I Profile Foundation

What I Profile Foundation does

I Profile Foundation is a Kampala, Uganda-based nonprofit organization founded in 2016 to deliver experiential training in financial literacy, entrepreneurship, and leadership to children aged 5-14, youth, women, and refugee communities. The organization runs a portfolio of named programs including the Koin Dream Challenge (a 90-day children's savings competition with prize boosts), Hope Hub (a comprehensive refugee skills and empowerment center in Kisenyi offering English, tailoring, photography, crafts, makeup/henna, and cookery), I-Finance (financial literacy through games), I-Leadership (character and servant leadership training), I-Migrant (resilience and conflict resolution), Kidpreneur (child entrepreneurship), Business Step-Up Series, and the Digital Economy Program. Reusable educational content — notably the Personalite leadership booklet and the Koin Dream/Coin Dream toolkits — underpins program delivery across cohorts.

The foundation has scaled from 5 partner schools in 2016 to reach 10+ districts in Uganda, signing up 3,000+ children, opening 3,000 bank accounts through its partnership with Bank of Africa, and generating 50,000,000+ UGX in cumulative child savings. Hope Hub serves 150-200 refugees (primarily Somali, with Burundian, South Sudanese, Eritrean, and DRC populations), and I-Migrant has trained 200 youth/children immigrants in collaboration with UNHCR/InterAid.

As a donor-funded nonprofit, I Profile Foundation has no commercial pricing model and provides programs free of charge to beneficiaries. Revenue is sourced from donations, grants, and strategic partner contributions, with flagship institutional support from the US Embassy Uganda (Hope Hub), Bank of Africa (Koin Challenge bank accounts and workshops), Finmango (Fincubator), UNHCR/InterAid (I-Migrant), and Kisoboka Africa (Bright Ideas competition). The organization operates with a small team of ~10 staff led by founder Aisha Ali, distributed across school partnership channels, the Hope Hub community center, and event-driven delivery (including a 2020 pivot to virtual formats during COVID-19).

Name

I Profile Foundation

Legal name

I Profile Foundation

Website

https://iprofilefoundation.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

I Profile Foundation is a Kampala, Uganda-based nonprofit delivering financial literacy, entrepreneurship, and leadership training to children, youth, women, and refugee communities across 10+ districts via programs including the Koin Dream Challenge and Hope Hub.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Education and Empowerment

NAICS

Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Child and Youth Services (62411)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Foundations (BPAGAKAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Education Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAK), International Grantmaking & Development Foundations (BPAGAKAH), Youth Mental Health, Counseling & Wellbeing (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAK)

Keywords

• Financial literacy training
• Youth entrepreneurship programs
• Refugee empowerment services
• Leadership development education
• Nonprofit community programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Kampala

HQ country

Uganda

HQ region

Africa

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Grants: As a nonprofit organization, I Profile Foundation relies on donations, grants, and support from partners including the US Embassy, corporate partners, and individual donors to fund programs.
2. Partnership Funding: Funding from strategic partners including Bank of Africa, US Embassy, and other organizations for specific programs and initiatives.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

I Profile Foundation is a Ugandan nonprofit that delivers experiential, in-person training in financial literacy, leadership, and entrepreneurship to children aged 5–14, youth, women, and refugees. It runs a portfolio of branded programs — including Koin Dream Challenge, Hope Hub, I-Finance, I-Leadership, I-Migrant, Kidpreneur, Business Step-Up Series, and Digital Economy Program — supported by proprietary educational toolkits such as Personalite and Coin Dream.

Product overview

I Profile Foundation operates as a non-profit organization offering a portfolio of interconnected educational programmes targeting children, youth, women, refugees, and marginalized communities in Uganda. The core offerings include the Koin Dream Challenge (90-day savings challenge), Hope Hub (refugee skills empowerment), I-Finance (financial literacy), I-Leadership (leadership training), I-Migrant (migrant integration), Kidpreneur (child entrepreneurship), Business Step-Up Series, and Digital Economy Program. These programmes work together to provide comprehensive support from basic financial literacy for young children through entrepreneurship training for youth and adults, with supplementary toolkits like Personalite and Coin Dream enhancing programme delivery. The foundation also partners with organizations like Finmango (Fincubator) to expand reach and impact.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Koin Dream Challenge: Children's financial literacy and savings program with 90-day saving challenges, targeting children aged 5-14 years.
• Hope Hub
• I-Finance
• I-Leadership
• I-Migrant
• Kidpreneur
• Business Step-Up Series
• Digital Economy Program

