empowermefirst.college
Cause Area
- Children & Youth
- Community
- Computers & Technology
- Education & Literacy
- Environment
Location
Räterschenstr. 1Schlatt, Zurich 8418Switzerland SwitzerlandWebsite:
https://empowermefirst.college/
Organization Information
Mission Statement
Mission: We educate and coach young people to develop their own learning and problem-solving strategies. To be creative and innovative. Vision: - Students are eager to learn in their lives, when they start to experiment and are keen to do their own research, we have succeeded to coach them into linking knowledge with reality. -Our education will reach school dropouts and allow them to bridge the gap between lower secondary education and university entry level, skilled work or successfully starting a business. -Our education will meet the minimum university entry requirements in the students’ country. Values: We deliver the highest standard of online education to student for free, promote social, democratic and economic development of individuals and their country. We promote equality and diversity regardless of gender, race, or religion.
Description
empowermefirst.college is a non-profit aiming to make upper secondary school education accessible to millions of youths in emerging and developing countries. We offer a free online learning platform to overcome gaps created by inequality. Students learn at their own pace, using their mobile phones everywhere, at any time. They receive regular coaching with quizzes, semester assignments and from their tutors. Our focus is on STEM, entrepreneurship and ICT vocational training. Students also receive health, environmental sustainability and life skills education.
Since our creation in 2021, we have launched our program in two different countries, Uganda and Zimbabwe, by providing English and ICT courses. From September 2022 we will offer maths, sciences, entrepreneurship and life skills to a number of students in Zimbabwe. But this is just the beginning, and we won’t rest until our vision is fulfilled. We are expanding our country's presence and the courses we offer.