Our Approach
Africa has the world's youngest and fastest-growing population. 70% of the population across Eastern and Southern Africa is under the age of 30, and by 2035, Africa will contribute more young people to the global workforce than the rest of the world combined.
This demographic surge, coupled with significant barriers to learning and insufficient employment opportunities, has led to high rates of youth under- and unemployment. Across the region, an estimated 50% of secondary-age youth are out of school, and just 1 in 20 rural girls are on track to complete secondary education in rural communities. Over 90% of these young people will seek employment within the informal sector, with limited access to the tools and market-relevant learning to build livelihoods.
Africa’s youth are a powerful force for change. Young people can drive economic growth and prosperity across the continent — if prepared with the practical skills to succeed in today’s economy.
Our Model
Educate! delivers an evidence-based learning experience designed to equip young people with the most essential skills to transition to work. Through hands-on learning, real-world experience launching a business, individualized support and mentorship, young people develop the tools to secure employment, exercise agency, and pursue economic opportunity.
Our Approach
At Educate!, we're obsessed with impact. We leverage iterative learning to build cost-effective, scalable youth employment solutions aimed at unlocking the potential of the world’s youngest continent. We deliver our solution through:
Livelihood Bootcamps for Young People Unable to Access Secondary School
We deliver livelihood bootcamps to rural young women and girls unable to complete secondary school, partnering across rural communities to uplift young people who face the greatest barriers to skill-building and employment.
Employment-focused Subject Delivered in Schools
We partner with schools, teachers, and governments to integrate an employment-focused school subject into national education systems, supporting government-led, system-level change for generations of youth. This approach is built with sustainability at its core, enabling end-to-end government adoption at national scale.
Where We Work
To date, more than 500,000 youth have been meaningfully impacted across Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya, and Tanzania, and along the way, Educate! has become the largest youth employment and skills provider in East Africa.
