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Kenya | Uganda | Tanzania | Rwanda | Somalia | Ethiopia | South Sudan | DRC
“We can’t become what we need to be by remaining what we are.” - Oprah Winfrey
Build Skills That Work in the Real Economy
Urge Skill-Up is an East African capacity-development and training delivery partner for development programmes.
We develop, design and implement practical programs and skills that empower the development community with advanced capabilities to thrive.
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Data & Business Intelligence for Development
Tailored For:
Individual professionals
Businesses
Students
Power BI for Programme Managers
Power BI for NGOs
Data Visualization for Development Reporting
Monitoring & Evaluation Data Analytics
Development Data Storytelling
Excel → Power BI
AI + Power BI for Decision-Making
Data & Business Intelligence for Development
Data Analytics Career Accelerator
Become a Data Analyst in development with Google, IBM Certified
Learn through interactive courses, real-world projects, and industry recognized certification.
Tailored For:
Individual professionals
Businesses
Students
AI Fundamentals & Digital Skills For Development
Master in-demand AI & Digital skills
Interactive Upskilling, become more effective with AI, and industry recognized certification.
Tailored For:
Individua development professionals
Program managers
Students in development
Simply become effective, Integrate AI into your daily work with advanced skills, prompts and automation.
Digital & AI Skills for Development Beneficiaries
Translating digital transformation into practical skills for communities
Tailored For:
Youth Programs
Women Enterprise
MSMEs
Cooperatives
Community enterprise
Sacco's
Digital & AI Training for Development Beneficiaries
Urge Skill-Up partners with development partners to design and deliver practical digital and AI-capacity programmes for youth, women, MSMEs, cooperatives and community enterprises.
Digitally resilient SACCOs — from boardroom to branch to member upskilling
Translate digital transformation into practical skills for
Tailored For:
Youth Programs
Women Enterprise
MSMEs
Cooperatives
Community enterprise
Sacco's
SACCO Digital Growth Academy
SACCO boards
management
staff
members
cooperative leaders
Development Programs for Small Enterprise
Designed to help women and youth entrepreneurs in micro and medium small enterprises move beyond ideas and stalled ventures to building growth strategies, systems, and positioning for sustainable growth.
Basics, 5-10 days, delivered through live Interactive sessions
Tailored for:
MSME's
NGO's
Retail businesses
Service businesses
Startups
Brand & Business dev't: The basic principles
The Business Development Path
Women & Youth Enterprise Accelerator
Practical on-camera coaching, crisis communication and media management strategies designed for executives and public-facing leaders.
Delivered through a 5 day live Interactive sessions
Tailored For:
CEO's
Country Directors
Executive Leadership Teams
Government officials
NGO leadership
Corporate spokespeople
Public affairs leaders
Technical experts who face media
Executive Communication & On-Camera Training
In partnership with a team of legal consultants, we help entrepreneurs and MSMEs build compliant, protected, and growth-ready businesses through practical Brand & Legal Clinics.
Because when it comes to business, ignorance of the law excuses no one.
Chapa Sheria Clinics
Tailored for:
MSME
Retail businesses
Service businesses
Startups
Saccos
MSME Business & Legal Clinics
Urge Skill-Up
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A learning platform and ecosystem designed to connect skills, enterprise, and opportunity, enabling continuous, practical learning that keeps individuals and organizations relevant, adaptable, and future-ready.
We connect global learning to local individual and enterprise growth across East Africa.
Our mission is to empower professionals and build future-ready talent and enterprises for success in a competitive world.
Learn globally. Apply locally. Grow sustainably
We believe the future of work belongs to those who evolve with it.
WHAT WE DO
Practical Learning for Real Outcomes
We design and deliver learning experiences that are relevant, applied, and aligned to today’s market needs.
Focus Areas
Digital & Data Skills
Data analytics, AI fundamentals, Python, data visualizationBusiness & Brand Development for
MSME growth,Customized Learning Programs for Development Programmes
Bespoke training solutions for organizations, institutions, development partners, and social and business groups, designed to build capability, enhance performance, and drive sustainable impact.
WHO WE SERVE
Built for East Africa Development Community
For Individuals
Stay competitive in your career with practical, future-ready skills that you can apply immediately.
For MSMEs
Strengthen your business with the capabilities needed to grow, adapt, and compete in evolving markets.
For Organizations & Partners
We co-create scalable learning solutions that drive impact across teams, communities, and sectors.
OUR APPROACH
Urge Skill-Up operates as a learning ecosystem, bringing together:
Training partners
Industry experts
Employers and enterprises
Development organizations
This ensures that learning is not isolated, but connected to real opportunity pathways.
IMPACT
Driving Real Outcomes
Professionals equipped with in-demand digital and enterprise skills
MSMEs supported to improve productivity and growth
Partnerships built across East Africa to expand access to learning
WE WORK WITH
Training institutions
Corporates
NGOs and development partners
Government agencies
To co-create learning programs that are scalable, relevant, and impact-driven.
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