History Spotlight 9 - Youth Learning Strategy

In 2024, the Corporate History team launched “Our History, Our Legacy,” a three-year campaign to connect all employees globally to the Foundation’s history, milestones, and ways of working. One of the tactics within this promotional campaign included the release of "History Spotlights", which highlight the Foundation's past work, and emphasize its unique approach to philanthropy through trust-based partnerships, collaborative learning, and empowerment of youth in driving sustainable impact.

This nineth History Spotlight was posted to the Foundation's internal communication channels on September 17, 2024 and included the following contextual information:

Our Youth Learning strategy kicked off in 2009 to make both formal and informal education accessible across Sub-Saharan Africa. We began modestly partnering with the Equity Group Foundation to provide scholarships to a few hundred young people. Our initial commitment soon evolved to 5,000 and then later doubled to 10,000 students. Wings to Fly has become Kenya's largest secondary education scholarship program.