Grounded Generation Foundation

Our Impact

Skilled. In the Marketplace. Grounded in Character.

Our transformation is measured across three pillars — skills, marketplace and character — turning African youths aged 15–35 into all-rounded individuals who earn, lead and live with integrity. Each cohort runs as an edition of our flagship Skills & Mentorship Programme; you can read every edition report under Reports & Accountability.

1,300+

Children & youth reached across 4 editions of our flagship programme

1,000+

Youth targeted in the coming year

3

Innovation Centres planned by 2031

How change happens

Activity
Skills pillar · Skills Training Programme
Outcome
Working-level competence in a chosen digital, technical, creative or vocational skill
Impact
Youth become hire-ready and business-ready — no longer locked out by the skills gap.
Activity
Marketplace pillar · Employment Programme
Outcome
Labour market intelligence guides training; graduates matched to local and international jobs
Impact
Youth enter the workforce with dignity.
Activity
Marketplace pillar · Enterprise Programme
Outcome
Green skills, incubation, mentorship, green finance and market linkages
Impact
Sustainable youth-run businesses — financially viable, socially and planetarily positive.
Activity
Character pillar · Clarity Programme
Outcome
Identity, values and purpose, with spiritual identity formation and psychosocial support
Impact
All-rounded, resilient youth of integrity.
Activity
Cross-cutting · Professional Mentorship
Outcome
One-to-one and group mentorship with vetted professionals across every programme
Impact
Career-directed youth with real relationships and a plan.
Activity
Green economy thread
Outcome
Training aligned to green jobs, renewable energy, climate-smart agriculture and the digital economy
Impact
Youth fill growing jobs and strengthen local economies around each Innovation Centre.

Our journey

  1. 2025
    Pilots completed
  2. 2026
    Controlled expansion + first technical bootcamp
  3. 2027
    Centre 1 opens
  4. 2029
    Centre 2 opens
  5. 2031
    Centre 3 & regional scaling
SDG Alignment

GGF's alignment with the Sustainable Development Goals

Our work contributes directly to seven of the UN Sustainable Development Goals — connecting youth training, livelihoods and well-being to a global framework donors and partners already recognise.

  • 1
    SDG 1
    No Poverty
    Pathways from unemployment to income through skills, placement and enterprise.
    Learner ventures generating income; alumni employment rate.
  • 3
    SDG 3
    Good Health & Well-being
    Psychosocial support with qualified counsellors, within the Character pillar.
    Learners accessing psychosocial support; well-being scores.
  • 4
    SDG 4
    Quality Education
    Digital, vocational and creative skills training; progression to tertiary education.
    650 beneficiaries/yr by 2031; 155 cumulative learners to college.
  • 5
    SDG 5
    Gender Equality
    Inclusive targeting of young women across all programmes and hubs.
    Gender-disaggregated enrolment and completion (target ≥ 50% female).
  • 8
    SDG 8
    Decent Work & Economic Growth
    Employability training, job placement, entrepreneurship and incubation.
    Placements; ventures commercialised; self-sufficiency of ventures.
  • 10
    SDG 10
    Reduced Inequalities
    Rural and peri-urban first; free/subsidised access for vulnerable youth.
    Share of subsidised beneficiaries; scholarship awards from endowment.
  • 17
    SDG 17
    Partnerships for the Goals
    Church, school, corporate, NGO and government partnerships.
    Active MoUs; partner-funded programmes; network membership.

Impact data is gender- and age-disaggregated, captured at intake, completion and 12-month follow-up, and published annually.