What Future Perspectives does

Future Perspectives is a Lagos-headquartered 501(c)(3) nonprofit, with a US office in San Antonio, Texas, that operates a portfolio of programs aimed at African youth empowerment, entrepreneurship, climate action, and policy convening. Its flagship offerings include the Jim Leech Mastercard Fellowship for African Entrepreneurs (JLMCF), delivered in partnership with Queen's University and the Mastercard Foundation; the Climate Storytelling Fellowship and Africa Future Earth Initiative; the Youth Spotlight and Academy programs; and the Africa Centre for Future Perspectives (ACFP), a research and policy-engagement platform. The organization is chaired by Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, former Vice President of Nigeria, who also serves as a UNECA Champion for Transforming Health Financing in Africa and Senior Strategic Advisor to Africa CDC. Operating from a small team of 8 employees, the organization runs convenings such as the June 2026 Expert Roundtable on Innovative Financing Models for Healthcare Systems in Africa, which brought together multilateral bodies, development finance institutions, and African capital-markets actors including IFC, NGX, and Chapel Hill Denham.

The business model is that of a grant-funded nonprofit: Future Perspectives does not sell a product or charge fees to beneficiaries, and it generates no commercial revenue. Funding flows through philanthropic grants (anchored by the Mastercard Foundation), co-program partnerships with academic and multilateral institutions (Queen's University, UNECA, Africa CDC, ONE Campaign), and in-kind support from corporate partners such as IBM SkillsBuild and 1 Million Teachers. Go-to-market is relationship-driven and politically mediated, leveraging the founder's policy network to secure senior government and institutional endorsements — most visibly the 2026 commitment from Sierra Leonean President Julius Maada Bio to make climate-resilient health systems a national priority. The website is built on Squarespace, and there is no proprietary technology platform; the underlying "product" is the convening capacity, fellowship programming, and policy-advisory mandate associated with the founder's profile.

Name

Future Perspectives

Legal name

Future Perspectives

Website

https://futureperspectives.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Future Perspectives is a Lagos-based nonprofit founded by former Nigerian Vice President Yemi Osinbajo that runs entrepreneurship fellowships, climate storytelling, and policy convenings on African healthcare financing, serving African youth and institutional partners across the continent.

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akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Empowerment and Nonprofit Program Services

NAICS

Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

akta.pro primary industry

Youth-to-Adult Transition & Life Skills (Independent Living, Soft Skills) (EDAAAFAN)

akta.pro secondary industry

STEM, Digital Skills & Innovation Partnerships (EDADALAJ)

Keywords

• Youth empowerment programs
• Entrepreneurship fellowships
• Climate storytelling
• Nonprofit education
• Policy convening

Headquarters

HQ city

Lagos

HQ country

Nigeria

HQ region

Africa

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

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Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Future Perspectives is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that runs a portfolio of youth-focused programs, fellowships, and high-level convenings aimed at empowering African youth in entrepreneurship, climate storytelling, education, and policy. Its core offerings include the Jim Leech Mastercard Fellowship for African Entrepreneurs, the Climate Storytelling Fellowship, the Africa Future Earth Initiative, the Youth Spotlight recognition platform, and the Academy (including AI education). The organization does not sell products or services; it delivers programmatic impact through grants, donations, and partnerships.

Product overview

Future Perspectives is a nonprofit organization offering a dynamic platform dedicated to shaping a better Africa. The organization operates as a multi-program portfolio, not a unified technology product. Its offerings include the Climate Storytelling Fellowship (a film fellowship for young African climate storytellers), the Jim Leech Mastercard Fellowship for African Entrepreneurs (in partnership with Queen's University and the Mastercard Foundation), the Africa Future Earth Initiative (climate action), Youth Spotlight (youth recognition platform), Academy (education and training including AI courses), Africa Centre for Future Perspectives (strategic initiatives including climate-health financing), and periodic high-level convenings such as the Innovative Financing Mechanisms Event on healthcare systems. The organization focuses on empowering Africa's youth through innovation, climate action, and education to drive transformative change for the continent.

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Brands

• Jim Leech Mastercard Foundation Fellowship for African Entrepreneurs (JLMCF): A flagship fellowship program for African students and recent graduates who want to solve pressing problems and bring entrepreneurial ideas to life, in partnership with Queen's University and the Mastercard Foundation.
• Climate Storytelling Fellowship
• Africa Future Earth Initiative
• Africa Centre for Future Perspectives (ACFP)

Products and services

• Jim Leech Mastercard Fellowship for African Entrepreneurs (JLMCF) A fellowship program for African students and recent graduates who want to solve pressing problems and bring entrepreneurial ideas to life, co-sponsored with the Mastercard Foundation and delivered in partnership with Queen's University Innovation Centre.
• Climate Storytelling Fellowship A fellowship program that empowers young Africans who aspire to be filmmakers, content creators, communicators and journalists in the climate space, providing foundational skills to effectively tell African-related climate stories and bring climate issues to the global stage.
• Africa Future Earth Initiative An initiative focused on climate action and environmental sustainability in Africa, working to address climate challenges and promote sustainable development across the continent, including efforts related to Africa's relationship with outer space and the African Outer Space Program.
• Youth Spotlight A platform that recognizes and celebrates the achievements of young individuals, highlighting the talents, accomplishments, and impactful contributions of youth across diverse fields to empower them to lead and inspire others.
• Academy An educational platform providing training and capacity building programs, including AI education resources and courses such as AI for Educators in partnership with 1 Million Teachers and SkillsBuild/IBM.
• Africa Centre for Future Perspectives (ACFP) A center dedicated to advancing Africa's future perspectives through research and policy engagement, encompassing climate-health financing and other strategic initiatives.

