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Project A.C.E.

Mindset. Opportunity. Community agency.

Makoko, LagosSince 2019

The work

Elevate's long-term platform for helping disadvantaged young people build productive mindsets, career pathways and the capability to solve community problems.

Project A.C.E. was created when Elevate shifted more of its energy from one-off relief towards trackable, long-term youth development. Its three connected parts address how young people see themselves, the opportunities they can reach and the change they can lead.

The 2021 interim report documents five days of Mental Liberation learning and a five-week Social Impact Accelerator. Participants developed responses to waste, education and unemployment challenges in Makoko.

27

Mental Liberation Conference participants

10

Social Impact Accelerator participants

5

community project concepts developed

How it works

Designed around the whole journey.

  1. 01Reorientation and mindset learning
  2. 02Career and education support
  3. 03Social impact masterclasses
  4. 04Seed support for community solutions

Go deeper

Follow the evidence behind the programme.

Explore the 2021 interactive report

Move the work forward

Help the next cohort go further.

Fund a cohort, volunteer your expertise or open a school, community or employer partnership.

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