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Our Mission

Our entrepreneurship intervention seeks to support initiatives that improve the lives of individuals and families through income generation and economic empowerment. The focus is hinged on Vocational Education & Skills Acquisition and Financial Literacy & Inclusion. This will tackle the rising rate of unemployment and underemployment.

Our Impact

22,000+ Students enrolledin business development training
2690+ School girls equiped with STEM training
9835+ Trained on financial literacy(information on savings and budgeting, borrowing smartly, alternative banking and bookkeeping)
202,400+ Entrepreneurs trained on developing sustainable businesses, capacity building & access to funds
201,100+ Entrepreneurs trained on finance management and marketing across 12 broadcast channel

Grantee Spotlight: Clintonel Innovation Centre

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Bridging the Engineering Skills Gap

Focus: STEM center, makerspace and business incubator
Target: Building capacity and providing training, mentoring and equipment for young people in Northern Nigeria

The Program

Through its Engineering for Industry (E4I) program, driven by ACT Foundation support, CIC builds the capacity of young people, particularly engineering students at Bayero University Kano. The program offers opportunities in practical, job-focused training beyond what university coursework includes.

Services Provided:

  • Hands-on technical training and industrial skill development
  • Makerspace with modern equipment for practical application
  • Business incubation support for STEM startups
  • Collaborative workspace for innovation

Program Highlights:

  • Engineering students gain real-world skills in a safe space
  • Students can apply theoretical lessons to practical applications
  • Enables innovation through access to tools, equipment, and mentorshipe
  • 5,000+ young people trained since program inception
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Collaborative Success

The Cultural Innovation Centre brings diverse stakeholders together, including the Bayero University Kano, and brings together Nigeria's brightest minds from various institutions to solve our most pressing engineering and manufacturing challenges.

Expanding Opportunities

The Foundation's Entrepreneurship programme has attracted support and strategic partnerships and collaborations to further the impact of its work. In 2020, they received support from the Central Bank of Nigeria to establish a state-of-art Shared Facility for trainings. The facility is a new shared workspace in Nigeria. As a contributor to product design, engineering, machining, woodworking, hardware development, and scale manufacturing in Nigeria.

Project Testimonials

Despite it being my fourth year as an engineering student at the Federal University of Technology in Owerri, I was clueless about the world of manufacturing and practical engineering. Because of Clintonel, I was introduced to the advanced engineering world of CAD and CAM which I never thought existed. I gained skills in product design, 3D printing, 3D scanning, CNC machining, laser cutting and engraving, and other precision manufacturing processes. After the training, I sat for the Autodesk Fusion 360 global certification exam and was successful. I am now an Autodesk Certified User - a globally recognized engineering certificate.
- Hanna Igboke – Abia, Nigeria

Despite it being my fourth year as an engineering student at the Federal University of Technology in Owerri, I was clueless about the world of manufacturing and practical engineering. Because of Clintonel, I was introduced to the advanced engineering world of CAD and CAM which I never thought existed. I gained skills in product design, 3D printing, 3D scanning, CNC machining, laser cutting and engraving, and other precision manufacturing processes. After the training, I sat for the Autodesk Fusion 360 global certification exam and was successful. I am now an Autodesk Certified User - a globally recognized engineering certificate.
- Hanna Igboke – Abia, Nigeria

Despite it being my fourth year as an engineering student at the Federal University of Technology in Owerri, I was clueless about the world of manufacturing and practical engineering. Because of Clintonel, I was introduced to the advanced engineering world of CAD and CAM which I never thought existed. I gained skills in product design, 3D printing, 3D scanning, CNC machining, laser cutting and engraving, and other precision manufacturing processes. After the training, I sat for the Autodesk Fusion 360 global certification exam and was successful. I am now an Autodesk Certified User - a globally recognized engineering certificate.
- Hanna Igboke – Abia, Nigeria