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The Aare Afe Babalola Centre for Transnational Education

Transformative education for young Africans. And for Africa. 

Established in 2023, the Afe Babalola Centre enables King's and its network of partners to provide young Africans with access to education and opportunities which they would otherwise not have. The vision for the Centre is based on the power of education to empower and enable Africa’s talented young people to make meaningful contributions to their communities and the world.

Funded by the Nigerian philanthropist and lawyer, Aare Afe Babalola, the Centre is supporting Africa’s best minds to become local, national and global leaders. The continent can play a central role in addressing the most pressing challenges of our time – such as migration, climate change, inequalities and social justice.The Centre is a sustainable programme of global education and collaboration to share best practice, develop new approaches to learning, and benefit generations to come.

Find out more about Aare Afe Babalola and the Centre's story.

Afe Babalola Centre Aspirations

The Centre aims to: 

  • Offer life-changing blended and online programmes to help talented young Africans contribute to their communities and the world.
  • Work to 'train the trainers' and help quality teacher training to bridge the gap between education and employment
  • Integrate mentorship schemes and networking opportunities, as well as signposting further funding and support opportunities to encourage more young people to seek a rewarding education.
  • Deliver recognised, transferable qualifications through blended in-person and digital learning
  • Strengthen and grow King's work with leading university partners in Africa to deliver bespoke, transformative education within the region.

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 Nurturing African Leadership through education and collaboration

The Afe Babalola Centre is working to deliver a high-quality curriculum through flexible and easy-to-access online resources.

It aims to support young people across the African continent, including those displaced by disaster and conflict.The Centre will give talented young people the knowledge and skills to improve their own situations, transforming their lives and communities. Students will tackle topics from personal empowerment to gender-inclusive decision making, mediation to transnational problem solving.

The Centre will also empower young people to pursue a future of their choosing, with a university education being just one of many possibilities.Looking at the bigger picture, it is supporting Africa’s best minds to become local, national and global leaders. 

I am proud to know that my contribution will help improve education and grow society for years to come. A high -quality education will give African youth a choice in their own futures – as well as the power to tackle the biggest issues of our time.

Aare Afe Babalola | Founder of Afe Babalola & Co (Emmanuel Chambers) and Pro-Chancellor of Afe Babalola University
Green and black text and infographic. Less than 10% of young Africans are enrolled in post-secondary education.

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