Welcome to LEAD Edu
Shaping Future Leaders
Through Education and Sport
LEAD Edu equips youth with the leadership skills and mindsets to transform themselves, their communities, and the world.
The Challenge
Talent is Equally Distributed,
Opportunity is Not
The pathway to leadership is systematically stacked against young people who are most proximate to our world’s greatest challenges—particularly girls and low-income youth. When adolescents lack access to education, extracurricular activities like sports, and mentorship, they are excluded from the opportunity to practice leadership and unlock their potential. In communities across the world, we see a consistent pattern: while talent and potential are equally distributed, the chance to lead is not.
Source: UNESCO
The Solution
Our Purpose
Every young person has the potential to lead. We’re here to unlock it.
LEAD is committed to supporting students on their pathway to leadership in Morocco, Liberia, and beyond.
Mission
LEAD Edu empowers youth globally through education and sports to develop the leadership skills and mindsets they need to drive positive change.
Vision
A future led by ethical, empathetic, and entrepreneurial young leaders.
Our Impact
330
Boys and girls receive direct
programming annually
47%
Student-athletes are girls at the LEAD Hubs
135K
Students reached through our leadership curriculum
100%
Pass rate of Liberian national exams, compared to 30% national rate
100%
Pass rate of Moroccan national exams, compared to 80% national rate
21
LEAD Hub alumni pursuing secondary and post-secondary opportunities across the U.S. and Africa
Our Approach
LEAD Hubs
Leadership
Starts Here
LEAD Hubs are locally led, community-based leadership academies that combine academics, sport, and leadership development to serve high-potential, underserved youth grades 4–12. They also act as centers of local innovation, leveraging these pillars to tackle urgent challenges facing youth. Currently, LEAD Edu supports two hubs: LEAD Monrovia Football Academy in Liberia and LEAD Morocco.
LEAD Learning
Leadership
For All
LEAD Learning forges strategic research partnerships to identify, adapt, and scale the most effective leadership development tools for educational and sports settings. We’re transforming how teachers, coaches, and community organizations integrate leadership development into their work to reach thousands of young people beyond LEAD Hubs.
LEAD Global Network
Growing a Leadership Community
We are committed to creating lasting impact in the lives of our students. We connect LEAD Hub graduates to transformational educational and career opportunities through scholarships, mentorship, and internships post-graduation, ensuring alumni continue to lead long after they leave our programs.
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