Partnering for Impact: Supporting Systemic Change to Deliver the Sustainable Development Goals in Africa

Abstract

Despite growing optimism about Africa's economic prospects, progress is fragile and incomplete. Growth has yet to benefit many Africans, with almost half the population still living on less than $1.25 a day. With almost 200 million people aged between 15 and 24, Africa has the youngest population in the world, and with that number expected to double by 2045', the need for more inclusive and sustained growth will continue to escalate. Transformative action is needed to generate growth that creates jobs and incomes, increases access to critical services such as education and healthcare, and leverages but protects Africa's abundant natural resources for future generations. It has become common to hear stakeholders assert that no single organisation or even sector can do this alone. The Post-2015 development agenda places collaboration among business, government, and civil society organisations at the heart of delivering on a new set of Sustainable Development Goals, intended to re-energise, re-focus, and rally stakeholders to complete the unfinished work of the Millennium Development Goals.