The gap is rarely ability. It is a fee.
Faruk Faru Foundation finances the training, certification and mentorship that turns study into work, for students in Nigeria who are stopped not by ability but by the cost of what comes next.
What the Foundation exists to do
- To finance training and certification
- by supporting individuals with funding for professional courses and certifications to prepare them for career opportunities in the nearest future.
- To empower students through practical support
- by equipping students with hands-on skills, mentorship, and resources that make them job-ready and self-reliant.
- To promote career guidance
- by providing counseling and CV support.
Four programmes, one idea
Each one removes a different obstacle between finishing study and being hired. They run in parallel, so take the one that matches where you are stuck.
- How it works
Skills Development
Workshops & Seminars
Short, practical sessions built around one capability at a time, run in person and online.
- How it works
Career Financing
Training & Certification Support
Direct funding for the professional course or certification standing between you and the role you want.
- How it works
Student Empowerment
Practical Skills & Mentorship
Hands-on skills, a mentor who has done the job, and the resources the work actually requires.
- How it works
Career Guidance
Counseling & CV Support
Counseling for the decision, and a CV that survives the first thirty seconds.
Where the money actually goes
A foundation that pays fees has to be able to say exactly how. This is the whole process, including the part most organisations leave out.
You name the certification
The course, the provider, the total cost. Not a general request for help, but a specific thing with a price on it.
We assess it
Whether the certification is recognised in the field you are entering, and whether the cost is what the provider actually charges.
We pay the provider
Approved fees go directly to the training provider, never as cash. It protects you and it protects the Foundation.
You sit the exam
We ask you to tell us the result either way. The figures we publish include the people who did not pass.
- Career Financing in full
We publish figures after a cohort finishes, not before
The Foundation publishes figures once a cohort has completed, not before. What we will report is set out below, so the first figures can be checked against it.
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- Certifications financed
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- Certifications completed
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- Mentorship terms completed
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- Counseling and CV sessions
Course or examination fees paid in full to a training provider.
Financed candidates who sat and passed, reported alongside those who did not.
Pairings that ran the full agreed term, counted at the end of the term.
One-to-one sessions delivered. Not the same as people reached.
Reporting opens: After the first completed cohort.How we count
Latest from the Foundation
All newsApplications open for the certification funding cycle
Career Financing is accepting applications for professional course and certification fees.
The workshop series returns this term
Skills Development sessions resume, each built around a single capability.
We are looking for mentors
Student Empowerment is matching mentors with students for a fixed term.