Partner Impact: Bold. Innovative. Locally-Led
WAVE
Nigeria | Cohort 1 | Livelihoods | Youth | Employment | Tech
WAVE addresses widespread youth unemployment and underemployment in Nigeria through an innovative approach that empowers youth through skills training and connects them to employment opportunities. Since 2013, WAVE has trained over 65,000 youth across Nigeria.
2022 - A Year of Amplifying Impact
WAVE & its growth partners trained 2,395 youth in essential life skills to thrive in the formal economy.
70% WAVE alumni employment rate
200% year-on-year income transformation for WAVE alumni
WAVE expanded into 5 states across Nigeria: Ekiti, Kaduna, Port Harcourt, Calabar & Ibadan
WAVE partnered with the Lagos State Technical & Education Board and trained 75 TVET teachers on the principles of competency-based education. Students taught by these trainers performed better on assessments, understood the concepts better & were able to teach others effectively. As a result, the Lagos Ministry of Wealth Creation & Employment invited WAVE to train all TVET teachers in Lagos State.
WAVE graduate, Chukwuebuka Ebozue, used his training to launch his online side business in social media management. With his business, Chukwuebuka increased his monthly income by 10% from ₦25,000–30,000 to ₦30,000–45,000.
Looking Ahead: WAVE turns 10 in 2023!
Over the next 5 years, WAVE plans to:
Increase employment & economic opportunities for 250,000 youth
Expand its training offerings to include more technical training programs
Scale its impact & reach by expanding its growth partnership model
“It’s impossible to do the work that we do, and to have the impact that we have without working with the government. Working with the government is critical for systems change.
Unrestricted multiyear funding gives me & my team peace of mind! It also allows us to be innovative and respond to our beneficiaries needs. For example, unrestricted funding gave us the flexibility to pilot a technical IT training program which was different from our core program offering. It was really successful - many of those graduates went on to start their own businesses using the skills they acquired. Unrestricted funding gave us the flexibility to test this type of programming out and we now have the pilot’s success to inform future programming.”
- Molade Adeniyi, CEO
“WAVE graduates that get placed at our organizations have improved the efficiency of our operations, reduced the amount of additional on-the-job training required, and reduced the risk of high staff turnover.”
Fundi Bots
UGANDA | Cohort 2 | Education | Youth | Tech
Fundi Bots provides hands-on robotics and STEM training in and outside of the classroom that gets students excited about STEM and opens greater career opportunities for youth in the technology sector. Fundi Bots’ programs have a strong focus on rural and underprivileged regions and girls. Since 2014, Fundi Bots has trained over 35,000 students and teachers.
2022 - A Year of Exponential Growth
In 2022, Fundi Bots directly impacted and trained 10,500 students and 147 teachers. To put this achievement into perspective, between 2014 and 2021 Fundi Bots trained 11,500 students!
Fundi Bots completed the first year of its Enhanced Science Curriculum (ESC) pilot, working with 72 teachers and 5,602 learners across 34 schools. Results from the preliminary assessments include:
Up to 93% improvement in science learning
More positive attitude towards science learning
Improved critical thinking, problem solving, innovation & literacy
The Fundi Bots team grew from 40 staff to 118 staff across its 4 regional offices.
Fundi Bots was accredited by Uganda’s Directorate of Industrial Training as a certified skills development center!
Looking Ahead
In the second year of its ESC pilot, Fundi Bots will work with ~14,000 students in 50 schools across the country. Fundi Bots is looking forward to further developing its internal processes to meet the needs of the communities they serve and its growing team.
Fundi Bots is on a mission to accelerate science learning and skill training for 1 million African children & youth by 2030.
“The Fundi Bots Enhanced Science Curriculum (ESC) is our big bet that we can significantly improve and accelerate learning outcomes for science students across Africa by providing practical, hands-on learning material that is embedded directly in the official curriculum. These ESC tools are used by both teachers and students to create a real-time, practical learning period during a specific science lesson.”
- Solomon King Benge, CEO
“Unrestricted funding is extremely important in making sure that all our programs run. We receive a lot of funding for our Fundi @ School program, but other programs such as Fundi Girls and Fundi @ Work receive limited project funding. Unrestricted funding allows us to invest in these programs and achieve key milestones & targets despite of that.”