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The Africa College Foundation (MII U.K.) is a UK- based charity supporting world-leading education as the means to transform lives for the better.

Africa College Foundation (MII U.K.) maintains a robust blended financial model, including a bursary endowment fund and multiple diverse funding streams, ensuring financial sustainability without relying solely on philanthropy.

Financial Sustainability Solutions

If Africa College Foundation (MII U.K.) were to raise £85m in capital fundraising over the next 15 years, a total of 40,000 students per year, from the most deprived backgrounds in Africa, would become high-paid professional supporting their families and meaningful contributors to the global community.

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Your support enables Africa College Foundation (MII U.K.) to reach new populations of marginalised youth, who following graduation, fund other students to access world-leading education, whereby your funds continue to impart positive socioeconomic impact for generations to come.

Your Support is the Impetus
For New Generations of Students

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Because of our unique financial model, a full bursary that a sponsor pays at an average of £1,000 per year (£5,000 in total) is only 1/16th of the true cost of the full retail value of the education package a student receives.
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For every £1 you donate to Africa College Foundation (MII U.K.), each beneficiary is likely to contribute at least £84 over their working career to the economy.

The Highest ROI for Large-Scale Change

Africa College Foundation (MII U.K.)’s sustainable financial model prioritises substantial capital expansions to drive impactful growth. These expansions result in significant increases in student enrolment, new facilities, and campuses. This approach creates a lasting legacy, educating tens of thousands of marginalised youth over time, all at a fraction of the usual cost.

3.5%

The average cost of establishing a new university campus is £78 million. Through ACF, this cost is reduced to £2.75 million (excluding land).

3.4%

The average cost of educating 40,000 students per year in higher education in South Africa is £1.25 billion. Through ACF, the cost is reduced to £43 million.

2.8%

To educate 100,000 youth in South Africa will cost more than £3 billion. Through ACF this is reduced to £85m if donations are fully paid the next 15 years.

The Master Plan

Create ‘Education Town’

Turn the historical Johannesburg Central Business District into a University College town, similar to Cambridge or Oxford.

Support All Expansions

Identify innovative, self-sufficient, spiritual, psychological, social, physical, financial & technological infrastructure in more locations.

Establish Affordable Campuses

Complement Durban, Cape Town, Lusaka, among other city campuses with ultra-low-cost local institutes in rural areas/townships.

Prepare Graduates for Real Jobs

Engage with transformational learning with a balance of in-person and digital educational systems.

Pioneer Operational Excellence

Support world-class academic and operational teams.

By 2035, we aim to assist 100,000 African students, earning £50 Billion over their working careers and supporting 1,000, 000 family members.

Join Africa College Foundation (MII U.K.)

As we blaze the trail on this transformative journey, we invite our members, partners, and stakeholders to join our founding stakeholders. We encourage feedback, collaboration, and support to co-create and shape the future of education together.