Youth Accelerator

Our vision

An Africa built by its youth.

Every young African with the skills, the opportunity and the power to shape their own future, and the future of their continent.

Our mission

To equip, connect and amplify young Africans, so that they lead change in their lives, their communities and their nations.

Equip

Building capability through leadership, enterprise, financial and civic skills, and support for wellbeing.

Connect

Opening opportunity by linking young people with mentors, peers, alumni, employers, investors and partners.

Amplify

Giving young people voice through youth-led research, policy dialogue and public platforms.

The Catalyst Code

How we move.

Behaviours, not slogans.

01

Youth-led

We are led by young people, with full-vote seats on our Catalyst Council.

02

Bold excellence

We hold world-class standards, defined on African terms.

03

Every young person

We reach beyond the visible few. We set targets for those most often left out.

04

Integrity

We account for every gift and publish our results openly.

05

Agency in action

Every programme ends with young people acting on what they’ve learned.

06

Learning by evidence

We measure, admit what isn’t working, and adapt quickly.

Our team

Meet the Catalysts.

The team that makes the Accelerator Pathway happen, every day.

  • Gameli Awusi

    Gameli Awusi

    Chief Catalyst

  • Yaw Asare

    Yaw Asare

    Pathways Catalyst

  • Joyce Osafo

    Joyce Osafo

    Partnerships and External Affairs Catalyst

  • Eunice Animwaa Adu Yeboah, Esq.

    Eunice Animwaa Adu Yeboah, Esq.

    Legal and Governance Catalyst

  • Benjamin Chemel

    Benjamin Chemel

    Communications and Impact Storytelling Catalyst

  • Edem Awusi

    Edem Awusi

    Strategic Projects Catalyst

Governance

The Catalyst Council.

Our board. Young people hold seats on the Council with full votes, alongside experienced leaders who hold us to account.

Council members will be announced soon.