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Educate! prepares youth with the skills to succeed in today’s economy. Africa has the world’s youngest and fastest-growing population. At Educate!
By 2035, the continent is poised to contribute more people to the global workforce each year than the rest of the world combined. we're obsessed with impact. We leverage iterative learning to build highly scalable youth employment solutions aimed at unlocking the potential of the world’s youngest continent. prepares youth in Africa to learn, earn and thrive in today’s economy by:
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💡National education systems are the critical channel to solve the learning crisis at scale. Equipped with the right tools, education organizations can make the difference by supporting governments to drive change.
We shared our model for building strong government partnerships in a policy toolkit created by Global School Leaders.
🌍 With practical strategies and insights tailored to organizations in the Global South, "How to Scale with Government" offers 30 tools and nine mindsets that will help scale interventions and strengthen education reforms.
Our Chief Operating Officer Maggie Appleton spoke to Kat Pattilo about how Educate! navigates the policy landscape.
“Technical agencies, such as curriculum development agencies help broker relationships with Ministries. You can go far with such institutions and build champions so that when the time is right to engage the Ministry, they can elevate you,” she shared.
🔗Access the toolkit: https://bit.ly/49r3B1i
Policy Toolkit | Global School Leaders How to Scale with the Government: A toolkit for organizations in the Global South
Last chance to apply: Join our dynamic Youth Entrepreneurship Training (YET) course in Uganda! 🚀
YET is designed to shape young people into leaders, entrepreneurs and changemakers.
If you’re passionate about youth development, this training is for you!
You will gain practical skills in entrepreneurship and education which will enable you to become a youth leader that makes a positive impact on young people. You will also learn how to start and grow your own business or community project.
The three-week course (March 4th-22nd, 2024) will:
✨ Build your capacity to empower other youth through practical learning experiences
✨ Develop your leadership, public speaking, and entrepreneurship skills
✨ Potentially open doors to more great opportunities at !
Youth from the districts of Jinja, Kamuli, Mayuge, Iganga or Bugiri are strongly encouraged to apply.
Your application should include:
✅ CV (1-page max)
✅ Cover letter (1-page max)
✅ Essay (1-page max) answering the question: "If you were a youth trainer, how would you guide young people, especially girls who do not complete school to improve their livelihoods? Give examples of methods to support out-of-school youth.”
Email your application to: [email protected] with “Training Opportunity” as the subject line.
Application Deadline: February 19th 2024
For more information, call or WhatsApp +256 750 152 540
This training has limited spaces for up to 80 participants. Only applicants who pass the CV screening will be contacted.
Teachers coaching fellow teachers – Educate!’s teacher training model is based on peer support and collaboration. Much of the professional development takes place in school, rather than in training halls led by external trainers.
The training equips educators with the tools to transform the classroom into a dynamic learning experience.
At its core is the Skills Lab methodology, where students learn through real-life scenarios, interactive group work, and problem-solving.
Last year, our model officially reached every secondary school in Rwanda.
In partnership with the government, our goal to equip all Rwandan secondary students with employment skills and the ability to build dignified livelihoods is becoming a nationwide reality!
We’re also collaborating with the Tanzanian education authorities to bring this model to their country. 🙌🏾
Watch the video below for more on how we’re empowering teachers! Kamugisha Rogers Patrick
🎉 Yesterday, to mark World Education Day, more than 320 youth celebrated completing our mentor induction training in Uganda. They’re set to collaborate with about 800 schools across the country, preparing secondary students for employment and entrepreneurship.
Educate!’s goal is to empower 120,000 new Ugandan youth with employment skills by 2025, integrating this learning directly into schools. Actively involving young people in the design and delivery of our learning experiences is key to our approach. Our mentors are at the forefront, providing the knowledge, skills, and support for young people to build livelihoods and create businesses.
The mentor training covers the curriculum and strategies for effectively delivering it, with an emphasis on leadership skills, public speaking, and entrepreneurship. The mentors also dive deeply into critical topics such as gender and climate change so they can share awareness with students.
Youth Mentor Esther says: “Educate! has built me to be a leader, I’ve gained confidence, public speaking and entrepreneurship skills. The sessions on proposal writing and climate change will help in my work as a climate activist and to encourage my scholars and my community to protect the environment. I also learnt how to make briquettes with charcoal dust and that is going to be my next business.”
“Before I joined Educate!, people in the community viewed me as a failure, but now, people call me Mzee (boss) because they know I can give them work.” – Ivan (25), Educate! Livelihood Bootcamp Graduate.
Meet Ivan, an inspirational young Ugandan, who is now on the road to entrepreneurial success despite being unable to complete his secondary education. 🚀
Applying bootcamp lessons about starting a business with minimal capital, Ivan began by selling homemade bricks. He reinvested his profits in multiple agribusinesses – including tree-planting – providing jobs to youth in the surrounding area and contributing to environmental sustainability.
