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BARR FOUNDATION Awards Educate! with $100,000 Grant for Empowering African Youth
For Immediate Release
Contact: Maya Ellman
720-237-9535 / Maya@experienceeducate.org
Boulder, Colo., August 23, 2011 – Barr Foundation awarded a $100,000 grant to Colorado and Uganda-based non-profit, Educate!, in recognition of their work developing the next generation of leaders and Entrepreneurs in Africa. The first $50,000 was awarded this month and an additional $50,000 will be awarded in December 2011, based on a review of Educate!’s project achievement.
The Barr Foundation focuses on supporting gifted leaders and organizations that aim to enhance educational and economic opportunities, achieve environmental sustainability and to create rich cultural experiences, with particular attention on children and families in poverty. While the Foundation primarily focuses on organizations in the Boston area, their support of Educate! is one of their initial steps in expanding their reach.
“This substantial funding will provide us with the resources to effectively evaluate the impact of our work in Uganda and engage 30 new high schools in that assessment process,” said Boris Bulayev, Executive Director of Educate!. “This evaluation will undoubtedly help us maximize our impact, ultimately empowering students to create sustainable opportunities that lift them and their families out of poverty.”
The grant will also provide funds for Educate! to run a revised version of its program in 30 new high schools across the country. The United Nations International Labour Organisation (ILO) will implement a gold-standard impact evaluation and cost-benefit analysis of Educate!’s program in those 30 schools.
“The generous support from the Barr Foundation, enabling Educate!’s work to be assessed by ILO,, has the potential to be a big step towards Educate!’s goal of replicating our model around the world,” said Eric Glustrom, President of Educate!.
Today, Educate! is working with 1,400 diverse youth across Uganda and developing a model that can be replicated internationally. The government of Uganda recently asked Educate! to incorporate its social Entrepreneurship and leadership course into the national education system. It will reach 45,000 youth annually and hopefully be the first of many national Social Entrepreneurship curricula around the world.
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About Educate!
Uganda has the youngest population in the world – over 50% under the age of 15. There are critical challenges facing youth: poverty, disease, environmental degradation, and the highest youth unemployment rate – 83%. Yet the current education in Uganda leaves youth unprepared to create and lead solutions.
Educate! unlocks the potential of African youth to solve the greatest challenges facing their communities. Our model is exponential empowerment – investing long-term in youth so they can positively impact many others.
Educate! provides a proven mix of a social Entrepreneurship And Leadership course, long term mentoring, and an alumni program that helps high school students start enterprises. Today, Educate! is working with 1,400 diverse youth across Uganda and developing a model that can be replicated across Africa.
The government of Uganda recently asked Educate! to incorporate the course into the national education system. It will reach 45,000 youth annually and be the first of hopefully many national social entrepreneurship curricula around the world.
Educate! has been backed by Echoing Green, a leading venture philanthropy fund, won the Ashoka Changemakers Quality Education in Africa award, received first place in the Pan African Awards for Entrepreneurship In Education, and was recognized by Entrepreneur Magazine as one of 100 Brilliant Companies of 2009.
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