Over the past ten years, ALA has evolved from an audacious idea to a thriving institution with a passionate, diverse, and committed community. We are a magnet for exceptional young leaders and educators, and we seek to leverage our privileged position by fostering “sector communities” that accelerate transformational change on the continent. In our 2023…

Joel Baraka ’15 is reshaping learning in refugee camps through My HOME Stars – a Ugandan non-profit that increases curriculum accessibility for disadvantaged communities. His goal is to develop more accessible, fun, and engaging academic resources for both teachers and students, transforming schools and community centers into spaces learners look forward to spending most of…

Our ALforEducation network continues to develop the next generation of leaders in education in Africa through the Edupreneur Growth Lab 2021. The program is offered in partnership with Future Fund for Education (FFE), an initiative that invests financial and intellectual capital into some of Africa’s most impactful education entrepreneurs. The Edupreneur Growth Lab is a…

Each day, Vanessa Ishimwe oversees a network of kindergartens and early childhood development centers that serve over 1000 children in the Kyaka II refugee settlement in Kyegegwa district, Uganda. She now seeks to take her work to a new level through participation in ALforEducation’s Growth Lab beginning in September 2021. Vanessa is a co-founder of…

On May 24th, ALforEducation launched a new, selective Apprenticeship program that aims to prepare the future leaders of Africa’s education sector to lead transformational change. The first iteration of the program has been offered to ALA alumni, MasterCard Foundation Scholars, and ALU students and alumni. From a group of 87 applicants, 15 exemplary young education…

Though she is already shaping the future of Africa as an entrepreneur, Clare A. Muga will spend this summer as an Apprentice, discovering principles that will help her grow the impact of her Evimero Leadership Academy in Uganda.  Clare is one of 15 pioneer Apprentices selected from 87 candidates for the first cohort of ALforEducation’s…

A growing cohort of education leaders across Africa works each day to drive education innovation in service of their communities. The Anzisha Education Accelerator (AEA) invests in and supports these leaders, recognizing their potential to build new models of excellence in and for communities across Africa.  Since its launch, the Accelerator program has supported nine…

In October 2020, a new school opened in Burundi unlike any that had come before: Kigutu International Academy (KIA), a STEM-focused secondary school that seeks to “develop a new generation of problem solvers, change-makers and entrepreneurial leaders for Burundi and beyond.”  KIA is a locally-rooted school with unique features aligned to the circumstances of the…