Our vision is to enable meaningful and sustainable job creation
in Africa. And to empower people who are often overlooked: the hidden
talents of Africa – e.g. young women in small villages with no access to
higher education.
In theory, there are a lot of job opportunities that could be
created: International corporates are highly interested to outsource
value creation to Africa. And promising local start-ups are rising and
strive to create impact.
In practice, they all need a pre-qualified workforce with the right mindset to realize those job potentials sustainably.
Out of our experience as entrepreneurs in Africa, we derived a
curriculum based on 5 key skill areas which we found critical for future
employees to create value and impact. We target young students in
schools who are eager to learn and searching for additional educational
input to make a difference. We focus on a playful, gamefication-like approach to make the workshops with the student clearly different from the regular school setup.
We act according to our 6 values:
- Grow Ghana is a non-profit initiative and strives to create tangible impact for the society
- The initiative aims to impact 2 sides equally:
- The pupils and students in the schools
(job-relevant skills, access to job-market ) - Our team incl. our global volunteers
(personal growth by intercultural exchange & coaching)
- We never replace local teachers – our program is an addition to the governmental curriculum
- We are not competing with other NGOs or programs, but strive for cooperation & synergies
- We are self-critical and want to improve constantly
- We always show full respect to our environment, yet challenging the status-quo
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