From imagination to implementation, Cogniventorᴱˢᴸ empowers young innovators to transform classroom curiosity into practical solutions that improve their communities today, and shape Africa’s tomorrow.
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CogniventorEsL is a youth invention and mentorship platform by the ESL Innovation ClubHouse, empowering junior secondary and high school students across Kenya to transform ideas into working prototypes that address actual challenges in their communities.
Through the programme, the ClubHouse equips students with the tools, mentorship, and resources to identify, design, and prototype innovative solutions to local challenges.
Submissions close on September 30, 23:59 hrs GMT+3.
We are empowering Afric's young innovators -- nurturing curiosity, hands-on STEM skills, and community-driven solutions that turn ideas into real impact -- while building a robust pipeline to advanced R&D and entrepreneurship.
We invite partners, sponsors, and champions of youth innovation to join us in scaling the Cogniventorᴱˢᴸ vision — supporting thousands of teens to become the inventors, problem solvers and leaders that Africa needs.
Learn More"Innovation begins at home." Every community carries challenges waiting for answers. Cogniventorᴱˢᴸ empowers young inventors to observe, question, and respond with practical solutions — proving that invention is not imported, but grown from the lives and needs closest to us.
Studies of grassroots innovation in Africa (UNESCO, 2023) show that local problem-solving creates solutions with far higher adoption rates than externally imposed technologies. By guiding students to design from context, Cogniventor ensures their ideas are usable, relevant, and transformative.
"Talent is universal, opportunity is not." Cogniventorᴱˢᴸ opens doors for students in underserved schools, giving them the mentorship, resources, and confidence to innovate for inclusion and fairness across society.
According to the World Bank (2022), inequities in STEM exposure deepen social divides. By focusing on equity, Cogniventor builds pathways for students who might otherwise be excluded, creating a generation of inventors whose work reflects diverse realities and needs.
"The future belongs to adaptable minds." Tomorrow’s inventors will need more than circuits and code. They will need creativity, teamwork, empathy, and resilience. Cogniventorᴱˢᴸ nurtures these skills so that learners grow from curious students into confident inventors, ready for Africa and the world.
Reports by the African Union (Agenda 2063) emphasize that innovation ecosystems demand soft skills as much as technical ones. Cogniventor prepares students not only to solve problems, but to lead change within their communities and beyond.
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