About our organization
Who we are
Our Vision
Our vision is to be the foremost organization driving economic growth and development amongst Africa’s Undergraduates, raising successful business owners and entrepreneurs who will create social and economic wealth by contributing to the economy through the private sector.
Our Mission
Our mission is to awaken the spirit of entrepreneurship in Africa’s learning institutions by identifying, training, mentoring and funding young entrepreneurs in the early stage of their career pursuit.
Our Objectives
- To propel Undergraduates and Youths on the path to financial freedom while in the early stage of their career pursuit.
- Building resilience, strong leadership values and a greater sense of responsibility and productivity in the economy.
- To encourage Alumni, Individuals to give back to the system that helped shape their societal and economical beliefs and values.
- To create an organized system where leadership qualities and values are built and viable alliances, partnerships and connections are formed .
- To encourage the youths to take responsibility and be more accountable in the society.
- To reduce the challenges and obstacles Undergraduates have to overcome while in school such as accommodation, feeding, financial issues, guidance and others.
- To reduce the rate of unemployment and to create multiple opportunities for sustainable economic growth.
- To guide and mentor Undergraduates to make informed decisions about business, entrepreneurship and leadership.
- To grow business oriented mindset and values in Undergraduates with emphasis on the importance of starting and building a legacy early in life.
OUR PHILOSOPHY
Why Undergraduates
Given the current demographic of Undergraduates in the society and the recent trends which have led many youths into risky and destructive actions and ventures, we discovered a need in the population.
Young people these days are inspired by the trends of success in society and are attracted by these success stories all over the world. They want to attain and even surpass this level of success and while this is a good thing as it shows hunger and zeal for progress, most of them are misguided and misinformed and end up on the wrong path.
In a quest for relevance, UAF seeks to be the connection point between Undergraduates and their future.
We chose Undergraduates because we believe that the next Mark Zuckerberg, Oprah Winfrey, Bill Gate, Elon Musks, Dangote and other successful world leaders and entrepreneurs will emerge from them and we understand the importance of an early start as it will give them the room to learn, grow, improve, correct while getting the guidance from other experienced professionals.
This will create a chain of events that will trigger a ripple effect in society and will change the way we train our children, exposing them to a wealth of opportunities and possibilities by giving them an early start to successful lives.
UAF & SDGs
In 2015, all Member States of the UN adopted a 2030 agenda for Sustainable Development. The agenda is to promote and encourage peace and prosperity for the planet now and in the future. At the heart of the agenda lies 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which are an urgent call for action by all countries in a global partnership to eradicate poverty and grow the economies of every country.
Our foundation goals are in line with SDGs 1, 2 and 8.