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Our Work

  • Can you imagine not being able to go to school or finish school because of familial poverty?

Education is a basic human right irrespective of your economic power.

689 million People Cannot

230 Million Families Do Not Have an Empowered Graduate or A Person With Learned Skill to Support Themselves or The Family Financially

What does these 689 million means?

54%

Up to 54% of children in poor countries drop out of school before graduating, or never attend higher education-

130 Million

An estimated 130 million girls between the ages of 6 and 17 are out of school. 15 million primary school-aged girls will likely never enter a classroom in their lifetime in poor countries.

$315 Billion

The economic cost of 54% of children around the world not going to school or learning basic skills cost an estimated US129 billion per year

$30 Trillion

Limited educational opportunities for girls, cost countries between $15 trillion and $30 trillion in lost lifetime productivity and earnings-world bank.

DID YOU KNOW?

01

420 million people could be lifted out of poverty if all adults completed secondary education.

02

Over 60 million people would be lifted out of poverty if adults had just 2 more years of education after grade school.

03

Education increases earnings by roughly 10% per each additional year of schooling.

04

When average educational attainment by a country’s population increases by one year, it increases annual per capita GDP growth by 25%.

Impacts of Lack of Higher Education

01

Perpetuates poverty in generations and family economic uncertainty.

02

Leave million out of work in developing countries-united Nations.

03

Poor health, sanitation and quality of life.

04

Increase in crime rate which peaks at age 18.

05

Disparity in Girl Education lead to early marriages, and increase maternal mortality.

Lack of access to education is a major predictor of passing poverty from one generation to the next, and receiving an education is one of the top ways to achieve financial stability.

Why Tertiary Education?

  • Higher Education is instrumental in fostering growth, reducing poverty and boosting shared prosperity. It benefits not just the individual, but the entire educational system. – world Bank
  • Skills for the knowledge economy are built at tertiary
  • Higher Education is instrumental in fostering growth, reducing poverty and boosting shared prosperity.
  • Higher education leads to higher income, improved health, gender equality and a better future.
  • Children who receive higher education are more likely to send their own children to school, preventing the transmission of poverty through generations.
  • Students who post-secondary education obtain a wide range of personal, 
    financial, and other lifelong benefits and the larger society also benefits through shared economic, health and civic involvement.
  • First Generation Students who attend higher education are more likely to help their siblings and family create a sustainable path out of poverty through education.

We are a Global Education Promotion & support Organizations.

We are focused on ending family-unit poverty by educating the first student.

OUR MODEL

Our model is rooted in enabling access to quality education, high impact coaching, and career advice to highly motivated and economically disadvantaged first-student. Our expectation is that they would lift their family, and future generations out of poverty.

We have awarded over 115 higher education entrance exam fee scholarships, grants and best student award to First Generation grade school students in rural communities in sub-Saharan Africa.

We have partnered with Education Ambassadors to make access to higher education entrance exams accessible to First Generation Students in low income communities.

We have assisted First generation students with access to merit scholarships and college entrance application forms.

But, there are still over 50% of students who need help navigating higher education exams, scholarships and merit based tuition scholarships.

  • Together we can change this.
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OUR WORK

We Power Global Education in Countries with the greatest needs.

We use the power of impact and resources to end family unit poverty by enabling access to quality education and skill acquisition for the first student.

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Our Programs

Our programs are designed to enable 10th to 12th grade First generation students get the best resources to prepare for college admissions and scholarship opportunities to unlock the full potential.

Exam fees Paid.

College entrance exams (SAT, ACT, IELTS, JAMB, etc.) fee and preparatory materials paid. Scholarship support.

In collaboration with the community leaders and stakeholders.

Eligibility criteria: learn more.

Announcing the 2021-2022 First Generation Scholarship Award

What it is:

Funds for students who are first in their family to go to the University or a Career College.

Eligibility Criteria

·       The applicant must be first in their family to enroll in post-secondary education

·       To qualify for a scholarship as a ‘first generation’ or ‘first scholar’, neither of your parents or siblings:

·       Obtained a certificate or university degree

·       Earned an associate degree or more advanced degree

·       Attained a bachelor’s degree or a more advanced degree

·       Neither parent nor a sibling has ever enrolled in or attended a career college

• Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.5 – 3.7 on a scale of 4.0 or a class rank of the top 5% in your class

·       Total family income of less than Forty thousand

·       Currently enrolled in 10th to 12th grade (SS1 –SS3)

• Demonstrable Extra Curricular Activities(ECA) like volunteer work and leadership qualities

• Must earn a 1290 SAT or 29 ACT for First Gen. Scholarship (for International First Gen Students who wish to attend school in United States or other countries outside their home country.

• Must have four references to verify character, identity and economic status. Two of those references must be the community leader and the High School Principal.

For International Students: The First generation Scholarship is administered through the office of the traditional ruler or community leader.
It is a N250 per year award or N300, 000 if living on campus for the first year only.

If you qualify, you can apply for the Scholarship through the office of the traditional ruler or online at www.globaledudrive.org. As the season is closing, you should check online prior to the fall season for the deadline date.

The scholarship is renewable up to a max of 2 semesters. Recipients must be in good standing with their academics performance to renew this scholarship.

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