Yes - Youth Education Services

What Yes - Youth Education Services does

YES - Youth Education Services is a privately held, Addis Ababa-headquartered education services organization founded in 2023 that delivers a four-pillar program portfolio to youth aged 13 and above (Grade 8+): IGCSE Preparation (9th and 10th grade exam prep, booster classes, and subject-specific tutoring), the Global Youth Scholar Program (a summer experiential learning and cultural-immersion offering in Ethiopia for Habesha high school students from the U.S. and Canada, anchored by a strategic partnership with Selam Learning), STEM & Skill Development (hands-on electronics, coding, and engineering workshops), and Career & University Mentorship (study abroad, scholarship guidance, and career counseling). Service delivery is community-led, centered on a physical Hub Facility in Addis Ababa's Arada district and supplemented by an online channel running webinars, dialogue sessions, and virtual mentorship.

The company is founder-led (Dr. Maraki Fikre Merid on Strategy & Partnerships, Yeneneh Eshete on Operations, Michael Fikre on Technology) and operates with 11-50 employees that include PhD-level STEM instructors and a TEFL-certified language teacher. Its digital presence is built on a Drupal CMS with a Next.js frontend; no proprietary technology, patents, or AI/ML capabilities are disclosed. Revenue is generated through professional services fees across all four pillars, but pricing is not publicly disclosed. Go-to-market relies on the website, webinars, dialogue sessions, and diaspora-facing partnerships rather than paid acquisition.

The operating footprint is split between Ethiopia (physical hub and in-country programs) and North America (diaspora outreach for GYSP) via a coalition of partners that has expanded sequentially — Selam Learning (March 2024), Wegene Foundation (May 2025), P2P Canada (May 2025), and ALX (April 2025, co-organizing the Health-Tech Conference with CHS/SQA). The company has no disclosed funding rounds, parent company, subsidiaries, M&A, regulatory actions, awards, certifications, or enterprise customer logos. Owner structure is independent, privately held, and bootstrapped, with an advisory board and operational team based in Addis Ababa.

Name

Yes - Youth Education Services

Legal name

Yes - Youth Education Services

Website

https://yes4education.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

YES - Youth Education Services is a privately held Ethiopian education organization founded in 2023 that delivers IGCSE prep, STEM workshops, university mentorship, and the Global Youth Scholar Program for Habesha diaspora youth from a hub facility in Addis Ababa.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Education Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Educational Services (611), Educational Support Services (6117)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Tutoring, Study Skills & Learning Strategies for ASE (EDAAABAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Overseas Summer School Programs (Secondary) (EDAIAHAC), In-Country Placement, Homestay & On-Ground Coordination Services (EDAIAGAM)

Keywords

• Youth education services
• IGCSE exam preparation
• STEM skills training
• University mentorship programs
• Cultural immersion programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Addis Ababa

HQ country

Ethiopia

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. IGCSE Preparation Services: Exam prep services including 9th & 10th grade preparation, booster classes, and subject-specific tutoring with curriculum overview and teaching methodology
2. Global Youth Scholar Program: Summer program in Ethiopia for Habesha high school students in the U.S. and Canada providing cultural immersion, community service, and career exploration - partnership with Selam Learning
3. STEM & Skill Development: Hands-on electronics, coding, and engineering workshops with skills development programs and upcoming workshops
4. Career & University Mentorship: Study abroad support, scholarship guidance, and career counseling with expert mentorship and one-on-one career guidance

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

YES - Youth Education Services provides exam preparation (IGCSE for 9th and 10th grade with booster classes and subject-specific tutoring), the Global Youth Scholar Program (a summer cultural immersion and leadership program in Ethiopia for Habesha high school students in the U.S. and Canada, delivered with Selam Learning), STEM & Skill Development workshops (hands-on electronics, coding, and engineering), and Career & University Mentorship (study abroad support, scholarship guidance, and one-on-one career counseling). Services are delivered through a physical Hub Facility in Addis Ababa and online webinars/dialogue sessions for youth aged 13 and above.