Educate!’s livelihood bootcamp aims to prepare young people to learn, earn, and thrive in today’s economy. Through strategically designed lessons, we encourage youth like Ivan to create businesses that build on their passions, address local challenges, and leverage community resources.
Our trainers support them to prepare business plans and marketing strategies. By the end of the bootcamp, graduates can not only manage their businesses but also solve community challenges.
Read our blog to discover more about Ivan and other inspiring youth uplifting their communities. 🙌🏽🌟
https://go.experienceeducate.org/Prossy+Ivan
As the year winds down, we have some exciting news to share about an important milestone we’ve achieved in Rwanda!
Educate!’s two-year teacher training model in Rwanda is now reaching every secondary school across the country, supporting the curriculum, policy, and assessment reform that has taken place.
With the support of our government partners, this model will continue to impact generations of young people, reaching over 170,000 youth annually.
Read the full announcement on our website: https://go.experienceeducate.org/rwandascale
Reaching National Scale in Rwanda: Employment Skills for Every Secondary Student — Educate! | Preparing youth in Africa with the skills to succeed in today’s economy. Launched in Rwanda in 2016, Educate!’s approach to co-designing an employment-focused subject in secondary school is going national. Building on a strong policy foundation, our intensive two-year teacher training model is now reaching every secondary school across the country. In close partnership...
At Educate! we value both a high-performance work culture and camaraderie.
In a recent meeting, our team in Uganda (made up of over 90 members) blended thought-provoking discussions with lighthearted moments.
We shared updates on ongoing initiatives, exchanged solutions for challenges we're facing, and met young people supported by Educate!.
Different departments also showed off their dance moves in electrifying performances, and we couldn't forget the icing on the cake as we celebrated the team members who had a birthday during the month! 🍰
Happy International Day of the Girl!
Today, we celebrate the incredible potential within every girl. They are not just tomorrow's leaders; they are TODAY's changemakers!
🌍 Happy World Teachers' Day! 📚
Today we celebrate the teachers who illuminate the path to knowledge, inspire learners, and help youth build a brighter tomorrow.
In Rwanda, our teacher training program is bringing innovative techniques to classrooms. We emphasize hands-on teaching methods that encourage active learning, critical thinking, and real-world application of knowledge.
By providing technical training to educators, they are better able to cultivate a new generation of leaders and entrepreneurs.
Achieving quality education for all learners in Africa is possible, but not without teachers.
Achieving Quality Education For All Learners As leaders around the world gather for the 2023 UNGA and Sustainable Development Summit, this is a moment to reflect on the progress made towards its 17 Global goals.
🧑🏿🏫 Teachers like Grace and Didace are critical in helping students gain vital skills to thrive in today’s labor market.
At Educate! we believe that empowering teachers is the cornerstone of a successful competency-based curriculum reform.
This week, our Teacher Training Program took place in Rwanda, focusing on the teachers who guide students in the crucial last three years of secondary school – a period when many are on the verge of entering the workforce.
Training equips teachers to nurture soft skills like communication, creativity, critical thinking, and teamwork.
Educate! Program Officers train Master Trainers like Grace and Didace who then spread the knowledge to fellow teachers at district and community levels. This cascade approach broadens our reach while allowing educators to empower peers.
🤝🏿 Since 2015, Educate! has been providing technical advice to the Rwandan government on the country’s competency-based curriculum reform, aimed at creating a new generation of entrepreneurs. Together, we can transform education in East Africa!
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From the very beginning, Educate!’s Cultural Tenets have served as a cornerstone of our work — underscoring who we are, what we believe, and how we behave.
Recently refreshed to align with our growth as an organization, these five core values drive all that we do.
👫 Youth First, Impact-obsessed
📈 Exceed Expectations
📖 Always Learning
🧠 One Team, Many Views
💡 Startup Mindset
Which Educate! tenet do you resonate with most? Comment below!
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📢 Happening this week!
Sylvia Mwangi, Educate!’s Head of National Programs - Community Service Learning, and Samson Mbugua, our Director of Technology, will be presenting at the upcoming 2023 Association for Educational Assessment in Africa (AEAA) Conference, hosted by our partners at the Kenya National Examinations Council.
🗓️ August 24th 🕤 9:30am 📍 Safari Park Hotel, Nairobi
Learn about the transformative power of technology and how Educate! is partnering with governments in East Africa to strengthen the link between competency-based learning and assessment practices, including how this collaboration has driven the development of the Comprehensive Assessment Management Information System (CAMIS) in Rwanda.
🔗 Find out more about the event: https://www.aeaafrica.org/
Did you know that across some African regions, only 1 in 20 rural girls complete secondary school?
