Empowering Young Africans Through Workforce Development, Mindset Change, and National Youth Mobilization
The Springboard Road Show Foundation (SRSF) is Ghana’s leading youth mobilization and workforce development institution, with 18 years of sustained national delivery and a proven track record of transforming young lives at scale. Operating across all sixteen regions of Ghana, SRSF has built a national ecosystem that integrates mindset change, skills development, and direct pathways into dignified work, enterprise, and leadership.
By December 2025, SRSF had mobilized over 1 million young people through its Springboard Alumni Network, including 520,053 youth connected to agriculture, agribusiness, and Agricultural Technical and Vocational Education and Training (AgTVET) through the $9.8 million Ghana Grows Programme delivered in partnership with Mastercard Foundation. This flagship intervention achieved 76% female participation, engaged 8,865 persons with disabilities, and facilitated 21,842 youth transitions into employment and enterprise opportunities.
SRSF’s model addresses Ghana’s persistent youth development challenge: not a deficit of ambition or talent, but structural disconnects between education systems, skills development, labour markets, and institutional access. Through comprehensive programming that transforms mindsets, builds market-relevant capabilities, mobilizes youth at national scale, and embeds intentional inclusion, SRSF enables young people to
To see a generation of young Africans, especially women, persons with disabilities, and underserved youth, meaningfully engaged in dignified work, enterprise, and leadership, supported by inclusive systems that connect mindset, skills, opportunity, and sustained participation in economic and civic life.
Our Vision
To see a generation of young Africans, especially women, persons with disabilities, and underserved youth, meaningfully engaged in dignified work, enterprise, and leadership, supported by inclusive systems that connect mindset, skills, opportunity, and sustained participation in economic and civic life.
Our team is a collective of passionate leaders, educators, creatives, and changemakers committed to unlocking the potential of young Africans.
SRSF’s work is structured around five mutually reinforcing strategic pillars. All programmes, partnerships, and investments advance one or more of these pillars simultaneously, ensuring coherence and strategic alignment.
Building market-relevant skills and employability
Reshaping attitudes toward work and opportunity
Convening and engaging youth at national scale
Ensuring deliberate participation of marginalized groups
Strengthening systems, governance, and capacity
Hear from the young people, partners, and communities whose lives and work have been transformed through our programs.
Farmer
Before Ghana Grows, I had the passion for agriculture but no clear starting point. Through the 60-Day Agribusiness Challenge, I learned how to farm with intention and manage my own crops. Today, I’m growing vegetables, starting a poultry project, and confidently building my future as an agripreneur.
Student
Before Ghana Grows, I was unemployed and unsure of my future. Through focus group discussions and Youth Ambassador training, I discovered how agriculture and ATVET can create real opportunities. Today, I have confidence, leadership skills, and a clear role in guiding other young people toward a better path.
agricultural entrepreneur
I grew up farming and turned that passion into a large-scale agribusiness and community work. Ghana Grows helped me strengthen my agribusiness skills, stay connected, and expand my vision through the Young Innovators Awards. Today, I farm across multiple districts, empower youth and women, and lead with confidence.
Asana Masahudu
Trader