Making the Grade: Hope for African Youth

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Making the Grade: Hope for African Youth

We believe wholeheartedly that education is not only fundamental, but paramount, to an individual’s success throughout their life.

Making the Grade is a charitable, youth oriented, educational and medical non profit providing services in Africa with the purpose of aiding young people in obtaining and excellent education that will ultimately lead to independence. Making the Grade is a charitable, youth oriented, educational and medical organization, providing services in Africa with the purpose of aiding young people in obtaining an excellent education that will ultimately lead to independence. It allows for autonomy and self-determination. We seek to provide those with the most difficult life circumstances opportunities they might never have. Many students that we work with suffer from debilitating medical conditions yet with our support they flourish.

09/11/2025

Happy Ethiopian New Year to all our friends and supporters!

08/28/2025

Announcement!! Making the Grade is launching our newest project, Le'lswa 'For Her' -Empowering Women For Life. Learn more

Esther Project Teaching young women the skills that lead to self-determined lives through educational funding, while also providing essential support in housing and nutrition, as well as access to medical services for overall well-being.

08/20/2025

Thanks to a generous donor, our Le'lswa project (for her) has officially opened! Le'lswa is a combination of our Gojjo (housing), Yanetta (education) and Esther (female empowerment) projects. Our girls' house in Addis Ababa has just welcomed 4 new students! Our current young women will mentor them and create family! Send them good thoughts!

08/04/2025

Check out what Making the Grade has been up to and all the great work done this year!

08/02/2025

02/24/2025

I just texted with a few of our graduates. Do you know what success looks like for our students- marrying the person of their choosing, retaining a job since graduation, having children and caring for them, returning to school for a higher degree. Multiple graduates employed. Some married, some single. Beautiful children. Program seeking for higher degrees. Check, check, check, and check.

01/15/2025

Our newest DS surgery patients- after heart surgery looking great! We sent 7 infants and children to Amrita Hospital in Kochi India. All had great outcomes!!! Adding a shout out to the Deborah Foundation for their partnership for our kiddos.

12/30/2024

Two more days to 2025. Make your end of the year donations here

Help me spread the word about making the grade: hope for african youth inc. Together we can make a difference.

12/03/2024

GIVING TUESDAY PROGRAM ALERT: The Esther program is one of our newest at Making The Grade. It was developed as a response to the growing gender disparity in higher education and overall life success after several female students requested continued support. We are so pleased with this program's overwhelming success through mentorship, business and work skills classes, self-advocacy training, and family planning. We intend to grow this program, allowing more women to participate and opening chapters in new cities.
DONATE TODAY to support the Esther Project!

To learn more about the Esther Project, the success it has had, and our plans for it's future, check out on our website.

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PO Box 190346
Atlanta, GA
31119

Telephone

+14043587960

Website

http://makingthegrade.info/

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Making the Grade is a charitable, youth oriented, educational and medical organization with the purpose of aiding young people obtain educational opportunities that will lead to independence and entrepreneurism. We serve students aged 7-25, with the greatest cluster in the 15-21 year old bracket. Our target country is Ethiopia.

People who are afforded a good education are then able to compete in the work force. People who then are employed can support their families. Education creates independence.

Young people under 25 make up almost two-thirds of Ethiopia’s population. Although the government of Ethiopia has increased the number of public schools, they are often understaffed, under-supplied and located hours by foot from students living in the countryside. We attempt to identify schools that meet the needs of our students and place our students in these schools. Children from poor families are not always given an early education as schools are too far from their homes and their parents are not convinced of the importance of primary education. The need is so great that many children slip through the gap -- many incredibly bright children. We are working with such students throughout the country. Our students come from extremely poor and destitute families, many of our students suffering severe deformities and medical issues. We are one of many organizations trying to help these young people become independent through receiving the educational tools to compete in the Ethiopian and world job markets.