About Us

Afridemia is a member of the British Council for IELTS partnership program and an official Cambridge Examinations Center. It offers university preparation program that enables African students to compete for scholarships to study at the best universities all over the world. 

Our mission is to give students guidance and resources to help them identify their academic and career goals, research and apply to universities and scholarships, and navigate the admissions process at the world’s top universities. We do this by offering a range of services, including individualized counseling, college and university preparation, standardized test preparation, and essay writing workshops. Additionally, the program has a strong focus on financial aid and scholarship opportunities, ensuring that low-income students have access to the resources they need to pursue higher education at the best universities in USA, Canada, UK, Australia, Germany, Norway, Sweden, France, Japan, and Singapore.

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Our Mission

To prepare and bridge African students who want to study at the best universities all over the world.

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Our Vision

To enable 2000 students the opportunities to study in world-class universities by 2032.

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Our Value

Integrity, Excellence, Servant Leadership

Who We Are

Enabling world-class education!

Afridemia is an impact-focused private company that offer the most effective university preparation to promising young African students who want to study at the best universities all over the world, particularly targeting financial aid and scholarships for low-income students. Our tailored curriculum helps students craft standout applications and excel in entrance exams. We guide students in telling their stories confidently, building personalized strategies to enhance admissions chances, write compelling scholarship essays, and create strong applications. Our students are 3.1 times more likely to win scholarships to top universities, moving from merely hoping for scholarships to choosing between multiple offers.

Why Afridemia?

Afridemia gives students the preparation they need to compete globally

To find the best-fit university, start by identifying your academic interests and strengths. Evaluate university programs that offer strong courses and resources in your chosen field. Research faculty expertise to understand their focus areas and to determine if the department aligns with your academic passions.

We hire only the best

We are unapologetically selective with our hiring standards. We hire only 1 out of 20 applicants and we weed out anyone who doesn’t meet our unbelievably high standards. When you meet Afridemia consultant, you will trust this person has been vetted and tested thoroughly. Unlike other services, you won’t get some random college student.

Proprietary college prep

The way we approach admissions comes from decades of collective experience preparing students for college. We codified this into 39 principles that we apply to every student’s application. Moreover, we refine our strategy every year based on how admission trend is changing.

How we help our students

We are unapologetically obsessed with enabling African students to win scholarships. What do need-blind admission universities want to see in their supplemental essays? How to decide between restrictive Early Action and Early Decision? Which universities will forgive subpar scores? We know the answers!

We assist students through every stage of their scholarly development, from freshmen seeking fulfilling and challenging extracurricular activities, to sophomores struggling to prep to college entrance test, to seniors striving to write the perfect admission essay and most especially to those students who don’t have any idea of what it takes to win a scholarship.

How to win a scholarship

Winning a scholarship is too important. Don’t leave anything to chance. If you are an African student looking for how you can win a scholarship abroad, you have come to the right place. Afridemia prepares prospective students from sub-Sahara, Africa, and prepare them to compete and win scholarships to study in best universities all over the world.  We provide expert tips to help international applicants research, prepare, apply to, and win scholarships for college.

We know the scholarship search and selection process can be both exciting and daunting, so we are here to help with this important life decision by demystifying the process. We give you updated information on the available scholarships, preparation of writing college application essays, insight into how to win scholarships, preparation for standardized college admissions tests, data on schools that offer international students financial aid and much more.

As an international student aspiring to win a scholarship abroad you are probably overwhelmed. We are here to help you through the process. By joining our university preparation program, you will learn different ways to find scholarships to help you pay for a world-class education and what selective schools want to see in the successful admissions applications and how to build the best possible application that is unique. You will also learn ample information on which universities accept and enroll the most international students and which offer students from abroad the most financial aid.

Alexis SHYAKA
Co-founder, Afridemia

Meet our co-founder

Hi, I am Alexis, co-founder of Afridemia. You may know us from our industry-leading scholar program and college Entrance exam preps, or from our famous online learning hub, that help African students to study in the best universities around the world.

“I believe in the life-changing power of learning.”

My mission is to eradicate generational poverty in by giving disadvantaged students a chance to have a quality education. Looking back at my life, the best selfish thing I can do is to give young people the exposure they need to achieve their dreams. Most of the childhood friends that I grew up with are still in mundane jobs with very little access to opportunities that can help them unlock their full potential.

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