Fulfilling Dreams,
One Youth At A Time
Supporting education and vocational skills training.
An inclusive world where young people, particularly orphans and those with special needs have equal access to education and economic opportunities. Youths with special needs will receive financial resources to overcome barriers to their education and develop desired skills for a sustainable future.
Approach
StepUp Ed was registered in Ghana as a nonprofit organization in 2022 and subsequently in the United States of America as a 501(c)3 nonprofit in 2023. Driven by our core values and recognizing the power of partnerships in addressing systemic inequities in access to education and vocational skill training for youth with special needs, we partner with foundations, schools, individuals, organizations, communities, and local governments to:
It has been estimated that 1 billion people in the world have some form of disability, out of which 240 million are children and about 80% live in low- and middle-income countries.
Facts and Guiding Principles
Values
Principles adopted in our day-to-day operations
“Let us think of education as the means of developing our greatest abilities, because in each of us there is a private hope and dream which, fulfilled, can be translated into benefit for everyone and greater strength for our nation.” - John F. Kennedy
"What makes a child gifted and talented may not always be good grades in school, but a different way of looking at the world and learning." —Chuck Grassley
