Michael Jennings

Professor Michael Jennings is based in the Department of Development Studies at SOAS University of London. His work bridges international development, faith-based organizations (FBOs), and health systems in Sub-Saharan Africa, with a focus on Cameroon, Tanzania, and Uganda.

Research interests include:

• Impact of faith identity on development outcomes
• Challenges in donor-FBO partnerships
• Historical evolution of voluntary sector health services
• Political dimensions of NGO operations in post-independence Africa
• Role of migrant and diaspora communities in development

Recent publications analyze child sponsorship programs, faith-inspired humanitarian response, and decentralization trends. Supervised theses explore topics such as talibés' begging in Senegal and urban health resilience in Cameroon.