MindLeaps creates educational paths for vulnerable youth through a creative arts program that is built on data-driven metrics. It serves youth in extreme poverty, refugee children, and out-of-school youth by providing a variety of education initiatives.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the interruption of in-person learning, MindLeaps launched its successful Virtual Academy, an online business entrepreneurship and life skills learning platform. Students gain access to learning on low-bandwidth phones commonly accessible within the refugee settlements.
Continuing to innovatively respond to ongoing community needs, MindLeaps recently introduced Girls Get It!, a targeted program for girls ages 12-18 who are at risk of dropping out of school. The program takes the best that MindLeaps has accomplished in Uganda since 2017. It then tailors content to further drive young women’s engagement and purpose.
With UNFCU Foundation’s support, the Girls Get It! program will provide 60 young women living in Katwe, Kenya with MindLeaps’ flagship Dance & Data Program and access to its Virtual Academy. For the last three months of the 12-month program, the girls will identify a female caretaker to enroll in the Family Strengthening Program. This holistic initiative is designed to build livelihoods and economic stability. It expands the MindLeaps circle and supports the training of 60 girls and their 60 caretakers, as well as monitoring the program’s impact. UNFCU Foundation’s grant also funds the provisioning of equipment and safety measures for the MindLeaps studio in Katwe.
