Gulu. Jinja. Katanga. Kosovo. The four locations at which 850 students graduated from the Elevate Program just this week. We are incredibly proud to witness an entire cohort of young men and women wear their graduation gowns as a mark of one full year of equipping with skills in graphic design, photography, videography, website development, and motion graphics. Though many come from challenging backgrounds, today, they step into the workforce with confidence and opportunity. We have levelled the ground, and now we look forward to witnessing them apply what they’ve learned, secure/create jobs,...

Dear era92 Family, Last year alone, we received over 800 applications to our Elevate programs but unfortunately, we turned away over 60% promising young people due to space limitations. Today however, we celebrate the first step in opening our doors wider. We have officially broken ground on the era92 HQ Hub! The Need The era92 Hub is more than just a building; it’s a solution to a pressing challenge. With overwhelming demand for our tech education programs, we need a larger space to accommodate the growing number of young people eager to learn, innovate, and...

As we look back on August, we’re reminded of the incredible strides we’ve made at era92 Group in our mission to create jobs for underserved youth in the slums. Each of our ventures — era92 Elevate, era92 Finance, and era92 Creative — has been hard at work, driving change and creating opportunities where they’re needed most. But first, a quick reintroduction to who we are: era92 Group is a transformative holding company that changes the stories of the underserved youth because we see them differently. We don’t just see the youth in slums as beneficiaries of aid — we see them...

As we reflect on the first half of the year, we are immensely grateful to God and to you for the incredible progress we’ve made. From the outset, we set our goal of building a model for employment in slums across Uganda that develops young people, creates a sense of belonging, and catalyzes creativity and entrepreneurship. This year, we’ve seen this model come to life, successfully implementing the stages of RESCUE // DISCIPLESHIP // SKILL DEVELOPMENT // CAREER PLACEMENT // FINANCING We are proud of the milestones achieved: we’ve acquired new land for the development...

Reshima, raised by a resilient single mother in Kampala’s challenging Kasanvu slum, faced educational setbacks due to financial constraints.However, her introduction to Elevate became a turning point. Balancing studies with supporting her family, Reshima excelled, earning recognition as a top student. With a diploma in hand, she dreamt of a graphic design studio. “Trinity encouraged and fueled my passion, and I finally started my studio. I now employ two other young people.”Reshima’s story epitomizes era 92’s mission of empowerment, transforming her family’s...

Hello era92 family, You won’t believe it, but this first quarter, we’ve noted some crazy numbers!  We put our team to work, just to dig deeper into the impact that we are making, a survey was made to over 1000+ of our students and we were asking one simple question; “How much is your monthly income?”  Each of their responses left me astounded, and I thought this was something I must share with you.  Since 2017, era92 job placement, along with our entrepreneurs and employment partners, has facilitated the payment of an astounding 9.6 B Ugandan Shillings...

Hello era92 family,  We know this is quite unusual, but we come bearing news.  We’re thrilled to announce the launch of our monthly newsletter and inside each issue, we shall bring you up to speed on all we’ve been up to in the past month on all our social enterprises. At era92 Global, God has been faithful, and with only 3 months into the new year, 2024 has kicked off with incredible momentum, fueled by unwavering faith and a passion to impact the lives of young people across Africa.  Impact Story  A graduate of our Elevate Program, Lyn Serena,...

era92 Fund announces the closing of a £200,000 first seed round led by The Peter Vardy Foundation.  The Covid’19 pandemic triggered one of the worst economic crises across the globe. More than 45% of Ugandans were indefinitely laid off work but for people who live in the slums, their reality was far worse. It wasn’t just losing their small businesses but going so many days without food.  In response to this, era92 Fund was born to provide microfinance services to people living in the slums, especially women that are locked out of traditional bank systems. era92 Fund has since...