Welcoming its founder to London’s Conduit Club, the UK-based charity leading the creation of the first education and innovation capital of Africa offers unprecedented impact investment and exponential philanthropic opportunities that help overcome inequality and poverty.

Highlighting significant developments in ‘Education Town’, a revolutionary initiative by ACF (MII UK) founder, the multi-award-winning Dr. Taddy Blecher, combines academic learning with the power of consciousness-based development of the whole learner at a fraction of the cost of traditional universities. Panelists Michael Mapstone, the CEO of Anglo American Foundation, Ruth Davison of the Conduit Club, and Pakiso Litau of the Maharishi Invincibility Institute, presented significant factors about this unprecedented opportunity to the UK impact investment, CSR and philanthropy experts.   

With a range of emerging and established partners, as well as opportunities in real estate, AI-based startups, educational institutions, research centres, and cultural spaces, the Johannesburg-based first effort of its kind offers changemakers an opportunity to do well by doing good among demand-driven employees and entrepreneurs. “This is not just about education; it’s about creating a thriving ecosystem where learning, innovation, and social impact intersect,” said Dr. Blecher, “Education Town represents a once-in-a-generation opportunity to address the globe’s pressing challenges by investing in its greatest asset: African youth.”

Inspired by the likes of Cambridge or Silicon Valley, Education Town is designed to transform the global economy through providing inclusive quality education for the largest population of youth on earth at a fraction of the cost, meaning 12,500 students instead of 35 students at a Russell Group university. 

Anglo American’s donation of their iconic headquarters buildings in the Johannesburg CBD, builds on a range of unprecedented initiatives by Dr Blecher that result in billions contributed to the economy. A co-founder of the Branson Centre of Entrepreneurship along with Sir Richard Branson, and the Maharishi Invincibility Institute, Dr Blecher is leading an institution highlighted by Stanford University to help scale quality education in a continent home to 42% of the next generation of global workforce.   

“This initiative is more than a project; it’s a movement,” said Dr. Tahirih Danesh, CEO of Africa College Foundation (MII UK). “We are building the next generation of leaders, academics, entrepreneurs, and changemakers who will drive global progress in climate, democracy, and sustainable development, at a fraction of the cost of traditional universities.”  

About Africa College Foundation (MII UK):

Africa College Foundation (MII UK), a UK registered charity, is dedicated to empowering Africa’s youth through low cost high return on investment education, innovation, and entrepreneurship. With initiatives like Education Town, the Foundation fosters MII in developing 100,000 leaders, meaning 1 out of every 300 youth in South Africa, as conscious leaders in academic, vocational, and entrepreneurial fields. 

£95: Provides meals for a student for an entire year

£2500: Lifts a marginalised student out of poverty with academic education, on the job training, mentorship, counselling, yoga, meditation, retreats and wrap around services for a year

£10,000: Lifts a marginalised student out of poverty with academic education, on the job training, mentorship, counselling, yoga, meditation, retreats and wrap around services from admission to graduation 

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