Our story began in a little classroom at Radford University Ghana in late 2013. Our founder, Tom-Chris Emewulu was studying for a B.Sc. degree when he read a report stating that of all 66,000 students that graduate in the country annually, only 3% could find formal employment within one year of graduation.

With a desire to change the narrative and armed with his experience of building a thriving retail business before college, he invited his friends to join forces with him in bridging education and employment to empower. As they embarked on this journey, they uncovered a much broader challenge: Youth unemployment is not only a major challenge in Ghana but also on the entire continent. Inasmuch as there have been tremendous improvements in economic activities and business practices in Africa, the challenge lies in integrating young people into the workforce. There is a big disconnect because, although the economy is expanding and domestic demand is increasing, youth employment is not. 

Hence, we saw a need for an Africa-focused, globally-minded social enterprise that helps young people to discover themselves and in turn act as catalysts to inspire others to live their lives on their terms. SFAN (Stars From All Nations®) was, therefore, established with the precise vision of raising the next generation of African leaders. Our target audience represents 60% of Africa’s population, and this number will keep growing.