Jepson Leadership Forum on DEAD AID: THE MORAL IMPERATIVE TO FIND A BETTER WAY IN AFRICA November 16, 2009

Dambisa Moyo, an economist named one of Time magazine’s most influential people in 2009, will discuss foreign aid to Africa in the fourth program of the University of Richmond’s Jepson Leadership Forum, Nov. 16, at noon in the Modlin Center. (Note this is a time change from what was previously announced and is necessary to accommodate a change in her schedule.)

In her talk, “Dead Aid: The Moral Imperative to Find a Better Way in Africa,” Moyo will argue that more than $1 trillion in development-related aid given to Africa in the past 50 years has hurt the quality of life for Africans more than it has helped.

Moyo says foreign aid should be phased out and replaced with innovative ways to finance development, including trade with China, accessing capital markets and microfinance.

Born and educated in Zambia, Moyo has worked for the World Bank and Goldman Sachs. She has a doctorate from Oxford University. She is the author of “Dead Aid: Why Aid Is Not Working and How There Is A Better Way for Africa.”

The program is free and open to the public; however, tickets are required and will be available beginning Nov. 5. To reserve tickets, call 804-289-8980. For a nominal processing fee, tickets may be reserved online at modlin.richmond.edu. For group tickets, contact Sue Robinson Sain at 804-287-6522 or jepson@richmond.edu. The forum is produced by the Jepson School of Leadership Studies and Dr. Moyo’s appearance on campus is co-sponsored by the Robins School of Business, the Office of International Education, the Modlin Center for the Arts, the Department of Theatre and Dance and the Greater Richmond Alumni Chapter.

Official Website: http://jepson.richmond.edu/forum/2009-10/index.html