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A new generation of changemakers
Our alumni change their lives - and the lives of those around them.
Enable positive changeTransforming lives and communities
Our alumni are not just transforming their lives; they are catalysts for change in their communities. We are proud that our alumni remain in their home countries, contributing to local communities and economies. Whether through public service, entrepreneurship, or supporting their families financially through roles as teachers, healthcare professionals and social entrepreneurs, they are driving forward the development of their regions.
This ripple effect demonstrates the profound impact of our programmes, contributing to broader societal advancements and inspiring others to follow in their footsteps.
Impact across our programmes
Explore the impact of each programme
Select a programme below to discover the outcomes, statistics and stories behind our work.
Impact of our Future Leaders Programme
Long-term, transformational development for high-potential young people
Future Leaders nurtures the knowledge, confidence and practical skills of young people from disadvantaged backgrounds, so they can tackle their communities' problems head on.
2,788
Future Leaders supported to date
Exceptional children from rural and marginalised communities in Zambia, India and Nepal, each selected at age 11 and supported through an 8 year leadership pathway.
96%
stay to build their own countries
More than 9 in 10 alumni live and work in their country of origin - producing brain GAIN for the Global South.
73
NGOs founded or led by Future Leaders
Driving change locally and globally, contributing to all 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals.
$60M
in university scholarships secured for alumni
Scholarship funding won by Future Leaders for university degrees. Value multiplier on Pestalozzi's investment in their schooling.
15x
more likely to earn a degree
Future Leaders are up to 15 times more likely to earn a university degree than peers from comparable communities - nearly seven in ten of our alumni hold a tertiary qualification.
72%
of Future Leaders serve others
Working in public service or financially supporting their families - including roughly 470 teachers and 360 doctors and nurses.
17,100
years of residential education provided
Of life-changing scholarship places delivered to Future Leaders across Zambia, India, Nepal, Thailand and the UK.
0.8m
children taught by alumni teachers
Ripple effect: based on UNESCO pupil-teacher ratios applied to the ~470 Pestalozzi alumni now working as teachers.
22m
patient consultations by alumni medics
Ripple effect: based on peer-reviewed clinician-workload studies applied to the ~360 Pestalozzi alumni working as doctors and nurses.
Voices from Zambia
The impact of Future Leaders
Filmed in Lusaka, this short film brings together staff, our Board Chair and Alumni to share - in their own words - how a Pestalozzi education is changing their lives and rippling out across their communities in Zambia.
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