Meet Rashimi (left), a remarkable young woman featured on the front cover of our 2022 Impact Report. Rashimi dropped out of school due to financial constraints but found transformation through our livelihood bootcamp in Uganda. 💪🏿
Through the skills she gained, Rashimi started her own business selling fruit salad and juice. Her sister, Aisha, also found success selling soya flour to combat malnutrition in their community.
Rashimi can now support her young son and contribute to her mother’s medical needs, all while saving for expansion. The sisters aim to generate enough profit to rent a storefront, purchase coolers for the juice, and offer more commodities to customers.
Our bootcamps primarily cater to rural girls but also include boys, delivering skill-building experiences through trained mentors. The bootcamps are hyper-tailored to unique needs - trainers translate lessons into local languages and adapt content to accommodate lower literacy and numeracy levels. Services like childcare are also offered so that young mothers can actively participate.
Discover more empowering solutions for youth and understand the impact of Educate! across East Africa in our 2022 Impact Report! 📊🌍https://go.experienceeducate.org/ImpactReport2022
✨ Celebrating International Youth Day 2023! ✨
We're excited to be part of the action at the Kenya Cultural Centre, where early celebrations of International Youth Day which is tomorrow, are in full swing.
In line with this year's International Youth Day theme, 'Green Skills for Youth,' talented entrepreneurs are taking the spotlight, proudly showcasing the green and sustainable businesses they've developed.
Educate! is also celebrating our innovative SkillUp livelihoods bootcamps which bring fresh and creative approaches to involving young people, particularly young women in the agriculture sector, a powerhouse of the Kenyan economy.
Stay tuned for more exciting updates on International Youth Day 2023 as we celebrate and show our support to youth.
Thank you Generation Unlimited and UNICEF Kenya for organizing this vibrant event.
“I learned hard skills so I could produce and also learned soft skills that would help me manage the projects that I started through Educate!.”
Today is World Youth Skills Day, a day dedicated to recognizing the importance of equipping young people with the skills they need to thrive in today's rapidly changing world. At Educate!, we understand that soft skills like critical thinking, resilience, and creativity are as crucial as hard skills in preparing young entrepreneurs for success.
Meet Ronnie, an Educate! graduate from Uganda, who exemplifies the power of this combination. At only 20 years old, Ronnie is the co-founder of Harbby Products, a thriving distributor of cleaning products. But his enterprise goes far beyond profit; it acts as a catalyst for empowerment, specifically targeting rural women. As an Educate! Mentor, Ronnie is further leveraging his experiences to impart skills that unlock youth potential.
During our visit to Harbby Products, we witnessed the transformative power of skill-building experiences. Check out the video to hear Ronnie’s story and learn how Educate! is working to maximize the effectiveness of Africa’s growing workforce.
Find the story on our blog: https://go.experienceeducate.org/Ronnie
Are you going to Women Deliver 2023?
Join Hawah Nabbuye, Educate!’s Uganda Country Director, next week in Kigali at the global convening to advance gender equality!
➡️ Harnessing the Power of Education to End Harmful Gender Norms and Stereotypes in Schools
🗓️ Tuesday, July 18th, 1:30-3:00 pm CAT
Harmful gender norms and stereotypes not only hamper gender equality but also fuel adverse education outcomes. This session will focus on gender stereotypes in schools and how utilizing education can help young people grow into equal, just, and non-violent citizens while also advancing the agenda on gender equality.
➡️ Turning a girl's dream into reality: Secondary education as the next frontier
🗓️ Wednesday, July 19th, 9:45-10:30 am CAT
The gender gap in education is narrowing, but there is still much to do as the battle for educational equality intensifies at the secondary education level. This discussion promises to be a transformative journey, shedding light on the significance of secondary education and inspiring collective action for a brighter educational landscape.
We hope to see you there!
Learn more about the event: https://www.wd2023.org/
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Our 2022 Impact Report is live!
To date, Educate! has equipped 250,000 young Africans with the skills to succeed in today’s economy – 51,300 of them last year.
We did this by:
🚺 Delivering livelihood bootcamps focused on out-of-school girls and young women in rural areas.
🚀Integrating skills for employment into national education systems.
🤳🏾Launching CA-MIS, an assessment software that tracks student learning in real-time, supporting the development of essential skills.
Thank you to all our partners and collaborators. With your help, we’re building on this work in 2023 and beyond.
Read the full report to learn about Educate!’s unique product-led approach, how we’re working to scale our impact, and the inspiring young people driving change in their communities
👉🏿 https://go.experienceeducate.org/ImpactReport2022
We at Educate! are shocked and saddened by the recent school attack in western Uganda. Our team operates in the affected district, although we do not have a partnership with the school where this tragedy took place.
