July 2024–June 2026
English Access Scholarship Program
Forty-eight underserved students aged 13–20 participate in the U.S. Department of State-sponsored Access Program.
EDLIS
English, Digital Literacy, and Intercultural Skills
Helping underserved young people develop English, digital-literacy, leadership, professional, and intercultural skills for equitable participation in the global economy.
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Program Description
Teaching English, digital literacy, and intercultural skills was among our earliest work. When our founders managed Centre Espoir as volunteers beginning in 2008, they taught English and computers and facilitated leadership workshops for rural youth.
Between 2008 and 2014, approximately 60 learners came to the center daily. Volunteers developed a language laboratory and deployed a virtual computer room. After Jeune Espoir was founded in 2014, the organization continued EDLIS training through support from the U.S. Embassy in Guinea, Resonate Global Mission, and individual donors.
Jeune Espoir has qualified English and digital-literacy teachers with U.S. cultural-exchange experience and a bank of training resources developed and gathered over the years. The organization continues seeking partnerships so that underserved rural youth have equitable access to high-quality learning.
Program Projects
Teaching English with the U.S. Embassy and Resonate Global Mission
Goal: Introduce participants to key intercultural skills through evidence-based English-language resources.
In 2015, Jeune Espoir received U.S. Embassy grants and an online TESOL training opportunity to teach English for quality education and employment in the global digital economy. Through a first grant of USD 3,000, 34 young people completed the five levels of the NewBridges ESL program from November 2015 to January 2016. A second grant of USD 5,000 supported 95 young people from August 2016 to February 2017.
Between the two projects, support from Resonate Global Mission enabled 38 additional young people to complete a NewBridges level. Across these projects, more than 150 rural youth strengthened their English and intercultural skills; some found English-related work and others continued education in English-language settings.
Core activity
After-school English training using NewBridges—Connecting People Through Language and Culture—combined with leadership workshops.
English Access Scholarship Program
Goal: Give 48 underserved students aged 13–20 a foundation in English, leadership, professional skills, and exposure to U.S. culture and values.
Jeune Espoir was selected to implement the U.S. Department of State-sponsored English Access Scholarship Program from July 2024 through June 2026.
Core activities
- After-school English classes using the NewBridges program and leadership workshops.
- Enhancement activities, including leadership-development plans, participatory research, and computer training.
- Intensive activities through which students practice presentations, teamwork, intercultural learning, and professional skills.
- Offline-first blended learning using Kolibri and rotating learning groups to support different student needs.
Quick Facts
November 2015–February 2017
Structured English programs
U.S. Embassy grants and TESOL support helped Jeune Espoir expand evidence-based English instruction through the NewBridges program.
July 2008–June 2014
English, computers, and leadership at Centre Espoir
The future founders of Jeune Espoir taught English and computer skills, facilitated leadership workshops, developed a language lab, and deployed a virtual computer room.
2006
North American college students at Centre Espoir
Four college students led a six-week English, computer, leadership, community-service, and exposure program for 15 Guinean youth.
2002–2006
Early EDLIS activities at Centre Espoir
Resonate Global Mission workers taught English and computers and facilitated youth-development activities. Several future Jeune Espoir founders benefited from these programs.