Category: Partnerships

In 2021, the inHive team started work with the Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE) to advise what steps the organization could take to advance its alumni network towards an engaged and self-sustaining community with a purpose of social transformation.  The Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE) is a membership-based pan-African Non-Governmental Organisation that operates through 34 National Chapters in sub-Saharan Africa to promote girls’ and women’s education. FAWE’s vision, mission and goal are all resolute on the well-being of girls’ education.  FAWE alumni, beneficiaries who participated in FAWE programmes and attended FAWE institutions, are the evidence of the organisation’s impact and are an expansive resource that supports the organization in fulfilling its mandate of empowering African girls and women with relevant skills and values to achieve their full potential.   The organization’s theory of change as …

Fabretto’s mission is to empower underserved children and their families in Nicaragua to reach their full potential, improve their livelihoods, and take advantage of economic opportunity through education. At Fabretto, we believe in the power of education to enable children and youth—the future leaders of Nicaragua — to break the cycle of poverty. Our holistic approach to education involves the entire community.   Through this project, Fabretto and inHive are partnering to assess the interests and needs of thousands of youth across Nicaragua who have graduated from Fabretto’s Technical Education program, including the innovative Sistema de Aprendizaje Tutorial (SAT) rural high school program and Fabretto’s university scholarship …

Education is a basic human right. It fosters human development, and provides not only knowledge but hope that a brighter future is possible.  For communities affected by conflict, this is particularly important. For children and young people who are refugees and from the communities that host them, education is a means of protection against forced recruitment into armed groups, child labour, sexual exploitation and child marriage. It strengthens community resilience, and empowers communities affected by conflict by giving them the knowledge and skills to live productive, fulfilling and independent lives. However, the reality is that for many, the quality of …

Pakistan currently has 22.8 million of out-of-school children making it the second-largest population of out-of-school children in the world. 53% of these out-of-school children are girls.  Pakistan Youth Change Advocates (PYCA) have been working on girls’ education challenges in the country for many years, including with the support of the Malala Fund Since February 2021, inHive is partnering with PYCA to bring alumni networks to rural schools so that girls can get exposure to relatable role models who are successful university students and young professionals. The project designs and tests a novel approach of training and supporting young women leaders to …

The Lloyd’s Register Foundation is one of the leading supporters of engineering-related research, training and education worldwide. Established in 2012, its mission is to protect the safety of life and property and to advance transport and engineering education and research.    InHive has been supporting the Foundation since February 2020, as it establishes a network of current and former beneficiaries of their grants and other activities which connect science, safety and society. Following in-depth stakeholder consultations, inHive will continue to advise the Foundation as they create this global network.    Natalie Ferguson, Senior Programme Manager at the Lloyd’s Register Foundation said:   “Lloyd’s Register Foundation is excited to work …

The Royal National Children’s SpringBoard Foundation is the UK’s largest boarding school bursary charity. They provide life-transforming opportunities for disadvantaged and vulnerable children and young people in 100 state and independent boarding schools. To date they have supported more than 700 pupils, who embody the values of their boarding education well after they’ve left school, including a desire to give back. In Summer of 2020, inHive supported Royal SpringBoard in strengthening their emerging alumni strategy, including identifying activities, messaging, and evaluation methods. Through their new alumni engagement, they seek to nurture a sense of Royal SpringBoard community whilst furthering their young people’s …

Police Now recruit and develop outstanding graduates and career changers to be inspirational detectives and police officers who transform communities and break the link between crime and deprivation in the UK. Since 2020, we have been supporting Police Now in their Connection for Life initiative, which will create a network of their participants and ambassadors to build a movement for change in policing. We have advised on the strategy for designing the leadership structure, communications and impact evaluation of the network that is envisioned to grow to 5000+ participants over the next 2 years. Pippa Mildred, Ambassadors and Communities Manager …

Columba Leadership equips marginalised youth with life-changing values such as perseverance, integrity and service.  inHive worked with Columba to identify the potential for a network based on their Leadership Academy programme.   We conducted an in-depth study with Columba staff, partners and alumni, with the report findings and recommendations leading to Columba developing a formal and organized network of their own.  The network will help aspiring young people to serve their communities and support each other to access jobs, scholarships, and funding.     Tracy Hackland, CEO of Columba Leadership, said:    “inHive completed a Feasibility Study for us prior to our Alumni Network pilot project this year. They are …