Who we serve
We exist for those left behind by traditional finance.
The low-income, rural youth and especially the young women, who face the highest barriers to education and work.
<$2 / day households
including urban/peri-urban informal settlements
advancing gender equality
proven results
We are not filling seats in classrooms.
We are aligning every actor — students, institutions, funders, employers — around employment and livelihood outcomes.
Ghana
South Africa
Rwanda
Kenya
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of our graduates compared to national medians
generated by Chancen intervention compared to counterfactual group (Rwanda)
member stories
What our members tell us
with their Chancen experience
to pursuing new opportunities
They become entrepreneurs, nurses, doctors, and carers, do good through NGOs and in their communities, and claim top jobs in fields like engineering and finance. Watching them grow into the leaders they're becoming is the best part of what we do.
cost-effectiveness
Every $1 invested. $60 in lifetime income.
Our funding
For every $1 invested in a Chancen Member, $60 in lifetime income is generated — based on a Rwanda counterfactual study.
How this compares
Cash transfers (GiveWell benchmark)
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Chancen, GiveWell-style conservative method*
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*Applying GiveWell's 4% discount rate methodology, removing inflation from income growth assumptions, and assuming a 2-3 year non-work study period. Even under conservative cross-check, Chancen outperforms standard benchmarks.
Find our latest findings on each of these questions:
how we measure our impact
The Six Essential Questions
We use a framework we call the Six Essential Questions, anchored to the lives of the young people we serve.
timeline
How we hold ourselves accountable.
We don't measure our own impact in isolation. We continuously seek to validate and deepen our understanding of our impact through independent external evaluations — from customer voice studies to randomised controlled trials.
