Overview of Educate!
Educate! works to transform education in Africa to teach youth to solve poverty for themselves and their communities.
Educate! provides youth and especially Out-of-School Youth with skills in accelerated business start-ups, along with mentorship to start real businesses.
About Educate!
What if there was a way to measurably change the trajectory of the lives of youth across Africa? Since its launch in 2009, Educate! has worked to deliver outsized impacts at scale and at disproportionately low cost, through a product-led approach to youth development.
As a disruptive, not-for-profit, social enterprise, Educate! focuses on evidence-based entrepreneurial solutions to tackle Africa’s biggest challenges.
Educate!’s core model combines training in key skills with practical experience starting businesses and mentorship. This model has been validated by several independent evaluations.
Educate! has impacted over 400,000 youth across Uganda, Rwanda, and Kenya, making it the largest youth skills provider in East Africa.
Benefits
• Become a certified youth trainer!
• Refine your skills in public speaking and facilitation.
• Grow professionally while making a real difference.
• Join the prestigious Educate! Network of certified trainers.
Training is open to all University graduates who meet the requirements and stay or live within the East, West, and Central regions of Uganda.
Targeted Districts Include:
• Central: Mukono, Wakiso, Kampala, Luwero, Mpigi
• East: Iganga, Mayuge, Jinja, Kamuli, Mbale, Bugiri, Pallisa
• West: Hoima, Sheema, Isingiro, Mbarara, Rukungiri, Ibanda, Bushenyi, Kabale
Requirements:
• Completed Undergraduate degree in a relevant field (Business, Education, Social Work, etc.).
• Fluent in English and one of the regional languages: Runyakitara, Luganda, or Lusoga.
• Aged 21-30 years.
• Contribution of UGX 50,000 towards learning materials (for successful candidates).
Training Dates:
• February 3rd–21st February 2025.
Job application procedure
Interested in applying for this job? Submit your application now to recruitmentcoordinatornt@experienceeducate.org
1. Submit your application by copying and pasting this link:
https://bit.ly/41gahh7
2. Or send your resume, cover letter, and a 500-word essay answering the question:
What role does entrepreneurship play in a Ugandan society? (Include examples from your community).
o Use the word “salubrious” in your essay.
o Send applications
Subject Line: “YET Training Opportunity 2025.”
Important Dates:
• Application Deadline: 10th January 2025
• Training Dates: 3rd–21st February 2025
• Virtual Information Session: 13th–14th January 2025
Contact Information:
• WhatsApp or Call: +256 705269280 / 702322557
More Information
- Address Kampala, Uganda ,East Africa
- Salary Offer Not disclosed
- Total Years Experience 0-5
- Education Level Bachelor Degree