Checklist: 10 essential skills for young people starting their first job in Kenya Getting your first job in Kenya is no small thing. Youth unemployment sits at over 67% (yes, that number is real), which means landing that role took effort, luck, or both. The formal sector is growing, but

Building the Future Generation of Entrepreneurs in East Africa The world marks Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSME) Day on June 27, a United Nations observance that recognizes the role small businesses play in creating jobs, strengthening economies, and opening pathways to opportunity.  This year, the global theme, “The Future

Expanding Access to Secondary Education in Uganda For many young people in Uganda, financial hardship and social pressures can create significant barriers to completing secondary education. These challenges disproportionately affect vulnerable students, particularly girls at risk of early and forced marriage, limiting opportunities for future learning and economic participation. To

One Student’s Mission to Ensure Every Child Belongs For many young people, secondary school is a time to focus on exams and dreams for the future. For Irusho, an Asante Africa alumni and secondary school student in Tanzania, it became an opportunity to challenge a reality she could no longer

A Father Driven by Purpose and Love, Samuel Lugendo As the world celebrates Father’s Day, we shine a light on Lugendo Samuel, the Youth Livelihood Programme (YLP) Coordinator at Asante Africa Foundation, whose life is a powerful example of dedication, sacrifice, and unwavering love for his children. For Samuel, fatherhood

Understanding How Youth Can Change Society on the International Day of the African Child Every year on June 16, the world pauses to honour the Day of the African Child. A day born not from celebration, but from courage. In 1976, thousands of Black schoolchildren in Soweto, South Africa, took