Nairobi Education

The program aims to empower entrepreneurs from mid-sized African companies with the essential skills, resources and networks.

Growing global interest in Africa as the Columbia Global Collaboratory - Africa series, attracts 44 students from 13 countries.

Columbia Global Centers around the world have identified hundreds of virtual internships throughout their partner networks. Despite travel restrictions, students can still find a rewarding opportunity as a global intern doing important work. Click here for a list of opportunities and click here to apply.

‘Peace can grow in the most unlikely circumstances.’ - Prof. Séverine Autesserre

Prof. Autesserre is an award-winning author, peacebuilder, researcher, and political science professor at Barnard College, Columbia University.

This was the second session from our ‘Healthy Cities’ webinar series that focused on air pollution especially in sub- Saharan Africa.

'Down River Road', an independent print and online journal.was the fifth book in our African book talk series. With this series, we hope to offer a platform where African writers can engage a global audience, offering not just their work, but exciting perspectives on how personal, political, and cultural experiences drive their storytelling.

This social entrepreneurship workshop organized in collaboration with Columbia University’s Building Blocks was held between November 2 to December 7, 2020.  

'The Havoc of Choice' by Wanjiru Koinange was the third book in our African book talk series. With this series, we hope to offer a platform where African writers can engage a global audience, offering not just their work, but exciting perspectives on how personal, political, and cultural experiences drive their storytelling.

While women's rights are already suppressed across the world, the pandemic has exacerbated these situations in the region during lockdowns and in an absence of adequate response. From this stems a need to host a discussion on the measures to address the impact of the pandemic and the lockdown, which has put women and girls in more vulnerable positions and let them slide into poverty further.