Dos maneras de hacer las cosas en Africa

Conozcan a Fred Swaniker :

[...] This September, Swaniker will officially launch the African Leadership Academy (ALA), a Johannesburg, South Africa, high school he hopes will create a new generation of entrepreneurs on a continent known for losing its best brains. His mission: Give African kids a network of successful peers to tap for job opportunities, mentoring and career guidance. [...]

"Africa won't come out of poverty unless we become entrepreneurs. But we still cling to our colonial legacy, where you aspire to [a] comfortable, secure civil job," says Swaniker. "We don't have a culture of risk-taking." He knows this first hand. [...]

[...] This fall, 80% of ALA's students will pay nothing to attend. (The other 20% will subsidize the $16,000 tuition cost by paying $30,000, for U.S. residents, and $20,000, for Africans). But Swaniker isn't giving away full-ride scholarships. Instead, these kids will have "forgivable loans." When they turn 25, ALA will get in touch. If they're working in Africa, and plan to for at least 10 years, their debt to the school is waived. But if they're working anywhere but Africa, they'll owe full tuition, plus accrued interest. "We want their talents back in Africa," says Swaniker.

Mientras tanto, aquí en la Argentina, le damos un paseo triunfal a la estatua de uno que fue a Africa a hacer algo muy distinto.