START SMART (Youth 2 Skill Africa)

Hope Circles is a structured empowerment pathway designed to equip 20 single mothers (ages 21–30) quarterly across 10 communities with digital literacy, economic resilience training, and entrepreneurship and leadership development. This is not just a workshop series. It is a transformation ecosystem.

Program Overview Target Group: Single mothers aged 21–30

Cohort Size: 20 women per cycle

Coverage: 10 communities (2 participants per community preferred for peer accountability)

Duration: 12 weeks + ongoing peer-circle support

 

FIRST COHORT TRAINING FOCUS

• Self-leadership

• Advancing AI Literacy for your business, digital fundamentals (Smartphone Productivity for Income)

• Financial survival systems (Survival Budgeting & Micro-Savings)

• Confidence rebuilding

• Enterprise orientation Applications opened 1ST MARCH 2026 - visit www.donneshopefoundation.com/hopecircles

• Deadline for application 30TH MARCH 2026

 

JOIN THE FIRST COHORT ON 16th MAY 2026

• Venue: YOTA - Youth Opportunity and Transformation in Africa,

GPS/Digital Address: GA-448-1116, La-Bawaleshi Road, Accra, Ghana

 

2026 START SMART - Youth To Skill

The maiden edition of the Youth to Skill Africa a transformative apprenticeship initiative that provides trade-based training and certification opportunities for widows and unemployed youth across Africa and will take place in  Accra-Ghana.

The program includes a certificate-based one-day orientation cohort, which serves as the formal induction process for selected participants. Following this, beneficiaries are enrolled into a structured 4-month enrollment duration, during which they are placed with vetted mentors, trainers and technical partners for hands-on skill acquisition.

 

2026 Participants will receive ongoing mentorship, practical tools, and exposure to real-world environments empowering them to launch careers, start small businesses, and contribute meaningfully to their communities.

Join us as we give love differently through empowerment, education, and hope.

We kindly call on all partners, stakeholders, and well-wishers to support this initiative by contributing through our Donations Page.

Your generosity helps us extend hope, dignity, and opportunity to those who need it most.