In today’s connected world, digital literacy is no longer a luxury – it is a necessity. From accessing educational resources and healthcare information to applying for jobs and starting businesses, digital skills have become essential for success.

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 it is also more competitive than ever, and the gap between getting hired and actually thriving at work is wider than most people expect.

At Asante Africa Foundation, young people are gaining practical business skills through our programs and bringing them to life during the Enterprise Challenge, a hands-on entrepreneurship program delivered through our Youth Livelihood Program.

For many young people, secondary school is a time to focus on exams and dreams for the future. For Irusho, a secondary school student in Tanzania, it became an opportunity to challenge a reality she could no longer ignore.

For Samuel, fatherhood is more than providing for his family, it is a daily commitment to shaping a brighter future for his children. Every day, he balances the demands of his work with the responsibilities of raising and supporting his family.

When a young person gains a skill, the impact does not stop with them. A girl who learns financial literacy teaches her family how to save. A young man trained in entrepreneurship creates jobs for his neighbours. A rural community where youth are educated becomes a community that advocates for itself, holds leaders accountable, and builds sustainable local economies.

For many children in Tanzania, developing foundational literacy and numeracy skills remains a persistent challenge. Large class sizes and varying learning levels can make it difficult to ensure every child builds the core skills needed for future learning, well-being...

Across these three East African countries, our programs directly reached 29,191 young people. But the number we keep coming back to is what sits behind that figure: the shifts in confidence, new opportunities to earn, and the ambition that don’t show up in a single headline stat.