Back the route from skills to work
Sponsor a cohort and get trained talent, clear reporting and your name on the work. Or talk to us about investing in a business built to be profitable.
For-profit, on purpose
Africa is full of talent and ambition. What it needs more of are commercial organisations that prove technology skills can pay, so more people start companies, hire each other and grow. We believe that is how a continent builds the next decade of tech, including AI, at speed.
ACFE is a for-profit business. We earn from learner memberships and courses, institutional partnerships, corporate sponsorship and employer talent services. That revenue funds the work, and we reinvest in learners and the startups they build.
We would rather show young builders a model that earns its keep than ask them to wait for the next grant. Charity has its place. Our answer is a business, and we publish what we measure so you can judge us on results.
ACFE is for-profit because Africa's builders need to see profit work, starting with ours.
What we deliver
- Mentor-led training: Courses and live sessions taught by experienced professionals, open to beginners.
- Verifiable certificates: Every certificate has a number anyone can check on our website.
- A route to employers: Graduates build talent profiles that employers find through Spectrogram Consulting.
- Graduates who give back: Our aim is that graduates who find work return to mentor the next cohort.
Ways to work with us
- Sponsor a cohort or a named track
- Co-sponsor a cohort with other employers
- Give in kind: mentors' hours, cloud credits or devices
- Investment conversations, by appointment and in private
Every sponsorship runs on a written agreement. See how sponsorship works in our Terms.
Sponsor and investor questions
For corporate sponsors
Why sponsor ACFE rather than give to a charity?
Because you get more than a thank-you. Sponsorship buys defined results: trained, certified people your teams can hire, your name on work you can show to customers and staff, and reporting your ESG and skills teams can use. It is a commercial agreement with deliverables, not a donation.
What does a sponsorship include?
Each one is shaped with you. Most include a named cohort or track, a cohort report with definitions and dates, places for your staff to mentor, recognition on the cohort page and at events, and first look at graduate talent profiles through Spectrogram Consulting.
What can we sponsor?
A full cohort, a named track such as cloud, data, AI or cybersecurity, a live event series, or places for a group you care about, such as young women in tech or a specific city. You can also co-sponsor with other employers to share the cost.
Can we contribute in kind?
Yes. Mentors' hours, cloud credits, software licences and devices all count, and they are recognised in the agreement alongside any cash.
How do you report on our sponsorship?
In writing, on a schedule agreed in advance: the measures, what changed since the last report and what comes next. Every figure carries a definition, a date and a source, the same standard we use on our public Impact page. You can ask for a call after each report.
Can sponsorship support our B-BBEE skills development or enterprise development goals in South Africa?
It can be structured to. Training for unemployed black South Africans and support for black-owned startups in our incubator are the kinds of spend the codes recognise. We document the programme so your verification agency can assess it, and we recommend confirming the treatment with them before you commit.
Do sponsors influence what is taught or who is certified?
No. ACFE alone decides course content, assessment and certification. That independence is what makes our certificates worth something to employers, including you.
Do you share learners' personal data with sponsors?
Only what a learner chooses to share, for example by opting in to a talent profile. Sponsor reports use aggregated figures.
Can we hire the people we help train?
Yes. Graduates build talent profiles that employers find through Spectrogram Consulting, with direct hire, try-and-hire or managed hire options. See For employers.
Where do you work?
Learners and mentors are based in five or more African countries, across anglophone and francophone markets. See the Impact page for current figures.
How do we start?
Email contact@acloudforeveryone.org with "Sponsorship" in the subject. We will come back with a short proposal shaped around your goals.
For social impact investors
Is ACFE a for-profit business?
Yes, and proudly so. ACFE is a for-profit initiative of Spectrogram UK LTD. We believe Africa's next generation of builders needs to see profitable enterprises work, and we want our learners and the companies they start to understand the commercial side of the tech ecosystem from day one.
How does ACFE make money?
From learner memberships and courses, institutional partnerships, corporate sponsorship and employer talent services through Spectrogram Consulting.
Can we invest through this website?
No. Nothing on this website is an offer or invitation to invest. Investment conversations happen privately, with investors who qualify under the rules that apply to them, and only on signed documents.
How do we start a conversation?
Email contact@acloudforeveryone.org with "Investor pack request" in the subject. We will reply privately.
How do you measure impact?
Through the same published ledger sponsors see: students reached, accounts created, active mentors, certificates issued and graduates connected to work, each with a definition and a date. See the Impact page.
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