Giving 25 Million American Children a Financial Head Start
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Africa

We build pathways to opportunity for 12 million young people through entrepreneurship, quality education and jobs, and life-changing health care.

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Active Projects

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Our Focus Areas

Investing in High-Growth Businesses

We provide flexible, high-impact funding to entrepreneurs whose companies generate jobs, raise incomes, and strengthen local economies, creating lasting financial stability.

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Driving Student Success from Classroom to Career

We support top-performing schools and classroom innovations, as well as tools like Data Driven Districts, which impacts 12 million students with real-time insights that improve learning.

Through the Dell Young Leaders program, 85% of our scholarship students graduate from university, and of those, 98% secure a job or pursue further studies within three months.

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Accelerating Job-Aligned Education & Training

We catalyze innovative approaches to education and skills training, offering faster, better, and more affordable pathways to employment and economic mobility.

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Expanding Access to Health Care that Drives Opportunity

We invest in cost-effective health interventions that restore sight, mobility, dignity — and years of productive life.

From vision screenings to life-changing surgeries, this work unlocks earning potential for millions across Africa. It’s health care that changes lives and strengthens communities.

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Featured Project

Data Driven Districts

Understanding national educational capacity and providing high-quality, actionable data to local educators are vital to overcoming persistent barriers to student success.

Our partnership in South Africa focuses on equipping educators with data-driven tools to personalize student support and enhance learning outcomes across schools.

Impact

11.7 Million Students Annually

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Featured Project

Mercy Ships Africa

Too many people across Africa lack access to safe, timely surgical care, putting lives and livelihoods at risk.

Mercy Ships deploys state-of-the-art hospital vessels to bring expert care to remote, underserved regions, so children can return to school, adults can get back to work, and families can focus on their futures.

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