Partnerships
Build with FORGE
We co-create programs, research, and delivery systems with organisations that share our commitment to African capability-building.
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Anchored in Real Projects.
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FORGE training and research is grounded in two strategic partnerships that connect us to Africa's infrastructure reality and geological heritage—ensuring every program is rooted in practice, not theory.
Africa Infrastructure Partners
Strategic Anchor Partner — Infrastructure & Delivery
Africa Infrastructure Partners (AIP) is a pan-African infrastructure investment platform managing diverse projects across energy, transport, and urban development.
Live Project Access
Direct access to active infrastructure projects across multiple countries and sectors
Practitioner Faculty
AIP project managers and engineers serve as FORGE program instructors
Real Data Pipeline
Actual project performance data feeds FORGE research and case development
Multi-Country Portfolio
Projects spanning energy, transport, urban infrastructure across Africa
Partnership Outcomes
FORGE students work on live infrastructure challenges
Research outputs grounded in actual project delivery data
Case studies built from real implementation experiences
Direct pathway for FORGE graduates into AIP project teams
These anchor partnerships ensure that FORGE students and researchers access live infrastructure projects and comprehensive geological data—every training program and research output is rooted in African reality, not imported theory.
Transparency & Governance
Partnership Integrity
FORGE maintains clear governance frameworks and transparency standards for all strategic partnerships.
Research Independence
All FORGE research outputs maintain editorial independence. Partnership funding supports research capacity but does not influence findings or recommendations.
Funding Transparency
FORGE discloses all partnership funding sources and their allocation. Annual transparency reports detail financial flows and partnership governance.
Partnership Types
Co-Create Capability with FORGE
Beyond our anchor partnerships, we collaborate with universities, governments, corporations, and development partners to build delivery capacity across Africa.
Universities
Co-certified programs, research chairs, faculty exchange
Governments
Delivery labs, reform toolkits, leadership training, institutional diagnostics
Corporations
Executive development, AI upskilling, innovation labs
Development Partners
Scaled capacity-building, research grants, ADI partnerships