Est 2023A 501(c)(3) foundation working across 8 countries
Activating the leaders of Today, not Tomorrow.
We invest in young changemakers with academic support and mentorship — guiding them as they grow into leaders for their communities, wherever they start.
- 501(c)(3) non-profit
- 8 countries · 4 continents
- 300 volunteers
Our mission
We support the next generation of global leaders and changemakers from Africa — providing the academic support, mentorship, and pathways that help young people transition from students to leaders.
Learn more about us →Our reach
Eight countries. Four continents.
A network of 300 volunteers and 4,300 young people, built in three years from a single school in Freetown.
Freetown, Sierra Leone
Scholarships at Prince of Wales School cover tuition, books and meals for students whose results earned them the place — and whose families could not cover the cost.
Lagos, Nigeria
Mentors and mentees across West Africa extend the network beyond any single school or city.
Accra, Ghana
Volunteer mentors working with students identified early and supported through secondary school.
Nairobi, Kenya
The volunteer network now spans the continent, connecting young leaders to each other as well as to mentors.
New York, United States
Application support and mentorship that turned ambition into a fully-funded place at Berea College — and a home base at the United Nations.
London, United Kingdom
Mentors in the UK join a network that now reaches across Africa, North America, Asia and Europe.
Beppu, Japan
From Sierra Leone to a degree at Asia Pacific University — support that reaches the other side of the world.
New York, United Nations
Young people speaking for themselves at the ECOSOC Youth Forum, the High-Level Political Forum and the General Assembly.
Our story
“Young people are not just future leaders — they are active changemakers today.”
Born in Sierra Leone and now based in New York, Francis Koroma founded the Francis Koroma Foundation in 2023 to make sure that talented young people never have to face the climb alone. A Columbia University student, Forbes Council member, and Youth Ambassador for Sierra Leone's Permanent Mission to the United Nations, he built the foundation on a simple belief: empower young people with support, opportunity, and mentorship, and they will rise.
In three years, that belief has reached 4,300 young people across eight countries — through scholarships, mentorship, and a global network of 300 volunteers.
Read the full story →2023, today
A message on our anniversary
Together, we can help a new generation of changemakers rise to the challenges of our time — challenges they can help us meet.
All we have to do is empower them with the resources to prepare — and make sure that, as they become the next generation of global leaders, they never have to do it alone.
What we do
Four ways we walk alongside young people
Our impact · 2023–2026
Measured in lives, not just numbers
Stories of change
The young people behind the numbers
The 2025 Prince of Wales scholars
Idrissa Kabba, Sahr Moses Sandi, Mohamed A. Jalloh and Ishmael Tarawallie, awarded at the school's annual prize-giving.
Catherine — Volunteer of the Year 2024
An economics graduate at 21, student union Minister of Finance and UN Women intern, advocating for gender equality.
Prince Kevin Ogoo
An FKF volunteer becomes the youngest winner of the UK MEA Business Award for his AgTech startup.
Ways to give
A dollar can change a student's year
Your gift goes directly to scholarships, books, meals and mentorship for young people who have earned their place — and need a hand to take it.
- $10 — a month of books for a student
- $25 — exam fees for a scholar
- $50 — a term of one-to-one mentorship
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