By Li-Ming Pan, Communications and External Relations Officer, Harvard Center for African Studies

For more than 40 years, disadvantaged South Africans who have shown considerable skill in their chosen fields have studied law, public health, business, and humanities at Harvard University through the fully funded Harvard South Africa Fellowship Program. While the challenges and opportunities South Africa faces have evolved, the need for the program remains as urgent as ever.

Alexandra (Alex) Fitzgerald (Harvard Law School / HSAFP '17), attorney of the High Court of South Africa and a Senior Legal Officer at the South Africa Human Rights Commission, shares her experience at Harvard and the Harvard South Africa Fellowship Program (HSAFP) on Kaya FM (South Africa).

"Would you be where you are today had you not gone to Harvard?"

This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Harvard South Africa Fellowship Program (HSAFP). HSAFP was established, and is still intended, for mid-career professionals educationally disadvantaged by past laws and resource allocations in South Africa. Individuals who have shown considerable skill in their chosen...