadvantaged students from African contexts.• Equip young people with the skills, tools, connections and resources to engage in

meaningful work and transform their communities.• Strengthen institutional linkages between ASU and Ghanaian partner institutions to

advance higher education access, excellence and impact, and contribute to institutional innovation and thought leadership.

Our PartnersThe Mastercard Foundation’s mission is to advance education and financial inclusion to catalyze prosperity in developing countries. The Foundation seeks a world where everyone has the opportunity to learn and prosper and is focused on helping economically disadvantaged young people in Africa find opportunities to move themselves, their families, and their communities out of poverty to a better life. Ashesi University’s mission is to propel an African renaissance by educating ethical, entrepreneurial leaders. Located in Ghana, this private, non-profit university combines a rigorous multidisciplinary core with degree programs in Computer Science, Business Administration, Management Information Systems, and Engineering.

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology is the largest public university in Kumasi, Ghana. KNUST exists to advance knowledge in science and technology through creating an environment for undertaking relevant research, quality teaching, entrepreneurship training and community engagement to improve the quality of life.

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Selected ASU initiatives and research in AfricaContinent-wide2020 Space Governance Innovation ContestInterplanetary Initiative/School for the Future of Innovation in SocietyInterdisciplinary teams of innovators compete to address policy gaps in international space law. Prizes include cash prizes, international and virtual internships, publication opportunities and other rewards.Contact: Timiebi Aganaba-Jeanty, TAganabaJeanty@asu.edu

Sub-Saharan AfricaMandela Washington Fellowship for Young African LeadersWatts College of Public Service & Community SolutionsFlagship program of the U.S. government’s Young African Leaders Initiative. Since 2014, nearly 4,400 leaders from every country in Sub-Saharan Africa have participated in the Fellowship. The Fellows, between the ages of 25 and 35, are accomplished innovators and leaders in their communities and countries. Each Mandela Washington Fellow takes part in a six-week Leadership Institute at a U.S. college or university in one of three tracks: business, civic engagement or public management. Contact: Hector Zelaya, Hector.Zelaya@asu.edu

Sub-Saharan AfricaSTEM Capacity Building and MentoringSchool of Mathematical and Statistical SciencesBuild and enhance capacity in research and training in the mathematical sciences (and STEM) across Africa Project Lead: Abba Gumel, AGumel@asu.edu

Multiple locations in Kenya and East AfricaRegional Centers of ExcellenceThunderbird School of Global ManagementLearning centers providing multiple educational offerings, mobilizing thought leadership, and nurturing local, regional, and global partnerships Contact: Sanjeev Khagram, Sanjeev.Khagram@thunderbird.asu.edu; Philip Thigo, Philip.Thigo@thunderbird.asu.edu

Kenya, Nigeria, South AfricaInternational Fellows Program and Adolescent Substance Use PreventionGlobal Center for Applied Health ResearchA drug prevention program based on scientific data and respect for local cultures that has been created and tested by the Global Center for Applied Health Research (GCAHR). Project Lead: Flavio Marsiglia; Contact: Stephanie Ayers, Stephanie.L.Ayers@asu.edu

East Africa (Comoros, South Sudan)SolarSPELLSchool for the Future of Innovation in SocietySolarSPELL is a Solar Powered Educational Learning Library; an easy to use, solar-powered, offline digital library that was developed to overcome barriers to accessing educational information in even the hardest-to-reach settings around the world. Contact: Laura Hosman, Laura.Hosman@asu.edu

East Africa (Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia)Education for HumanityKnowledge Enterprise DevelopmentEducation for Humanity works in partnership with humanitarian organizations to provide ASU’s online educational offerings and other tech-enabled education solutions to support refugees and communities affected by displacementContact: Nick Sabato, NSabato@asu.edu

Ghana and KenyaGlobalResolveBarrett, The Honors CollegeGlobalResolve was established in 2006 as a social entrepreneurship program designed to enhance the educational experience for ASU students by involving them in real-world projects that directly improve the lives of underprivileged people locally and in underdeveloped nations throughout the world.Contact: Mark Henderson and Jason Briggs, Jason.Briggs@asu.edu

GhanaShipShapeW.P. Carey School of Business / Luminosity Lab (Knowledge Enterprise Development)A USAID funded project to develop a mobile game to teach the basic skills of supply chain to healthcare workers in emerging markets. Built for Android mobile phones and will need minimal storage and wifi to play and learn. Contact: Thomas Kull and Robb Olivieri, ROlivieri@asu.edu

GhanaEnsign College of Public Health CollaborationCollege of Health SolutionsAcademic, programmatic and possible research collaborations.Contact: Chris Wharton, CWharton@asu.edu, Deborah Helitzer, Deborah.Helitzer@asu.edu

