ccording to data gathered by the United Nations, Africans are three times more likely to pursue tertiary studies outside of their home countries than individuals in any other region of the world. Each year over 160,000 young Africans enroll in colleges and universities outside of Sub Saharan Africa, over two thirds of them travel to Western Europe followed by North America, East Asia and Australia. In the last four years the number of African students travelling abroad for tertiary studies has seen an increase of almost 4%.

This global talent pool is what Harambe Endeavor refers to as Africa's Global Intellectual Capital (AGIC.) There trends render AGIC globally competitive yet lead to striking paradoxes such as the fact that there are more Ethiopian doctors in Chicago than the whole of Ethiopia, not to mention the impact of the widening disconnect between this bright, innovative talent pool and the challenges and opportunities on the ground in Africa.

The Harambe Endeavor Alliance contends that Africa’s success in the 21st century will be determined by its ability to tap into the innovation and entrepreneurial potential of its most valuable resource, the youth, and enable it to become a key driver of its economic development.

To this end the Harambe Endeavor Alliance, in partnership with leading organizations in the private and public sector around the world, is striving to capture, inform and engage the next generation of African Professionals in the development of Africa.