ENACT! on Transformational Network Impact
Events focusing on how networks can achieve transformational impact in entrepreneurship, agriculture, gender equity, education, and conflict. …
‘Decolonizing Wealth’: What I learnt
At inHive we always like to share what we’re reading. It’s usually articles or reports, but this month we’ve all read ‘Decolonizing Wealth’ by Edgar Villanueva, a book that explores power dynamics within the not-for-profit sector. Our Project Lead, Prerna Aswani, shares her take-aways. Reading Decolonizing Wealth, a book on face value about philanthropy and finance, was a surprisingly personal experience. Villanueva contends that colonialism is not just a thing of the past but continues through the power dynamics within our social, financial, political and economic institutions. This book has encouraged me to reflect on my own experience, what can …
Is Education Enough?: The Wrap-Up
On Thursday 18th October, Future First Global hosted a workshop and networking event titled “Is Education Enough?” at Tribe Kampala co-working space in Uganda. The event brought together over 30 stakeholders working in the Education and Youth sectors and provoked discussion about the many factors, outside of formal education, that contribute to a young person’s ability to achieve their potential. One of the participants was MasterCard Foundation Scholar, Joshua Eyaru, and below he provides his perspective on the session. I have committed myself to working with young people from schools in rural communities. Having gone to a rural school myself, …
Future First Global to host event in Kampala
Future First Global is set to host a workshop and networking event in Kampala, Uganda entitled “Is Education Enough?”. The event will bring together a range of stakeholders working within the Education and Youth sector in Uganda, providing the opportunity for informative discussions and the chance to meet other colleagues in the sector. The workshop will look at some of the “outside-of-the-classroom” factors that affect a young person’s life chances and will last approximately an hour before the informal networking begins. The event will be hosted on Thursday 18th October from 4.15pm at Tribe Kampala, near Acacia Mall, Kampala and will …
Future First Global appoint new CEO
Future First Global has appointed Abigail Nokes as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), taking over from Kelvin Hughes who stepped down earlier this year. The appointment coincides with a broader period of growth and change at the organisation, with new appointments at board and staff level too. Abigail is the longest standing member of the Future First Global team and previously supported the development of Future First UK, where she led a team of Alumni Officers supporting hundreds of state schools and colleges across the UK. She is joined by two new members of her team. Stella McKenna, previously …
Adolescents twice as likely to be out of school as children of primary school age, say UNESCO and UNICEF
Around 63 million adolescents between the ages of 12 to 15 years old are denied their right to an education, according to a new joint report from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics and UNICEF, Fixing the Broken Promise of Education for All: Findings from the Global Initiative on Out-of-School Children, released today during the Education World Forum. Globally, 1 in 5 adolescents is not in school compared to 1 in 11 primary school-age children. So adolescents are twice as likely to be out of school as their younger counterparts. The report also shows that if current trends continue, 25 million …

