How CIDA is uplifting Africa's youth

  • CIDA provides virtually free higher education to the previously disadvantaged 
  • CIDA students go back home to teach what they have learned 
  • CIDA is transforming hundreds of young people into Africa's future leaders 
How can you help:

Whether you want to give £5 a month or fund a student residence, CIDA needs your help. Find out how you can get involved-every donation counts! 

It costs just £1,400 a year to sponsor a student's tuition and living costs. Find out about the different ways you could get involved. 

Both CIDA Foundation UK and CIDA City Campus sometimes have a specific need for volunteers. Find out what we need here. 

CIDA is an exciting, revolutionary concept that is well aligned with companies who want to help change lives in Africa by investing in education.  

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CIDA in the news

Strategic Renewal at CIDA City Campus

CIDA CITY CAMPUS TODAY
CIDA City Campus has achieved much in its seven years of existence. The university celebrated its fourth BBA graduation o read more

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Read student case studies

Patrick Malau

Patrick Malau

I hail from the prolific province of Limpopo. Life was not
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Ntobako Nala

Ntobako Nala

I'm Ntobako Nala, a final year student and a member of the
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Dorothy Tyobeka

Dorothy Tyobeka

I grew up in the dusty streets of Rustenburg in the Northw
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Fikile Mashishi

Fikile Mashishi

I am a third year student here at CIDA. I managed to
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Godfrey Siyabulela Solani

Godfrey Siyabulela Solani
Godfrey Siyabulela Solani (“Siya”) was born in Ezondeka, a rural are
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