Educate! tackles youth unemployment by partnering with youth, schools, and governments to design and deliver education solutions that equip young people in Africa with the skills to attain further education, overcome gender inequities, start businesses, get jobs, and drive development in their communities.
BBC’s People Fixing the World features Educate!
21st Century Skills Gap
50% of the world’s children will be African by the turn of the century, and 90% of African youth are projected to work in the informal sector. Will their education prepare them for success in the 21st century?
Evidence-based, Scalable Solutions
Educate! designs and delivers proven skills-based education solutions for youth, schools, and governments. Since we began in 2009, we have measurably impacted over 160,000 youth.
Obsessed with Impact
A randomized controlled trial (RCT) of our in-school model shows that 3.5 years after graduating from secondary school, youth better off than their peers in key areas linked to improved life outcomes: soft skills, education, & gender equity.
Our impact has been recognized by:
Educate! is now the largest youth skills provider in East Africa.
3 Ways We Work
By creating skills-based education and employment solutions that change what young people learn and how they learn it, Educate! is empowering youth across Uganda, Rwanda, and Kenya with the skills to realize their potential.
School
Solutions
Transferable and entrepreneurial skills training implemented directly in schools
Education System Solutions
Partnerships with governments to support the integration of evidence-based skills education into national education systems
Out-of-School Youth Solutions
Industry and group-specific skills bootcamps for youth who cannot access secondary school
Educate! youth inspire us.
Adeline, Student
Aspiring pilot Adeline represents the next generation of empowered young women in Rwanda, who – equipped with the right skills and education – have the potential to unlock tremendous opportunity and economic progress for their families, communities, and country.
Daniel, Alumni & Youth Leader
Daniel leveraged both his medical education and the business skills gained through Educate! to open a rural health clinic in his community in Uganda, where he employs two people and conducts 350 checkups a month.