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Ideal customer profiles2 records

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered significant, core, major and minor.

• ONE CampaignsignificantGTM or Marketing Partner · 10 June 2026Serah Makka, Executive Director Africa at ONE, participated as keynote speaker at Future Perspectives' Innovative Financing Mechanisms Event, representing a collaborative relationship on health financing advocacy.
• Queens University (Queen's Innovation Centre)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Queen's University for the Jim Leech Mastercard Fellowship for African Entrepreneurs program. The fellowship is designed for African students and recent graduates who want to solve pressing problems and bring entrepreneurial ideas to life.
• Mastercard FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-sponsor of the Jim Leech Mastercard Fellowship for African Entrepreneurs, providing funding and support for the program targeting African youth entrepreneurs.
• United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUNECA appointed Prof. Yemi Osinbajo (Founder & Chairman of Future Perspectives) as Champion of the Transforming Health Financing in Africa Initiative, indicating a strategic alignment on healthcare financing initiatives.
• Africa CDCmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAfrica CDC appointed Prof. Yemi Osinbajo as Senior Strategic Advisor to the Director General, demonstrating a high-level strategic relationship in health policy.
• International Finance Corporation (IFC)significantStrategic or Co-development PartnerChishamiso Mawoyo, Senior Investment Officer at IFC, contributed to roundtable discussions on healthcare financing in Africa, representing potential blended finance collaboration.
• Presidential Initiative for Unlocking the Healthcare Value Chain (PVAC)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDr. Abdu Mukhtar, National Coordinator of PVAC, served as keynote speaker at Future Perspectives' healthcare financing roundtable. PVAC has a pipeline of 19 health and life sciences projects valued at approximately US$5 billion.
• Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX)significantStrategic or Co-development PartnerJumoke Olaniyan, Group Chief Strategy Officer at NGX, participated in healthcare financing discussions, exploring capital markets solutions for healthcare investment.
• Chapel Hill DenhamsignificantStrategic or Co-development PartnerBolaji Balogun, CEO of Chapel Hill Denham, contributed insights on blended financing and capital markets approaches for healthcare systems.
• SkillsBuild / IBMminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership referenced for AI education resources, with registration links provided for AI learning programs targeting educators and learners.
• 1 Million TeachersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for AI for Educators program, providing enrollment links for professional development in artificial intelligence for educators.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• African Leadership Academy: Pan-African youth leadership institution developing entrepreneurial leaders across the continent. Comparable to Future Perspectives in its focus on cultivating young African leaders and providing structured training, mentorship, and pathways to impact.
• Tony Elumelu Foundation: Africa-focused nonprofit running a flagship entrepreneurship empowerment program (TEF Entrepreneurship Programme) targeting African entrepreneurs. Directly comparable to Future Perspectives' Jim Leech Mastercard Fellowship in mission, beneficiary profile, and continent-wide scope.
• Anzisha Prize: Africa's largest award for young entrepreneurs aged 15-22. Highly comparable to Future Perspectives' entrepreneurship fellowship, with a similar age demographic and mission of unlocking African youth-led ventures.

Broad incumbents

• Mastercard Foundation: Large global foundation running youth employment and education programs across Africa (e.g., Young Africa Works). Comparable as a funder/operator of African youth empowerment initiatives and a direct program partner of Future Perspectives via the JLMCF.
• Mo Ibrahim Foundation: Foundation focused on African governance and leadership. Comparable to Future Perspectives in its Africa-centric policy convening and youth-leader cultivation mandate, though operating at much larger scale.

Others

• ONE Campaign: Global advocacy organization campaigning on African development, health, and economic issues. Comparable in policy advocacy footprint and is an existing partner/speaker at Future Perspectives' healthcare financing roundtable.
• Africa CDC: Continental public-health agency where Future Perspectives' Founder serves as Senior Strategic Advisor. Comparable as a stakeholder in African health-policy convening and a strategic relationship for Future Perspectives' climate-health financing work.

Emerging players

• African Leadership University: Higher-education institution training African youth as ethical leaders and entrepreneurs. Comparable in beneficiary profile and mission, though delivered via a degree-granting model rather than nonprofit fellowship programs.
• Acumen Academy: Global leadership academy for social entrepreneurs. Comparable to Future Perspectives' Academy in delivering curated learning and capacity-building for impact-driven African leaders, with overlapping pedagogy but broader geographic scope.

Regional players

• Echoing Green: US-rooted fellowship for emerging social-impact leaders. Comparable in fellowship-driven nonprofit model and leadership development mandate, though focused on global fellows rather than Africa specifically.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/futureperspectives

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Profiles2 records

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