West Africa Vocational Education Empowerment Initiative
Tackling youth unemployment through skills and opportunity
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WAVE is a Nigerian nonprofit social venture helping underserved young people develop employability and vocational skills. It screens and trains participants, connects work-ready candidates with employers, and provides continued career support. Its programs include physical and online academies, technical training, recruitment, corporate training, and partnerships that extend its employability model.
To level the playing field for underserved African youth by building an ecosystem that supports relevant skills development and increased incomes for work-ready youth.
WAVE launched in August 2013 to address youth unemployment and the gap between formal education and the skills employers require. Its initial work focused on screening, training, and placing West African youth in hospitality and retail jobs. The organization identifies …
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Nigeria
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- GiveRadar has verified more about this organization than about 99% of the 540 youth development charities in Nigeria it tracks, because GiveRadar has verified its governance and its contact details. Most of those have little verified data on record yet. View this cohort
- GiveRadar has not yet verified financial records for this organization, nor for any youth development charities in Nigeria - a gap in GiveRadar's dataset for the region, not a feature of this charity. Explore Nigeria data
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West Africa Vocational Education Empowerment Initiative is registered in Nigeria. Donations from the Netherlands to charities outside the EU/EEA are generally not tax-deductible for Dutch donors unless the charity is listed on the Dutch ANBI register with foreign-recognized status.
West Africa Vocational Education Empowerment Initiative is registered in Nigeria. US donors generally cannot deduct gifts to non-US charities directly. To claim a deduction, route the gift through a US 'Friends of' fiscal sponsor or a donor-advised fund that performs equivalency determination (IRS Rev. Proc. 92-94).
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25 officers and trustees on file, free with a GiveRadar account.
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#6 of 540 youth development charities in Nigeria on integrity score
40/100 puts it in the top 2% of the cohort, tied with 2 others. Positions are competition ranks: ties share a position. Cohorts are the tightest local peer set with at least 30 comparable organizations; a metric is left out where the cohort is too small or nearly uniform.
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How it stacks up against peers
Compared with 8 similar youth development charities in Nigeria.
Cause areas in Nigeria
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- Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) Nigeria · 28 disclosed in the public registry.
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Frequently asked questions about West Africa Vocational Education Empowerment Initiative
West Africa Vocational Education Empowerment Initiative is a registered youth development nonprofit based in Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria. It is registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC). It was founded in 2013 and has been operating for 13 years. GiveRadar's Integrity Assessment for the organization is 40/100, which reflects how much public information is available, not whether the charity is legitimate. 28 officers and directors are publicly disclosed.
WAVE is a Nigerian nonprofit social venture helping underserved young people develop employability and vocational skills. It screens and trains participants, connects work-ready candidates with employers, and provides continued career support. Its programs include physical and online academies, technical training, recruitment, corporate training, and partnerships that extend its employability model. West Africa Vocational Education Empowerment Initiative is classified as a youth development organization registered in Nigeria. The organization was founded in 2013.
West Africa Vocational Education Empowerment Initiative is classified as a Youth Development organization, registered in Nigeria. The organization has 28 disclosed officers and directors.
West Africa Vocational Education Empowerment Initiative is located in Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria. The organization was established in 2013 and has been active for 13 years.
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Quick facts about West Africa Vocational Education Empowerment Initiative
- What is West Africa Vocational Education Empowerment Initiative?
- West Africa Vocational Education Empowerment Initiative is a youth development nonprofit organization based in Yaba, Nigeria. WAVE is a Nigerian nonprofit social venture helping underserved young people develop employability and vocational skills. It screens and trains participants, connects work-ready candidates with employers, and provides continued career support. Its programs include physical and online academies, technical training, recruitment, corporate training, and partnerships that extend its employability model.
- When was West Africa Vocational Education Empowerment Initiative founded?
- West Africa Vocational Education Empowerment Initiative was founded in 2013.
- Where is West Africa Vocational Education Empowerment Initiative located?
- Headquartered in Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria.
- Is West Africa Vocational Education Empowerment Initiative trustworthy?
- West Africa Vocational Education Empowerment Initiative has a GiveRadar Integrity Assessment of 40 out of 100 (Partial transparency). The score reflects public-data transparency: registration, financial disclosure, governance, contact details, and how recently data was refreshed. It does not measure program impact.
- What is West Africa Vocational Education Empowerment Initiative's website?
- http://www.waveacademies.org
- Are donations to West Africa Vocational Education Empowerment Initiative tax-deductible?
- Donations may be tax-deductible for residents of Nigeria under local rules. US donors should check whether the charity has an equivalency-determination letter or a US-based fiscal sponsor before claiming a deduction.