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Apply as a Volunteer
Mentor a scholar, tutor weekly, or run a workshop. Tell us how you'd like to help and we'll match you to a scholar who needs it.
About us
How Umoja was founded in June 2021 by Junior Baka Wa Bana Sumaili and Umutoni Tessy Mercy, and the values that guide every scholarship today.
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Born in the heart of Congo
How a volunteer mission in the DRC and a former educational-grant beneficiary became Umoja, founded in June 2021 with no resources and a shared belief in education.
Programs
Holistic scholarships, dedicated mentorship, and community partnerships, with a transparent seven-step selection process behind every scholar we support.
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Featured program: Scholarships
Holistic scholarships that cover school fees, learning materials, clothing, and pocket money, with a dedicated mentor for every scholar.
Get Involved
Umoja is a movement, and movements need partners. Donate, mentor, tutor, run a workshop, or partner as a school, business, or institution.
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Become a monthly donor
Recurring gifts fund scholarships, learning materials, and the mentorship program. Every donor receives a yearly impact report.
Blog
Field notes, impact stories, and transparency posts, written by the founders and the small core team that runs Umoja day to day.
Read all posts→- Keep a scholarship past year three
- Inside selection: how a scholar gets nominated
- From scholar to selector: Aline’s story
- How we count what counts
What it takes to keep a scholarship past year three
Funding is the easy part. The hard part is the relationship that keeps a scholar in school when life gets in the way.
How Umoja was founded in June 2021 by Junior Baka Wa Bana Sumaili and Umutoni Tessy Mercy, and the values that guide every scholarship today.
Learn more about Umoja→Holistic scholarships, dedicated mentorship, and community partnerships, with a transparent seven-step selection process behind every scholar we support.
Learn more about our programs→Umoja is a movement, and movements need partners. Donate, mentor, tutor, run a workshop, or partner as a school, business, or institution.
See all paths→Field notes, impact stories, and transparency posts, written by the founders and the small core team that runs Umoja day to day.
- Field Notes
- Programs
- Stories
- Transparency
- Keep a scholarship past year three
- Inside selection: how a scholar gets nominated
- From scholar to selector: Aline’s story
- How we count what counts