Corporate & NGO Impact Awards – Prestige Africa Education Awards 2025

Recognizing Organizations Driving Social Change Through Education

The future of African education is not only shaped by schools and teachers—it is also championed by visionary companies, non-profits, and foundations that make strategic investments in learning, equity, and empowerment. The Corporate & NGO Impact Awards of the Prestige Africa Education Awards (PAEA) 2025 spotlight organizations creating transformational change in Africa’s education sector.

Why This Category Matters

From building schools in underserved communities to funding scholarships for marginalized students and creating education-centered CSR projects, Africa’s private and civil society sectors are essential partners in educational advancement.

This category honors the corporate champions and NGOs ensuring no child is left behind, while creating scalable, sustainable solutions to education challenges across the continent.

Award Categories

CSR in Education Award (Corporate)

Recognizes a corporation or private company that has demonstrated long-term commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives in education. These include infrastructure projects, digital learning access, teacher training, book donations, or educational campaigns.

Nominees should show:

Impactful and documented educational outcomes
Alignment with national or regional education goals
Innovation in CSR strategy
Partnerships with schools, government, or NGOs

Best NGO Supporting Education

Celebrates a non-governmental organization working to improve education quality, access, and inclusion in Africa. This includes programs in literacy, girl-child education, school health, STEM, early childhood education, or skills development.

Judging criteria include:

Measurable results and community impact
Consistency and reach of programs
Grassroots engagement
Evidence of innovation and collaboration

Most Impactful Scholarship Program

This award honors a scholarship initiative that is not only generous but also transformational. The program may be run by a company, NGO, philanthropist, or international partner.

To be considered, the program should:

Serve underrepresented or disadvantaged students
Offer academic, mentoring, or leadership support
Show long-term impact stories or alumni success
Demonstrate transparency and scalability

Nomination Guidelines

To submit a nomination:

Choose the applicable category
Describe the initiative in 300 words or less
Include links, reports, media or testimonials where possible
Provide contact details of a focal person

Deadline: July 15, 2025
🔗 Nominate here: https://awards.prestigeafrica.org/nominate-for-paea/

Who Can Nominate?

Beneficiaries (students, schools)
Partner organizations or staff
Education boards, ministry representatives
General public or media houses

Award Benefits

Continental recognition for social impact
Features in award publications & interviews
Network access to education stakeholders across Africa
Award, certificate, and impact badge
Improved brand image and customer loyalty