Secondary School
Pitch Competition

Theme:
Leveraging technology in education by providing a solution for an online learning platform to reduce extra class contact hours

Secondary School
Pitch Competition

Theme:
Leveraging technology in education by providing a solution for an online learning platform to reduce extra class contact hours

about us

Why we launched?

Education does not stop within the school

As a much-needed procedure, children are taken through primary and secondary school education; to prepare them for university years and beyond. This foundation makes it possible for students to push through higher education, despite its many challenges. After thorough research, we realized that a foundational support of the sort, isn’t available for aspiring secondary school entrepreneurs. It is this gap that we wish to fill, as a way to strengthen the entrepreneurial ecosystem around us, thereby increasing the success rate of businesses owned by young visionaries.

2022 IMPACT REPORT

We made significant impact by reaching thousands of students, partnering with schools, government agencies, NGOs and communities, and launching exciting programs.

What we focus on

our programs

Entrepreneurship
Education

These are tailored fit courses designed for easy learning with immersive activities for secondary school students. The courses includes mindset and growth developent, starting a business and financial literacy. These serve as capacity building modules

Pitch Competition
Events

This is a platform that serves as a spring board into the entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Young people are encouraged to pitch their ideas as solo or in teams and stand a chance to win funds or some sort of business development package.

Skool Grind
Conversations

These are public conversations that feature players in the ecosystem.
It serves as an interactive and informative platform for both leaders in the ecosystems and secondary school students who aspire to be entrepreneurs.

Career
Exhibition

Career Expo is a platform which showcases the different tertiary pathway choices that secondary students can access.
The event showcases learning tracks, new modules, and existing pathway opportunities that tertiary,TVET and other Institutions offer.

Be-In-On-It
(A Facebook Live platform)

Be-In-On-It is a monthly Live Facebook interactive session that is hosted by students ages 15yrs – 18yrs.
The sessions serve as a call for young people to be in on youth development news and opportutnities that exist.

Skool Grind
Summit

This is an annual convergence of key stakeholders within the Young Entrepreneurs ecosystem; students, school administration, partners and funders, young leaders, mentors, policy makers and coperate institutions.

Africa Regional Competition Sierra Leone

As the official implementation partner for ARC in Sierra Leone, we are excited to offer Skool Grinders an exceptional opportunity to engage in an international competition that promotes innovation, collaboration, and global awareness

Impact
Program

The Impact Program serves as the incubation part of the initiative.
This is where students with business ideas that have potential for growth and profit making are encouraged to engage in pilot projects.

Advisory Team

Sia Ann-Marie
Yajah

Edleen
Elba

Natalia
Abboud

Wilsona
Jalloh

Benedict
Solomon

Emmanuel
Tondoneh

Cecil
Williams

Francis
Steven George

Our team ensures entrepreneurial and business-related workshops, events and summits are being shared with our community of secondary school students

School bags and other necessities are a plus for students. Students are encouraged to compete for Skool Grind backpacks by engaging in “Calls for Application”

Deserving students are being gifted with the opportunity to attend such events or win backpack no matter the cost.

You can help us in giving more backpacks or send more students to these life-changing events.

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What They Say

Technology essentially harnesses the tools, technologies and strategies used to help us solve problems and simply make our lives better and easier to live in some way.

Alhaji Bayo Kargbo Sierra Leone Grammar School

Entrepreneurship is all about creativity and one does not need a teacher to be creative. Young entrepreneurs with wonderful ideas can be demotivated to the extent of giving up their entrepreneurship a major setback they were not prepared for.

Annette Sannoh Annie Walsh Memorial School

At a very young age I began my journey as a social entrepreneur, my father ensured that I was part of his work of solving problems in our various communities and that nurtured sense of “impossible is nothing” and enabled me on my journey as a problem solver

P.J Mandela Cole 1986 - 2022

Young entrepreneurs in businesss is a new concept to Sierra Leone. We must learn to handle criticism, age stereotyping, and maintain a balance between school and business. Always have an End Goal

Sarah Laura Solomon Executive Director, Eminence Africa