Nurturing The Next Generation Of African Entrepreneurs.

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About Wavumbuzi

Launched in 2019 in partnership with the Ministries of Education in Kenya and Rwanda, Wavumbuzi is an entrepreneurship education programme for secondary school learners. It builds the competencies and confidence learners need to spot opportunities and solve real problems in their own communities.

Every year, learners spend six weeks on a dedicated digital platform, working through structured challenges called Quests.  Previous Quest themes include Artificial Intelligence (AI), African Trade, Health, Resilience, Renewable Energy, and Smart Cities.

So far: 254,756 learners engaged, 8,000+ teachers trained, 3,200+ schools onboarded, and 100+ case studies of African innovation featured.

 

MILESTONE 1

Wavumbuzi is recogised as the most effective program for entrepreneurial mindset development in teenagers

MILESTONE 2

Acitive engagement with a fully automated Wavumbuzi platform (systems, processes & curriculum) that extends beyond Challenge seasons

MILESTONE 3

Young African citizens routinely apply an entrepreurial lens to tehir daily activities

MILESTONE 4

1 million
African students
lead productive lives.

Our Vision

By 2030, we aim to support one million young people in living meaningful lives.

Impact At A Glance

254,756

Learners
Participated

186,574

Learners
Engaged

8000+

Teachers Trained

3200+

Schools Onboarded

21

Quests Delivered

24M+

Quest Tasks Completed

100+

African Entrepreneur's
Case Studies Featured

Country Editions

Wavumbuzi is currently offered in Kenya and Rwanda, with
plans to scale across the region. To date, we have delivered
7 Editions in Kenya and 6 Editions in Rwanda.

KENYA

RWANDA

Country Editions

Wavumbuzi is currently offered in Kenya and Rwanda, with
plans to scale across the region. To date, we have delivered
7 Editions in Kenya and 6 Editions in Rwanda.

KENYA

92,147

Engaged
learners

2,102

Schools
onboarded

2079

Teachers
trained

RWANDA

94,427

Total engaged
learners

973

Participating
schools

1710

Supporting
teachers

Our Approach

The Wavumbuzi implementation model connects policy, teaching, and practice.

National Curriculum Aligned

Wavumbuzi is built into Kenya’s and Rwanda’s Competency-Based Curricula, not an add-on but a recognised part of how schools deliver entrepreneurship education.

Gamified Learning

Learners work through the Wavumbuzi Gameworld, a digital platform where they complete tasks and unlock levels as they build competency.

Industry Quests

No theoretical business plans. Learners work through real African industries, guided by real stories of African innovation that show them what success can look like in their own context.

Wavumbuzi Quests

Each year, learners take on a series of themed “Quests”, the building blocks of the Wavumbuzi Entrepreneurship Challenge. Each Quest is a set of structured, practical challenges set in a specific industry or sector, told through stories of African innovation.

Quests are carefully chosen to be compelling for secondary school learners while aligning with:

THE UN-SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS (SDGS)

NATIONAL EDUCATION PRIORITIES IN KENYA AND RWANDA

KEY CHALLENGES FACING AFRICAN COMMUNITIES AND ECONOMIES

Through completing Quests, learners earn points, unlock badges, climb leaderboards, and, most importantly, develop the entrepreneurial competencies they need to create value in the real world. To date, learners across Kenya and Rwanda have completed over 10 million entrepreneurial competency and practice-based challenges.

Previous Quests

2022

Hospitals

Water

Smart Farming

2023

Sport

Renewable Energy

Banking

Creative Industries

eCommerce

Smart Cities

2024

Infrastructure Construction

Artificial Intelligence

Tourism

Mechatronics

African Trade

Financial Literacy

2025

Aquapreneurship

Climate Smart Initiatives

Creative Industries

Future Industries

Learning from Failure

Public Health

Stakeholder Collaboration

REB
Ministry-of-Education---Rwanda
RTB
Ministry of Education - Kenya
KICD-Logo
Teachers Service Comission
CEMASTEA
Standard-Chartered
Network-of-Catholic-Schools-(SNEC)
Mama doing good
Kenya-Scouts-Association
Kenya-Revenue-Authority
Kenya-Private-School-Association
Kenya-Association-of-International-Schools
Kenya Primary Schools Headteachers Association
Global-Peace-Foundation
Family-Group-Fundation
EFAC
Educate
Edify
Compassion

What Our Partners Say

"The idea behind the Wavumbuzi Entrepreneurship Challenge should be our motivation factor - that we are giving learners an opportunity to discover their potential at an early age. As a country, we all know where we are - we have our children who have finished their degrees and we are with them in the house because there is no employment. We want to nurture a generation with the skills to hustle, a generation with ideas to go out and implement. Through Wavumbuzi we are going to provoke the learner's minds embracing the Competency Based Curriculum (CBC) in all aspects."

Directorate of Quality Assurance & Standards
Ministry of Education, Kenya

Wavumbuzi Cycles

PRE CHALLENGE

  1. Registration and verification.
  2. Profile completion.
  3. Warm up quest completion.
  4. Pre-survey completion.
  5. Teachers training.

CHALLENGE LIVE

  1. Wavumbuzi Headquarters completion.
  2. Quests completion.
  3. Post survey completion.
  4. Peer reviews
  5. Weekly winners' celebration.

POST CHALLENGE

  1. Moderation completion.
  2. National awards ceremony.
  3. Top learners' mentorship.

Wavumbuzi - Entrepreneurship Challenge