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Tom Ilube, Chair of the Rugby Football Union and Founder of the African Gifted Foundation

Goldman SachsTom Ilube, Kene Ejikeme, Kenneth Edukema
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  • The Gifted Foundation plans to build a cohort of exceptionally gifted young women from across Africa, providing full scholarships for A-levels in maths, further maths, and physics at the African Science Academy over a 10-month period to prepare them for global universities.
  • The African Science Academy, established approximately 15 years ago, targets teenagers with exceptional potential, aiming for the majority of students to achieve A-star, A, or B grades and secure placements in computer science and engineering programs in locations including Edinburgh, the US, Colombia, Canada, and Hong Kong.
  • The initiative intends to remove students from domestic expectations for one year to foster independent development, anticipating that this environment will yield professionals with high "brain power" who previously faced educational barriers due to their backgrounds in villages or townships.
  • The Rugby Football Union (RFU) anticipates securing a chairperson capable of dedicating weekends to all England matches while continuing the "Rugby United" initiative to recruit individuals from minority communities.
  • There is an expectation that the RFU will achieve victory for England in the next Rugby World Cup, commencing with the women's team.