Empowering lives in Africa so that they can better themselves, their communities and their nations Develop Africa is a 501c3 non-profit organization or non-governmental organization (NGO) working to establish meaningful and sustainable development in Africa. Develop Africa was birthed out of the vision that human resource development is the key to improving nation-building capacity in Africa. Develop Africa is focused primarily on education as this is a proven path to empowerment, self-sufficiency and development.