Focus Education & Research

Education and research are at the heart of Focus Afrika’s mission. We are committed to empowering African youth through high-quality, context-relevant educational programs that build their capacity, sharpen their skills, and prepare them to face local challenges with confidence and innovation. Our goal is to raise a generation of competent, trustworthy, and visionary leaders — a strong social capital capable of driving Africa’s sustainable development. Alongside education, our research activities support this vision by generating knowledge, informing policy, and advancing solutions tailored to the continent’s realities

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➡️ Education related activities

We bring Professors and professionals from Korea and other developed countries to Africa to share their expertise with the African youth.

We open trainings, short courses, certificate or diploma programs, Modular Courses, Intensive or Bootcamp Courses, Part-time or Evening Courses as well as Seasonal Schools on and off line in Africa for capacity building and knowledge boosting in various domains

We organize Seminars and workshops in Korea and other developed countries to orient the young Africans on how to apply their knowledge and talents in Africa for sustainable development.

We provide leadership, effective democracy, distributive justice, accountability and other mental motivation-based courses to young Africans in order to build reliable human and social capital for the African development

We Support African youth to study in Korea or other developed countries then we help them on how to use their knowledge for the advancement of their countries and/or local communities.

University partners in Africa

We recruit professors who will volunteer to go to Africa, visit the precise universities in need of professors and teach for a period of one to two months for one program or one course.

Short Course & Intensive Programs

Professors and professionals from Korea and other developed countries travel to Africa to give short courses and intensive educational programs entirely planned and organized by Focus Afrika at the end of which beneficiaries are given certificates or diplomas.

Workshops and Seminars

Done everywhere around the world where there are young African residents, in Africa the target is to provide quality education to the young Africans and to help them on how to apply their knowledge to the African realities.

Conferences and Talk Concerts

Conferences and talk concerts are organized both abroad and in Africa depending on the need as long as the young Africans are the beneficiaries. Not only young Africans but other people from different domains who are interested in Africa.

➡️ Our Beneficiaries

The African population with no discrimination whatsoever is the beneficiary of our educational programs which are practical, inclusive and field responsive. Education and knowledge acquirement is the key to sustainable development and are at the same time a basic right of all human beings. At focus Afrika, we reach the bottom of the population layer and make sure they are educated appropriately in order to gain financial independence and to be useful to their communities and so to their countries.

Categories of Beneficiaries

children and Youth
Rural Populations
Adult s & Life Long learners
Leaders, Government officials and business owners

5. Marginalized Populations

6. Women & Girls

7. People with Special Needs

8. Special Programs for Vulnerable population

➡️ Research related activities

We establish scientific communities serving as hubs for organizations or individuals interested by researching on Africa.

We build research centers and libraries in different regions of Africa in order to improve the research environment and to ensure a better access to data.

We help build collaboration between African, Korean as well as other universities in developed countries in order to build an adequate research environment in African Universities and to lift up researches on Africa.

Various other activities related to research and education

Academic and Policy-Oriented Research

Conduct original research on various issues in Africa, especially those under-represented.

Write and publish journal articles, policy briefs and research reports

Host and participate in academic forums, working groups and publications.

Publish researches done on Africa by researchers external to the organization

Knowledge Access and elevate research environment

Build a digital and platform to store and share African research and development data.

Build modern research laboratories, research centers and libraries in various African countries and regions in order to respond to the shortage of data access and to enhance the research environment in Africa

Translate and adapt complex research for public education and advocacy

Serve as a hub for students, policy makers and practitioners to access real and practical knowledge on Africa.

Research capacity building and ecosystem strengthening

Organize workshops, training programs and mentoring sessions for research methodology, ethics and so on.

Offer fellowships, internships and small research grants to African youth and scholars.

Support young researchers in developing and publishing quality academic work.

Facilitate peer networks and collaborative learning spaces within Africa.

Research cooperation, advocacy and global partnerships

Develop joint research projects with African Universities and non-Africans.

Facilitate research fellowships including mentorships between senior and junior researchers.

Co-publish academic works and contribute to Africa-focused special issues.

Collaborate on grants, data platforms and curriculum development.

Advocate for the integration of Africa-centered knowledge into universities and global research institutes.

Equip African universities with research tools necessary for the improvement of their research environment in collaboration with Korean and other universities in Developed countries.

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