Products and services

• Koin Dream Challenge An experiential financial-literacy and savings challenge program for school-age children in Uganda, designed to build money-management skills through hands-on activities.
• Hope Hub
• I-Finance
• I-Leadership
• I-Migrant
• Kidpreneur
• Business Step-Up Series
• Digital Economy Program
• Personalite Toolkit
• Coin Dream Toolkit

Quantifiable outcome

• 3,000+ children signed up and participating in programs
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Kisoboka AfricaminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2020Kisoboka Africa partnered with I Profile Foundation to organize the Bright Ideas competition, an essay writing competition for children to share stories of earning money during the pandemic. The competition aimed to provide inspiration for other children and test essay writing skills.
• Teacher's Empowerment PlatformminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Teacher's Empowerment Platform partnered with I Profile Foundation to host a webinar on the impact of COVID-19 on the education sector, bringing together panelists from Kenya, Uganda, Zambia, and South Sudan to discuss damage and recovery approaches.
• Bank of Africa UgandacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Bank of Africa partnered with I Profile Foundation on the Koin Challenge children's savings program. The bank provided bank accounts for participating children and supported financial literacy workshops. Mr. Steven Kwesiga, Head of Marketing and Product Development, expressed excitement about driving a saving culture among young children through the partnership that covered 13 schools in Kampala and Sembabule districts with over 320 participants.
• Finmango (Fincubator Program)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Finmango, a US-based organization, partnered with I Profile Foundation through the Fincubator program to champion entrepreneurial spirits of children with focus on education, entrepreneurship, and microfinance. Scott Glasgow, Managing Director of Finmango, stated the program targets children aged 9-30 to reduce unemployment. The program launched initially at St. Andrew Kaggwa Gombe Primary School, King's Way Primary School Entebbe, and Kasubi C/U Primary School.
• UNHCR/InterAidcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019UNHCR/InterAid partnered with I Profile Foundation to reach and train migrant youth on bead therapy, entrepreneurship, and conflict resolution through the I-Migrant program. The partnership focused on building resilience and tolerance within migrant communities, primarily Somalis, while fostering conflict resolution and individual healing programs.
• KisobokaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner organization shown in logo section of About Us page, collaborating on Bright Ideas competition and other initiatives.
• FaceupminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner organization shown in logo section of About Us page.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Ashoka Africa: Global organization supporting social entrepreneurs and youth leadership across Africa. Comparable as a youth leadership and social innovation nonprofit with a similar changemaker-development orientation to I Profile Foundation's I-Leadership program.
• UNICEF Uganda: UN agency delivering education, child protection, and youth programs in Uganda. Comparable as a large-scale child-focused organization operating in the same refugee and education ecosystem as I Profile Foundation.
• BRAC Uganda: International development organization running education, youth empowerment, and microfinance programs in Uganda. Comparable as a multi-program nonprofit serving children, youth, and women with financial inclusion and entrepreneurship components.
• Save the Children Uganda: Major international NGO operating in Uganda with programs spanning child education, child protection, and refugee support. Comparable as a child-focused and refugee-serving NGO operating in the same Ugandan geography.
• Junior Achievement Worldwide: Global nonprofit delivering financial literacy, work readiness, and entrepreneurship education to youth. Comparable to I Profile Foundation's Koin Dream Challenge and Kidpreneur programs, though operating at much larger global scale.
• Room to Read: Global nonprofit focused on literacy and gender equality in education across Africa and Asia. Comparable as a child education nonprofit operating school-based programs with measurable literacy outcomes.

Direct peers

• Finmango: US-based nonprofit that partnered with I Profile Foundation on the Fincubator program targeting financial literacy, entrepreneurship, and microfinance for children and youth ages 9-30. Directly comparable as a childhood financial literacy nonprofit.
• Kidpreneur Africa: African-focused child entrepreneurship education nonprofit. Directly comparable to I Profile Foundation's Kidpreneur program targeting school-age children with money-making and business skills.
• Kisoboka Africa: Ugandan-based partner organization collaborating with I Profile Foundation on the Bright Ideas competition and other youth empowerment initiatives. Directly comparable as a small Ugandan nonprofit focused on youth entrepreneurship and capacity-building.

Emerging players

• Refugee Education Initiative (various): Smaller nonprofits providing refugee education, livelihoods, and integration support in East Africa (e.g., local initiatives in Kampala). Comparable as grassroots refugee-empowerment organizations serving similar Somali and Great Lakes refugee populations in Uganda.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ipfug
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC38uEDfkyUDCTeYVUBxUb8A
• Facebookfacebook.com/iprofilefoundationug
• Instagraminstagram.com/ipfug
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/i-profile-foundation

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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