IMPACTING EDUCATION
Going to School is not Enough
Across Africa, access to education has expanded, but access and learning remain deeply uneven.
More children are in school than ever before, but too many never reach secondary education, leave before completing it, or attend schools that are not safe, well-led, or able to support real learning.
In the poorest countries, children are still far less likely to attend or complete school, and even when they do, many are not gaining the skills they need.
The challenge is not only getting children into classrooms.
It is ensuring that the schools they attend actually work.
Our Approach: Learning That Works
We focus on what makes schools effective, and how to deliver that consistently, at scale. We do this in two ways:
1. Building and running great schools
We build and run high-quality schools for underserved communities where students are safe, supported, and able to learn.
These schools show what effective education looks like in practice, with strong leadership, supported teachers, and systems that enable learning.
2. Strengthening education systems
We work with governments to turn what works into practical system wide change that improves school quality and support better outcomes for young people.
Rather than creating parallel systems, we strengthen the ones that already exist.
This dual approach allows us to combine deep impact with system-wide scale, extending our impact far beyond the schools we operate.
What Makes a School Work
A school is more than a building. What matters is how it is led, how teachers are supported, and how students experience learning every day. Across our work, we focus on the elements that make the biggest difference:
Strong leadership that drives accountability and direction
Supported teachers with practical training and ongoing coaching
Safe, inclusive environments where all students can learn and thrive
Effective systems that help schools function day to day
These are not abstract ideas. They are proven approaches, developed and refined in real schools.
From Schools to Systems
Our schools are not the endpoint. They are the starting point. We use what we learn from running schools to help governments strengthen public education systems, so that more schools can deliver the same level of quality. This means our impact extends far beyond the schools we directly operate. Today, this work reaches hundreds of thousands of students each year across Uganda, Zambia, and Ghana.
Our Ambition
Our goal is to help build education systems that work, so that every young person has the opportunity to thrive.
By 2035, Africa will be home to the world’s largest youth population. The quality of education this generation receives will shape the future, not just for Africa, but globally.
