Energy Poverty in Africa

Dr. Wayne Decker is Co-Director of the SGD-based Master’s of Development Practice (MDP) degree and Director of the Global Political Economy and Development (PED) B.S. Concentration within the Global Studies undergraduate degree. Both within and outside the University of Arizona, he is deeply involved with technical innovation and social entrepreneurship strategies to stimulate progress in Sub-Saharan Africa, notably in Malawi. https://apcg.geography.arizona.edu/user/wayne-decker

Dr. Decker's current research and program-building efforts are on the use of ICT-enhanced innovation and social entrepreneurship to stimulate development in Sub-Sahara Africa. This work is influenced by his leadership of The Flame Tree Initiative, an American-African non-profit partnership that assists Sub-Saharan universities in becoming more effective catalysts for development.