Bridging the gap between education and opportunity.
FindYourPath gives young African talent, from age 13, the skills to build something of their own. Creativity, tech, AI and entrepreneurship, taught for the life that starts when the classroom ends.
The numbers behind the gap
of the world’s young people live in Africa.
Nigerians are under 25.
Nigerians applied for a tertiary place in 2025.
did not get one.
Those who do not get in should not become a liability. With the right skills, they speak well, build, earn and grow the local economy.
Sources: Pew Research Center, May 2026 (under-25 share, based on UN data). Nairametrics, April 2026, on Nigeria’s under-25 population (estimates range from 61% to 63%). JAMB 2025 admission figures as reported by ICIR, 2026: 2,007,312 applicants, 1,009,044 admitted.
Two ways onto the bridge
Same skills, same tracks. The entry point depends on where the young person is right now.
The gap year pathway
Missed admission this year? The year becomes a build year. Young people leave with real work to show, a portfolio and a plan, whether that is university, a business or a job.
The in-school track
Students build skills alongside their normal classes, so they never reach the end of school empty-handed.
University students are welcome too. The core of our work is the stretch before and just after secondary school.
What we help them build
Creativity
Writing, storytelling, design and media. Where the fellowship began, and where fellows learn to publish and get paid for their ideas.
Tech and AI
Practical digital skills with AI built into every one, so fellows can make useful things and not only use them.
Entrepreneurship
How to find a first customer, price the work and get paid, so a skill can become a small business anywhere from Lagos to Kano.
Mental agility
Thinking clearly, solving problems and starting from nothing. The skill under every other skill.
Past projects
In August 2026, teenage writers spent five days at The Mac Center, Lagos, and left with a published anthology. This is the proof that the model works.
Impact projects
Everything here was made by fellows. The work is the result.
The World I See Through Africa
Stories and poems written by teenage fellows during the FindYourPath Creative Writing Fellowship. Free to read, free to share.
Read it here
Build this bridge with us
FindYourPath is designed to plug into programs that already exist. We work with:
Government and agencies
Ministries, state governments, and youth and skills agencies that want a ready model for young people who do not gain admission.
Start a conversationCSR and corporate partners
Organizations with CSR initiatives that want to fund, host or integrate FindYourPath into their own programs.
Partner with usParents and schools
Enrol a young person, or bring FindYourPath into your school for students aged 13 and above.
Enrol or invite us