Patoranking and ALX Africa Unveil $500,000 Tech Scholarship Initiative

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 Patoranking Foundation, a non-profit organisation run by artist Patoranking, has launched a $500,000 in partnership with ALX Africa to provide tech scholarships to 40 young tech-savvy Africans in data analytics, cloud computing and Salesforce Administration among others.

Founded by African musician, Patrick Okorie aka Patoranking, the Patoranking Foundation has invested over $1 million on youth education in Africa over the last six years, the introduction of a $500,000 tech scholarship in partnership with ALX Africa, marks a new chapter in the Foundation’s mission. From 30th May 2024, 40 exceptional candidates will stand the chance to participate in world-class tech training programmes, developing in-demand tech skills sought after by leading global employers. 

Candidates will be required to successfully complete the ALX admissions process and  beneficiaries will be selected after a review of the individual application videos and essays submitted on the foundation’s website. 

According to Patrick Okorie, Founder, Patoranking Foundation: “ALX Africa shares our commitment to empower tomorrow’s leaders via access to advanced digital skills that are critical to future employability and entrepreneurship and we are delighted to partner with them. This step takes us closer to our goal of equipping one million Africans within the next 10 years. At Patoranking Foundation, we are ardent believers in the abundance of exceptional talents and changemakers in Africa, and will continue to challenge the financial inequalities that threaten the emergence of the next generation of African disruptors.”

This $500,000 tech partnership with ALX Africa will be open to youths from all parts of Africa, aged between 18 and 34, at no cost with all related fees covered.  Beneficiaries can choose to learn fully remotely or at any of ALX Africa’s hubs in Johannesburg, Accra, Lagos, Casablanca, Addis Ababa, Nairobi, Kigali or Cairo.

In 2020, the Foundation awarded full scholarships to 10 scholars from eight African countries, including Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda and Liberia, to enable them to study at the African Leadership University (ALU) in Rwanda or Mauritius. At the primary and secondary education level, 170 young pupils are currently on scholarship in five leading schools in Ebonyi state, Nigeria, the founder’s home state. 

“Through our collaboration with Patoranking Foundation, we hope to empower tomorrow’s tech disruptors and innovative community leaders with the most in-demand hard and soft skills to solve the problems of the continent and beyond,” said Fred Swaniker, Founder of ALX Africa.

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