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OER Africa is an initiative of the South African Institute for Distance Education (Saide). It was established to play a leading role in driving the development and use of Open Educational Resources (OER) across all higher education sectors on the African continent. OER Africa has a number of projects that reach across various countries in Africa.

History
OER Africa was established in 2008 with seed funding from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. It is headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya. OER Africa comprises a number of robust initiatives across the continent, including the African Health OER Network and the AgShare project (Agricultural OER). Since inception, OER Africa has diversified its projects and partnerships within the higher education sector, to focus primarily, but not exclusively, on teacher education, agriculture education, and health education. This work continues to be supported by the Hewlett Foundation as well as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, amongst others.