About

Founded by Dr. Titilope F Ajayi, we cultivate pathways between academia, policy, industry and society so that African knowledge can move, matter and transform.

Across Africa, knowledge is expanding, but the systems through which it moves remain uneven. Research often struggles to travel beyond institutions, while scholars and practitioners face fragmented pathways between academia, policy, industry and public life.

HELPA was created to help bridge these gaps by cultivating stronger knowledge ecosystems, leadership pathways and communities of practice capable of shaping Africa’s futures from within.