Education
Mentorship, career guidance, financial literacy and self-development for youth with limited access to higher education.
About this programme
Where formal systems struggle to provide relevant skills, we step in with mentorship, career guidance, financial literacy, soft skills, academic support and the Advantage Book Club — giving young people tools to harness their full potential.
What we do
- Mentorship
- Career guidance
- Financial literacy
- Workshops
- Soft skills
- Youth empowerment
- Academic support
- Advantage Book Club
Get involved
Support this programme through a donation or by volunteering your time and skills.
Projects in Education
See how we put this programme into action.
EducationActive
SaveGirl Uganda
Rural and urban communities across Uganda
A mentoring campaign tackling period poverty and uplifting the confidence, financial freedom and life skills of young women and men through volunteers.
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EducationActive
Advantage Book Club
Uganda
A self-development reading circle that gives young people access to proven, influential books often missing from formal education.
View the projectStories from this programme
Real experiences from the people and communities we work with.
Youth voice
What are we without our dreams?
A reflection from one of the young people who has journeyed with Vantage Foundation on what it means to hold onto hope.
Kauthar Wangi2023
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Leadership reflection
The meaning of advantage
Hillary Turyasingura on why true advantage is not about luxury, but about lifting others up.
Hillary Turyasingura2023
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Programme update
A journey from pads to mentorship
How SaveGirl Uganda grew from a crowdfunding campaign for sanitary pads into a holistic mentorship movement.
Vantage Foundation team2023
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Event highlight
International Women's Day 2023 in Bushenyi
A day of conversation, celebration and empowerment at Basajjabalaba High School.
Vantage Foundation teamMarch 2023
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Event highlight
Youth Conference on Financial Literacy and Career Education
Bringing financial literacy, habit building and career guidance to young people in Bushenyi.
Vantage Foundation team2023
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We work across five interconnected areas of development.