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💥Last year, Educate! impacted 133,320 youth in Africa. 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝟑𝟗𝟎,𝟎𝟎𝟎, marking a 1,000-fold increase since we first launched over a decade ago! Read the highlights in our 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭, out now: https://lnkd.in/evyH3m5D 👉🏿 We scaled our education reform and teacher training model nationwide in Rwanda, as well as strengthening partnerships with governments in Tanzania and Kenya. 👉🏿 We refined the impact of our livelihood bootcamps for out-of-school youth, focusing on increasing young women’s agency. 👉🏿 We supported youth to become gender equity and climate advocates. Thanks to our partners and champions. With your help, we'll keep building on this work! 🚀 Learn more about how we're scaling our impact and about the inspiring youth creating a brighter future: https://lnkd.in/evyH3m5D

Nothing beats the exuberance of Educate! youth on graduation day! 🥳 These Ugandan secondary school students are celebrating gaining skills for employment and entrepreneurship. While many know about the success of our boot camps for out-of-school youth, we are now piloting this transformative program with students still in school. Over a period of a few weeks, these young people have grown in confidence and ability – with improved negotiation and communication skills, as well as hands-on experience of market research, product development and financial planning. It's always exciting to see the culmination of hard work and we can’t wait to see what they accomplish next.

📣 🌍 New Blog! https://lnkd.in/dWA7MqPY Equipping youth with the skills needed for today’s labor market is central to the East African regional agenda of aligning education with real-world employment opportunities. Educate! has been working alongside governments for years to make their vision a reality. Earlier this year, we signed a six-year MoU with the Tanzania Institute of Education to support the government’s rollout of a new compulsory Business Studies subject in lower secondary education, alongside a teacher training framework. The new subject will eventually 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀, preparing them with essential skills for employment and entrepreneurship.🥳 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸: ➡️Aligning with national and regional policy frameworks to ensure long-term success. ➡️Co-creating with education officials, teachers, school leaders, parents, and students for meaningful collaboration. ➡️Drawing on proven methods from other government partnerships in the region. Check out the full article here 👉🏾 https://lnkd.in/dWA7MqPY

👩🏾🤝👨🏾🌟 A new report by Imaginable Futures and IDEO.org highlights the role of co-creation in building equitable learning systems. Educate!'s Board Member, Dr. Dzingai Mutumbuka, is among 65 educators, policymakers, and advocates who share insights in the report "𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐲’𝐬 𝐑𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐄𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐲". Key Findings: 1️⃣ Elevate proximate leaders as decision-makers. 2️⃣ Embrace learning, curriculums, and evaluation benchmarks that prioritize cultural contexts. 3️⃣ Create enduring infrastructure to safeguard movements toward equity. 4️⃣ Build equitable learning systems that adapt to emerging opportunities and challenges, such as AI, climate change, and mental health. 🔗 Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gNAuVAgs

“There’s a need to synchronize efforts and to work with the government, and make sure we have buy-in from the government because then that informs the sustainability of a lot of work.” Educate!’s Sylvie Kinabo sharing reflections on co-creation with government and implementing a competency-based curriculum at the first ever East African Community Regional Education Conference. 📽️Watch ✨👇🏾

🌍 Why is cultivating a ‘Yes I Can’ mentality the first lesson in our bootcamps for out-of-school youth? "Most of our youth have lost hope and are often labeled by society as failures, but we don't see them as failures. We believe each of them has the ability to make a positive impact in their communities and in their own lives" – Educate! Training Officer FRANCIS KIBIRIGE, speaking passionately at the recent EdHeroes Global Forum. 📈 In the very first week, we challenge youth with a unique trading task: start with a pencil and use negotiation skills to trade it for something more valuable. The results? Sometimes they come back with a sack of maize; on one occasion, a participant even returned with a hen! 🔗 This exercise not only boosts their confidence but also underscores the value of perseverance and soft skills. Francis, along with Dorothy Namubiru and Anthony muzito, emphasized the importance of understanding the backgrounds of out-of-school youth. This insight forms the cornerstone of our tailored approach to meeting their needs. 🎥 Read our blog and watch the full EdHeroes panel here: https://lnkd.in/eDmEjuWK #Educate #YouthEmpowerment #EdHeroes2024 #EducationForAll #SocialImpact

💫𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐚𝐲 👧🏾 Around 65% of the young people in our livelihood bootcamps for out-of-school youth are women. Many like Faith, 22, from Kitui, Kenya, featured on the cover of our recent Impact Report, are single mothers. Our bootcamps support youth to build skills and gain practical business experience. We measure impact through “Milestone Actions”: 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐧: Generate income 💵 𝐒𝐚𝐯𝐞: Build financial security 🏚️ 𝐀𝐜𝐭: Own a business 🌿 Faith embodies these principles. She’s using income from her tree nursery to diversify into other enterprises, support her daughter and siblings and help her mother with household bills. She shared: “My tree nursery business depends on the rainy season to make good sales. So I’m saving to start a second business, a kiosk selling food and fruits. With this I’ll be able to earn additional money and create work for someone else.” 𝑳𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒏 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒐𝒖𝒓 2023 𝑰𝒎𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒕 𝑹𝒆𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 ▶️ https://lnkd.in/eziAxzYC

👥 Are you attending the East African Regional Education Conference? Join us and members of the School Action Learning Exchang (SALEX) for two interactive sessions on education reform. 📅 Date: August 12, 2024 📍 Location: Arusha, Tanzania 🗝️ Sylvie Kinabo our Regional Head of Strategic Projects, will be co-facilitating the session: "𝐒𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐚𝐧𝐳𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐚." We'll explore strategies to take advantage of key moments for policy reform and discuss how evidence-based approaches can drive improvements in quality, accessibility, and equity at scale. 🗝️ Tobias Mulupi our Head of Policy and Partnerships, will lead the session on: “𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩: 𝐀 𝐉𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐄𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲-𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.” Learn more about Educate!‘s experience of partnering with government to scale competency-based education.