West Africa Vocational Education

A group of Nigerian youth proudly holds up certificates

Partner Details

Partner Since: 05/01/2014

Sectors:

01-No Poverty, 04-Quality Education, 08-Decent Work & Economic Growth

Tags:

African Visionary Fellow, Luminary Circle

Country:

Nigeria

Website: https://www.waveacademies.org/

WAVE is a vocational education platform focused on empowering disadvantaged West African youth with employability skills that transform their mindsets and employment opportunities that enhance their social mobility.

Why we love them

WAVE’s model of developing work-ready young talent through simple and cost-effective screening, training and job-matching processes offers a fresh approach that can be replicated across Nigeria.

In the News

WAVE won the 2024 QS Reimagine Education Awards Gold Award for Nurturing Employability Skills for Youth in Africa.
Recipient of Segal Family Foundation’s 2014 Rising Star Award.
WAVE founder Misan Rewane was selected as a 2014 Rainer Arnhold Fellow by Mulago.
WAVE founder Misan Rewane was selected as an Echoing Green Fellow in 2014.