Our Programs

Founded in 2014, MindLeaps is an international NGO that serves 3,730 children and families annually in under-resourced communities across five countries: Guinea, Mauritania, Rwanda, Uganda, and the USA . MindLeaps works to empower youth and families to reach self-reliance through three primary programs:

Protection

Harnessing the power of dance and data-analytics, MindLeaps creates educational pathways for children (ages 7-18) through a creative arts program called Dance & Data. This program develops 7 key social-emotional learning and cognitive skills in children. On average, MindLeaps students achieve 35% improvement across these 7 skills after 72 hours of direct service. These changes are captured in our in-house evaluation system “Tracker,” which was designed by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University and Drexel University and by engineers in the private sector.

Education

Older students are supported through our Education programs, which include digital literacy and language classes and school sponsorship. These interventions help them to complete high school and to pursue meaningful educational and work opportunities post-graduation. Generally, 90% of students remain enrolled in school after completing the Protection Program. In our Community Youth Program, 59% of students go on to higher education or employment.

Livelihoods

Our Family Strengthening Program supports parents and caregivers of children to strengthen their income generating power and to achieve self-reliance through savings and loan programs. On average, parents and caregivers are able to meet the basic needs of 2 or more children in their family without seeking government or public assistance. Of the mothers and caretakers who participate in the Family Strengthening Program, an average of 78% are actively generating personal savings across our locations.

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