GhanaHuman Trafficking InternshipNew CollegeThis hybrid course/internship requires students to volunteer 60 hours at a local organization working with human/sex trafficking during the semester. Students work an additional 75 hours in Ghana with an NGO, Challenging Heights. In addition, students engage with one another via Canvas and Zoom responding to readings and other assignments. Contact: Duku Anokye, AAnokye@asu.edu GhanaThermogalvanic BrickPLuS Alliance/Ira A. Fulton Schools of EngineeringProviding a clean, renewable source of electric power by developing a brick that can generate electricity through temperature difference.Contact: Professor Pat Phelan, Phelan@asu.edu

GhanaGlobal Classroom Barrett, The Honors CollegeGlobal Classroom allows our students—including those without the time or means to participate in our excellent travel programs—to collaborate with and learn alongside peers from institutions abroad. The program utilizes Zoom video-conferencing to link Barrett students and an Honors Faculty Fellow with their counterparts at an international partner university. Courses are delivered in a co-teach format with a focus on collaborative projects and presentations and focus on a variety of topics, including climate change, cross-cultural communication and engineering in global society.Contact: Jason Briggs, Jason.Briggs@asu.edu

MalawiStrengthening Higher Education Access in Malawi ActivityCenter for Advanced Studies in Global Education, Mary Lou Fulton Teachers CollegeThe Strengthening Higher Education Access in Malawi Activity (SHEAMA) is a USAID project to improve access to higher education opportunities through Open and Distance Learning. SHEAMA’s primary goal is to increase Malawi’s skilled and employable workforce. The activity targets rural adolescent girls and young women especially, and also vulnerable young men and people with disabilities. The program aims to build the capacity of and foster collaboration between five Malawian universities and enable 14,940 students to attend tertiary education. Contact: Samuel DiGangi, Sam@asu.edu

MoroccoHigher Education Partnership–MoroccoMary Lou Fulton Teachers CollegeHigher Education Partnership–Morocco partners will support Moroccan faculty in designing and piloting a comprehensive, systems approach to primary teacher preparation that bestows a three-year undergraduate degree (license) in primary teaching and associated year-long preparation in pedagogy and one-year apprentice teaching (qualifications). The degree will reference international standards in inclusive education and will pay particular attention to issues of gender equity.Contact: Nicole Thompson, NLThompson@asu.edu

Kenya and TanzaniaASU in Tanzania / HEAL InternationalSchool of Life SciencesHEAL International is a nonprofit organization founded by an ASU graduate student and his professor in 2007. The organization provides study abroad and research opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students.Contact: Bret Jacobs and Damien Salamore, Damien.Salamone@asu.edu

KenyaCollaborations with Kenyatta UniversitySchool of International Letters and CultureExpanding academic and non-academic collaboration with Kenyan partners, academic and non-academic; Pursuing research in the area of disability studies and humanitarianismContact: Nina Berman, Nina.berman@asu.edu

Sierra LeoneImproving the social and economic impact of energy investments in Sierra Leone through enhanced social value creation, capacity building and decision supportSchool for the Future of Innovation in SocietyThis collaborative project in Sierra Leone investigates strategies to 1) enhance social value of energy to users, 2) incorporate translation of energy use into social value in energy planning and thereby helping Sierra Leone’s energy sector pursue energy projects that make substantial contribution to promoting sustainable development and thriving communities and citiesContact: Clark Miller and Nalini Chhetri, Nalini.Chhetri@asu.edu

South AfricaGlobal Sports InstituteOffice of the ProvostThe Global Sport Institute is where diverse disciplines come together to thoughtfully examine critical issues impacting sport. We are unique among sports research institutes around the globe, as our efforts are supported and integrated across the entire university — from engineering to sociology, to the athletic department and beyond — rather than within a single discipline.Contact: Kenneth Shropshire, Kenneth.Shropshire@asu.edu; Karina Bohn, Karina.Bohn@asu.edu

Multiple Locations in Nigeria, Cameroon, GhanaAfrican Studies ExpertsSchool of Social TransformationExperts include: Dr. Desi Usman, an Anthropologist and Associate Professor in the School of Social Transformation. His research is in Africa, particularly Nigeria. He is currently conducting ethnographic and archaeological research in the Niger-Benue Confluence, looking at settlement evolution, sociopolitical and economic organization, early European contact, and the nature of power relations prior to 1900. Dr. Usman is also involved with developing undergraduate curriculums in History, Anthropology, and Archaeology at the Kwara State University and the University of Ilorin in Nigeria. Dr. Lisa Aubrey, a political scientist and Associate Professor in the School of Social Transformation. Dr. Aubrey has been doing community-embedded work related to reconnecting peoples of the African Diaspora to their heritage lands of Cameroon, Nigeria, and Ghana. She travels frequently to Africa for research and conferences. Contact: Dr. Desi Usman, Aribidesi.Usman@asu.eduDr. Lisa Aubrey, Lisa.Aubrey@asu.edu