Philanthropy News Digest: African Research and Training Networks Receive Capacity Building Grants

The Regional Initiative in Science and Education has announced a first round of grants totaling $2.4 million to build three research and training networks of sub-Saharan universities. The Science Initiative at the Institute for Advanced Study is leading the RISE initiative in consultation with African partners, including the Nairobi-based African Academy of Sciences, the initiative's co-administrator. Universities in Botswana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa and Tanzania will included in the networks, which will be structured to enable the sharing of resources and scholarship. Article here.