The scaling mission
Ten million Africans, ready for the AI economy
Project 10 Million is the five-year mission through which ITSKILLS4AFRICA pursues continent-wide reach and verified outcomes — not vanity metrics, but people who learn, build, earn and lead.
The ambition
A verified path from capability to opportunity
Africans learn relevant capabilities, apply them to real problems, build products and businesses, and enter economic opportunities. The platform is the acquisition and trust layer; the outcomes are the point.
Recommended public formulation
Ten million Africans reached, three million completing foundations and one million intensively trained — subject to approved five-year operating targets and verified counting rules.
Reached
Ten million Africans reached with approved digital-economy learning.
Foundations
Three million completing structured foundation pathways.
Intensive
One million intensively trained with performance evidence.
Where we are now
Live, and preparing programmes for their first cohorts
ITSKILLS4AFRICA is in its live engagement phase. Enquiries, applications and partnership conversations are open today. Teaching begins programme by programme, once each one has passed its readiness approval — never before.
Current status: Live — partner engagement, enquiries and programme preparation underway.
Platform go-live
Live now — LiveThe marketing website, enquiry and application channels and the learner platform are in production and serving traffic.
Partner-engagement phase
Active now — ActiveOpen to governments, universities, businesses, funders and delivery partners across Africa. Countries become local delivery partners as readiness is established, not on a fixed sequence.
Founder Track enrolment
Date pending media and UAT approval — Not yet openThe twelve-week programme is written and built. Enrolment opens once lesson recordings are produced and approved and user acceptance testing is signed off.
AI Builders enrolment
Date pending SME, media and UAT approval — Not yet openThe sixteen-week programme is written and built. Enrolment opens after independent subject-matter review, lesson recordings and user acceptance testing.
First cohort start
To be approved — Not yet openTeaching begins with approved pilot cohorts, sized so that quality and outcomes can be evidenced before any scaling decision.
Project 10 Million rollout
Phased, Africa-wide — Phased and continuingA continuing programme delivered in phases as partners, capacity and verified outcomes allow — not a single launch event.
Programme enrolment opens per programme after readiness approval, and we publish the approval before we open the door. We do not advertise start dates we have not approved, and we do not accept learners onto a programme whose teaching material and testing are unfinished.
Continent-wide + local
How Project 10 Million reaches Africa
Project 10 Million combines continent-wide digital access with locally activated delivery partnerships.
Learners and businesses across Africa will be able to participate online. At the same time, ITSKILLS4AFRICA will work with institutions in individual countries to introduce local mentoring, university certification, employer projects, community learning centres, business-support programmes and locally relevant content.
This readiness-based approach enables countries with prepared partners to begin implementation without waiting for a predetermined regional rollout sequence.
Counting framework
A transparent hierarchy of verified impact
Each person is counted once, at their highest verified achievement level. We publish the reporting period, denominator, verification method and known limitations.
| Level | Definition | Minimum evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Reached | Meaningful verified exposure to approved digital-economy learning. | Unique identity or approved de-duplicated partner record, plus an activity threshold. |
| Foundation completion | Completed a structured foundation pathway. | Required units, assessment and completion rules. |
| Intensive graduate | Completed an advanced pathway with performance evidence. | Verified capstone or business implementation plus a quality decision. |
| Economic outcome | Job, income, promotion, freelance, business or investment progression. | Dated outcome record with a declared verification level. |
| Business transformed | Organisation implemented an approved solution with measured value. | Baseline, result, responsible owner and evidence review. |
We never convert impressions, followers, radio audiences or repeated sessions directly into trained-person counts. Direct platform evidence is kept separate from partner-supplied or estimated reach.
Pilot before scale
Scale is earned, not assumed
The controlled pilot proves learning, business and economic outcomes before we scale. Registration volume alone is never sufficient.
Continental access
Open to learners and businesses across Africa online, with local delivery activated in each country as suitable partners and capacity become ready.
Recruitment mix
Universities, SME associations, telcos, schools, community and faith networks — plus a controlled open application channel.
Evaluation
Baseline, completion, quality and experience, with 30, 90 and 180-day outcome follow-up.
How to take part
Everyone has a role in the mission
- Learners enrol, build evidence and progress toward opportunity.
- Businesses implement one measurable AI use case and record the result.
- Mentors and instructors support participants and safeguard quality.
- Partners and sponsors mobilise reach, funding and verified outcomes.
Be part of the first ten million
Whether you learn, build, mentor or fund — your contribution is counted with integrity and evidence.