We stand together with the community during this difficult time and have prepared a robust support protocol for our staff in the area, who see firsthand the promise and potential of Ugandan youth every day.
We believe in the power of education to change lives. In the face of adversity, we will continue to support young people, helping them create a brighter, more peaceful future.
Africa is the world's youngest continent, and the youth population is growing every day.
Working together, we can equip these young people with the skills and knowledge to build a bright future for themselves and their communities.
Today, on the Day of the African Child, we celebrate the power of youth and reaffirm our commitment to scaling solutions that tap into their limitless potential!
Did you know that half of our leadership team has been with Educate! for over five years?
One of these changemakers is Hawah Nabbuye, our Uganda Country Director.
Hawah joined Educate! as a Mentor in 2008, supporting more than 100 secondary students in Kampala. She was later promoted to Senior Program Coordinator and then became the Regional Manager, driving continued growth and innovation.
Hawah now leads Educate!’s work in Uganda. She is also an Echidna Scholar with the Brookings Institution and has become an expert on gender equity in education.
A special shout-out to Hawah and all of our leaders for their unwavering dedication, strategic vision, and unyielding belief in the potential of young people!
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“While Educate! has always been learning focused, this new way of working required dividing into small teams, supporting a culture of innovation that is accepting of failure, and creating systems and structures that allowed programs to quickly pivot and adapt.”
📚 Check out Educate!’s feature in a recently published USAID - US Agency for International Development brief about the valuable and enduring lessons learned over the past few years, including:
🔹The importance of agile experimentation in building effective solutions
🔹The impact potential of condensed experiences with clear objectives
🔹The power of providing youth with mentorship and practical learning opportunities
https://www.edu-links.org/sites/default/files/media/file/PROMISINGPRACTICES_EngagingYouthHigherEdInstitutions_COVID-19.pdf
This Thursday, Educate!’s Alex Kelly will join Solomon Mugambe of Wezesha Impact at the 2023 Global YEO Summit – YEO Reimagined: Powering Youth-Led Action Towards 2030.
Moderated by our own Natasha Mulenga Hornsby, this interactive session will explore the increasing need for alternative pathways to employment for Africa’s growing out-of-school youth population.
Click the link below to learn more about how the global community is coming together to reimagine and build sustainable youth economic opportunities! 👇
http://ow.ly/YtXF50OpU1R
How can we help young people — including those that are out of school — drive economic growth and build more sustainable futures?
Join Educate! and Wezesha Impact at the upcoming 2023 Global YEO Summit hosted by Making Cents International to discuss alternative pathways to employment.
Did you know that Educate! started as a scholarship program? 📚
But we quickly realized that access to education alone was not enough to break the cycle of youth unemployment in Africa.
For the past 12 years, Educate! has continuously innovated and improved its approach to equip tomorrow's leaders with the skills to achieve their aspirations.
Join our newsletter to stay up to date on how we’re working to unlock the potential of the world’s youngest continent: https://go.experienceeducate.org/newsletter
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Improperly dumped waste causes land degradation, soil erosion, injuries, and illnesses.
To address the issue, Keneth started a recycling business, buying and collecting scraps, sorting them, and eventually selling them by weight to different manufacturing companies.
Throughout Earth Month and beyond, Educate! is proud to empower youth to take action, gaining skills that support them in building their livelihoods and positively impacting their communities.
Read the full story on our blog: https://go.experienceeducate.org/keneth
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Did you know that educating girls can help fight climate change?
When girls receive a quality education, they’re more likely to become leaders in their communities, take action to protect the environment, and promote sustainable practices.
Educate! has pioneered an approach proven to improve gender outcomes at scale. Several rigorous RCT studies have shown significant impact on key gender metrics driving the fight against climate change, including a 28% increase in women’s decision-making power.
This Earth Day 🌍🌱, learn more about our impact on girls' education as we work to create a brighter future for our planet.
https://www.experienceeducate.org/investing-in-girls
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This week, we're looking forward to attending the 20th Skoll World Forum and contributing to the important conversation about transformational social change!
From rethinking education to sustainable business practices, we're thrilled to be joining other thought leaders to discuss innovative solutions to the most pressing issues facing our world today.
https://skoll.org/skoll-world-forum/
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From an early age, Nzabarinda thought of himself as an entrepreneur.
Seeking to improve the living standards of those in his town and beyond, Nzabarinda first applied the skills he garnered through Educate! to manufacture a liquid soap made to repel mosquitoes.
Fast forward to today, Nzabarinda is pursuing a degree in business marketing while simultaneously running Tuuza Industries Ltd, a registered startup.
At Educate!, we work to ensure youth have the space and tools to turn their passions into a business.
Read more about Nzabarinda’s journey, his growing enterprise, and plans for the future: https://go.experienceeducate.org/nzabarinda
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