Educate! tackles youth unemployment by partnering with schools and governments to reform what schools teach and how they teach it, so that students in Africa have the skills to start businesses, get jobs, and drive development in their communities.
40% of the world’s children will be African by the turn of the century.
Educate! Wins 2018 Klaus J. Jacobs Award
2019 marks the 10th anniversary of our flagship program.
We directly implement our model in secondary schools and partner with governments to support national education systems.
The Educate! skills-based model is comprised of:
Skills Course
Student Business Clubs
Mentorship and Teacher Training
This model is sustainable, cost-effective, and built to scale.
Educate! participants earn nearly DOUBLE the income of their peers towards the end of secondary school.
Educate! students inspire us.
Launching their small business has provided Rwandan secondary students Fausta and Emelyne the opportunity to practice essential hard and soft skills that will better prepare them for success after graduation.
These skills, the girls say, have helped them build their self-confidence, while expanding their view of what’s possible.
Educate! is scaling.
Vision for 2024
To impact 1 million students across Africa each year
Director of Education Systems Solutions, East Africa
Director of Government Engagement, East Africa
Head of Performance Metrics, East Africa
Regional Head of Monitoring, Uganda
Regional Head of Program Quality, Kenya
Deputy Country Director, Kenya
Stores and Logistics Assistant, Uganda