The Most Important in Brief

empowermefirst.college offers free online upper secondary school education to vulnerable school dropouts. It focuses on interlinked students driven learning where tutors act as learning coaches. The educational content follows international and national frameworks like Cambridge and IBO. In addition students are asked to undertake interdisciplinary assignments, which allow them to apply their knowledge, become innovators and entrepreneurs and self-fund their education with the proceeds, for example creating and marketing solid shampoos or starting an online business. The educational focus is on STEM, entrepreneurship, languages and life skills such as work ethics and financial literacy. In addition, there's a high focus on computer and digital literacy, from a high command of office programs, to a professional use of AI tools to coding. This allows the students to become entrepreneurs, innovators and scientists and be able to work from home, analysing and solving economic and ecological issues of their communities and making a contribution to economic growth in their countries, counteracting brain drain.

1. Purpose

   empowermefirst.college offers free online upper secondary school education to vulnerable school dropouts. It focuses on interlinked students driven learning where tutors act as learning coaches. The educational content follows international and national frameworks like Cambridge and IBO. In addition students are asked to undertake interdisciplinary assignments, which allow them to apply their knowledge, become innovators and entrepreneurs and self-fund their education with the proceeds, for example creating and marketing solid shampoos or starting an online business. The educational focus is on STEM, entrepreneurship, languages and life skills such as work ethics and financial literacy. In addition, there's a high focus on computer and digital literacy, from a high command of office programs, to a professional use of AI tools to coding. This allows the students to become entrepreneurs, innovators and scientists and be able to work from home, analysing and solving economic and ecological issues of their communities and making a contribution to economic growth in their countries, counteracting brain drain.

2. The Most Important in Brief

   empowermefirst.college offers free online upper secondary school education to vulnerable school dropouts. It focuses on interlinked students driven learning where tutors act as learning coaches. The educational content follows international and national frameworks like Cambridge and IBO. In addition students are asked to undertake interdisciplinary assignments, which allow them to apply their knowledge, become innovators and entrepreneurs and self-fund their education with the proceeds, for example creating and marketing solid shampoos or starting an online business. The educational focus is on STEM, entrepreneurship, languages and life skills such as work ethics and financial literacy. In addition, there's a high focus on computer and digital literacy, from a high command of office programs, to a professional use of AI tools to coding. This allows the students to become entrepreneurs, innovators and scientists and be able to work from home, analysing and solving economic and ecological issues of their communities and making a contribution to economic growth in their countries, counteracting brain drain.

3. Goals

   We provide access to quality upper secondary education to vulnerable school dropouts. By providing educational content online, students can study anywhere, anytime. To ensure consistency, learning progress and successful completion of the assignments, we train our partner organisations in coaching. Our curriculum promotes social and environmental responsibility, human rights, and equality while following international curricula. While we provide a learning environment, learning content, methodology and train the local coaches, our partners provide infrastructure, staff, students and follow our reporting and controlling processes.

4. Principles

   We embrace equality, diversity and inclusivity and believe quality education must be free of cost – with practical ecopreneurship interdisciplinary assignments student not only gain work experience and generate grades but also finance their learning infrastructure.

5. Measures

   - We have defined very clear deliverables, processes and reporting structures. - We have defined and tested an innovative online learning methodology with a focus on STEM, ICT skills training, practical application, entrepreneurship and personal coaching. - We have put in place training courses in Coaching, Instructional design and Leadership.

6. Financing

   We are currently financed by volunteer work and donations of founders, members and friends. We are seeking funding to ensure more efficient content creation and processes.

Area of Impact

• Africa
• Asia
• North America
• South America
• Developing countries
• Abroad, general