The three primary mandates of universities are teach, research and community outreach. In many sub-Saharan African countries, universities have a poor record of university-industry collaboration and university-community engagement, both of which are essential for Strategic Development Scholarship and for sustaining Social Enterprise success and sustainability. For over five years we have been linking universities for community engagement. We have grown from working with researchers in one university to over five universities (latently) and governments to improve the capacity of individuals, organizations and institutions. Specifically, we promote mutually beneficial partnerships amongst academia and other sectors, forming a Penta Helix Partnership, to develop human capital and strengthen institutional capacity to create socioeconomic opportunities.