Mandela Rhodes Scholarship

The Mandela Rhodes Foundation Launches $80k Äänit Prize for Social Impact in Africa

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Wednesday, May 19, 2021

The \xc3\x84\xc3\xa4nit Prize will award up to $80 000 per year to projects and organisations that can deliver positive social impact in Africa.

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  • The \xc3\x84\xc3\xa4nit Prize will award up to $80 000 per year to projects and organisations that can deliver positive social impact in Africa.
  • The prize will be open to alumni of the Mandela Rhodes Scholarship and the Rhodes Scholarship and is funded by Ezrah Charitable Trust, started by Rhodes Scholar and MRF donor David Cohen.\nThis press release features multimedia.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210519005485/en/\nNelson Mandela, founding patron of The Mandela Rhodes Foundation, believed that young people could transform the African continent.
  • Photo: MRF archive\nProfessor Njabulo S. Ndebele, chairman of the board of The Mandela Rhodes Foundation said he is delighted about the prize.