Product overview

YES - Youth Education Services is an educational services organization offering a portfolio of programs for youth from Grade 8 and above. The core offerings include IGCSE Preparation for exam success, the Global Youth Scholar Program for cultural exchange and leadership development, STEM & Skill Development workshops, and Career & University Mentorship services. The company engages with youth through regular webinars, dialogue sessions, and mentorship programs, operating from their hub facility in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Global Youth Scholar Program (GYSP): Experiential learning, cultural exchange, and leadership development program for Habesha high school students from the U.S. and Canada, taking place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Products and services

• IGCSE Preparation
• Global Youth Scholar Program (GYSP)
• STEM & Skill Development
• Career & University Mentorship

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

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AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Wegene FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 May 2025Collaborating partner in the GYSP Info Session for diaspora youth. Wegene Foundation works with YES and Selam Learning to support empowerment of Habesha youth through the Global Youth Scholar Program.
• P2P CanadacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 May 2025Collaborating partner for the GYSP Info Session. P2P Canada supports the diaspora youth initiative alongside YES, Selam Learning, and Wegene Foundation.
• ALXcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 April 2025ALX partnered with CHS/SQA to organize the Health-Tech Conference, designed to explore the intersection of emerging technologies and healthcare innovations.
• Selam LearningcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 March 2024Strategic partnership for the Global Youth Scholar Program. Selam Learning collaborates with YES to deliver a summer program in Ethiopia for Habesha high school students in the U.S. and Canada, providing cultural immersion, community service, and career exploration.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Tutor.com: On-demand online tutoring service covering K–12 and test prep subjects. Comparable to YES's hybrid tutoring model and serves a similar secondary-school student demographic seeking personalized academic support and exam preparation.
• Varsity Tutors: Online and in-person tutoring platform offering subject-specific tutoring including IGCSE and international curricula. Closely comparable to YES's IGCSE Preparation and booster-class offerings in both product (1:1 and group tutoring) and customer (secondary-school students seeking exam success).
• Magoosh: Online test-prep company offering affordable, self-paced prep courses with live and recorded instruction. Comparable to YES's IGCSE and university-application exam prep services in business model (low-friction digital course delivery targeting motivated learners).
• Outschool: Marketplace for live online group classes serving youth, with strong international curriculum and test-prep offerings. Comparable to YES in offering live, cohort-based, instructor-led enrichment and exam-prep classes for school-aged learners.

Broad incumbents

• ALX Africa: Pan-African tech and digital skills training organization with physical hubs across multiple African cities. Already partners with YES on the Health-Tech Conference and serves a comparable youth-skills-development audience, making it the closest scale incumbent peer in the same region.
• IXL Learning: Supplemental online learning platform spanning math, science, and language arts with adaptive practice and assessment. Comparable to YES in offering secondary-school supplemental learning and aligns with the IGCSE STEM tutoring focus.
• Coursera: Global online learning platform offering supplemental courses, certifications, and test-prep-adjacent content. Overlaps with YES's online/webinar delivery model and youth upskilling mission, especially for diaspora learners seeking remote learning pathways.
• Khan Academy: Free, large-scale online education platform offering supplemental lessons across STEM and test prep. Overlaps with YES's STEM & Skill Development workshops and online delivery model, and competes for the same youth learners seeking self-serve academic content.
• African Leadership University (ALU): Higher-education institution operating across Africa with a mission to develop African youth leaders. Comparable to YES in mission framing (youth empowerment, leadership development) and target demographic, but operates at the tertiary rather than secondary level.

Others

• Skillshare: Online learning community with project-based classes in creative, technical, and career-development areas. Thematically adjacent to YES's STEM workshops and Career & University Mentorship pillar — relevant as a benchmark for online community-led learning models.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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