Elevat.Ed

Real NGO projects.
Real student impact.

A structured, 12-week programme where secondary-school students deliver live NGO projects, supported by mentors and Consulting Directors from 180 Degrees Consulting.

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Built for schools, NGOs and partners.

For schools

Dependable educational delivery.

A 12-week programme built around your school calendar, with training, scoped NGO briefs and mentor support.

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For NGOs

Useful work, supervised.

Student teams deliver a defined project, with every deliverable reviewed by a Consulting Director before handover.

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For partners

A clear contribution to real delivery.

Support student learning and NGO outcomes through consulting direction, school integration, volunteer coordination or network reach.

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How the Program Runs

Here's how a term runs, counted in weeks rather than fixed dates. The structure is fully flexible and shapes around your school calendar.

Before the term
NGOs & Projects Scoped
Elevat.Ed source, connect with and scope every NGO partner, and define the project brief students deliver. Teams, mentors and Consulting Directors are confirmed with your school.
Week 1Limited places
Programme Launch
The programme is introduced to the year group and students apply for a place. Places on each cohort are capped, so not every applicant is guaranteed a spot.
Weeks 2 – 4Training · 3 weeks
Training Phase
Three weeks introducing consulting and how NGOs work, plus a run-through of what to expect from the project. Designed with a consultant from EY. Teams form at the end.
Half term
Half-Term Break
The programme pauses for the school half-term break. Training is complete and the project cycle starts as soon as students return.
Weeks 5 – 11Project · 7 weeks
Project Cycle
Running from after half term: weekly team meetings, a mentor talk every two weeks, and a midway meeting with the NGO to review progress and agree priorities.
Week 12
Presentations & Awards
Teams present their final deliverables to their NGO partner. Each student receives a certificate, skills assessment and letter of recommendation, plus awards and merch.

*Indicative only — the week structure is fully flexible around the school calendar.

How the Programme Works

A short walkthrough of the programme, every stakeholder involved, and the value each of them takes away.

Completed NGO projects & impact

See what students delivered for Takataka Plastics and Step Together, and what changed for each organisation.

Takataka Plastics

Uganda

Project Scope

Product Innovation, E-Commerce Development to allow for Revenue Diversification, Sports Partnerships

What the students delivered

A refreshed product catalogue in Takataka’s brand style, plus a step-by-step guide to turning PET into 3D-printable PETG
A fully functional Squarespace store, giving Takataka its first international sales channel
Twelve sports teams and clubs identified as partners for its new recycled footballs and rugby balls

What changed for the NGO

Takataka can now prototype new products in-house and sell internationally, and has already signed its first rugby partnership with Gulu City Falcons.

Step Together

Lebanon

Project Scope

Media Campaign, Partnership Strategy, E-Commerce Development

What the students delivered

A complete “Kindness Tree” Christmas fundraising campaign, with the full social media asset suite to run it
Fifteen-plus potential partners mapped into a reusable, CRM-style pipeline
A live Shopify store for its workshop products, with shipping, discount and margin tracking

What changed for the NGO

Step Together can now sell the products made in its vocational workshops online, and has a repeatable pipeline for both monetary and in-kind support.

Download Pilot Report →Discuss an NGO project

What the programme produces

Every term has to produce something real: for the student, for the NGO and for the school.

For students

A portfolio, not a certificate of attendance.

A client-ready deliverable they can point to by name in interviews and UCAS applications
Consulting skills practised on live problems: problem structuring, research, analysis and communication
A written skills assessment and letter of recommendation from their Consulting Director
Direct exposure to how NGOs, funders and professional services actually work

For NGO partners

Defined outputs, reviewed before handover.

A dedicated team for a full term, briefed and trained before they meet the client
Tangible outputs: e-commerce platforms, product catalogues, partnership pipelines and campaigns
Every deliverable reviewed by a Consulting Director before handover
A repeatable relationship, with teams that can return in later terms

For schools

Structured enrichment, with clear delivery support.

A structured term-long programme mapped around your calendar, delivered in school or online
Enhanced DBS checks, plus EduCare safeguarding training for student-facing mentors and Consulting Directors
Measurable skills development reported back to you at the end of the term
A differentiator for sixth-form enrichment, careers provision and university applications

Pilot survey: Frankfurt International School

14 respondents, surveyed after the training programme and final presentations.

100%: 14 of 14 respondentswould recommend Elevat.Ed to peers and younger grades
93%: 13 of 14 respondentsfound working with a real NGO client highly rewarding
93%: 13 of 14 respondentssaid the programme sparked an interest in consulting and related fields

Self-reported feedback from one small pilot cohort, not a guarantee of outcomes for every programme.

Read the survey findings in the pilot report, page 10

The partners behind delivery

180 Degrees Consulting is the world's largest student consultancy: 205 branches, 38 countries and 7,800+ completed projects.

Their best become ours and, in time, ours become theirs. 180DC's top university consultants serve as Consulting Directors on Elevat.Ed programmes, bringing real consulting rigour to secondary-school students for the first time.

Academic integration: City of London School and Frankfurt International School support academic integration.
Volunteer coordination: FreddyMatch supports volunteer coordination.
Network reach: Alumco supports global network reach.

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Inaugural UK Cohort

Six student teams are delivering six live projects for six NGO partners this term. Every partner and every project brief is sourced, connected and scoped by Elevat.Ed.

The inaugural cohort outside City of London School

Cancer Card

Scotland, United Kingdom

A Scottish charity and NHS-approved cancer-support navigation service, helping people affected by cancer find the right help through a 400+ service directory, personalised guidance, a digital helpline and Comfort Boxes.

What the team delivers

A Scotland-wide map of cancer need against Cancer Card's current reach, a ranked list of three to five priority NHS board areas, and detailed entry plans for the top two, covering stakeholders, referral routes and first actions.

The OR Foundation

Accra, Ghana

Based in Accra, Ghana, at the heart of the global secondhand clothing trade, The Or Foundation supports Kantamanto Market's 30,000 workers and turns unwearable clothing into new materials such as Cassaboard panels.

What the team delivers

A UK go-to-market strategy for both products: a market and partner landscape map, a priority segment assessment, a shortlist of viable stockists, distributors and co-branding partners, and staged next steps for each route.

4FATE

Spain & Kenya

A Spanish non-profit supporting families of children with disabilities in Kenya. Its disability centre offers education, physiotherapy, daily meals and a safe community, while mothers gain time, support and independence.

What the team delivers

An institutional partnership deck telling 4FATE's story in five to ten minutes, an impact reporting framework built around Need to Impact, and a prioritised funding and awards tracker covering eligibility, deadlines and fit.

Young Bafana Soccer Academy

Somerset West, South Africa

A South African non-profit using football to reach close to 200 children from the Lwandle and Nomzamo townships, pairing training with mandatory English and maths lessons and meals through its Zero Hunger programme.

What the team delivers

A partnership proposal built around the 'gates stay closed' story, a funding architecture breaking the €400,000 pitch into credible contribution routes, and a prioritised partner pipeline with the ask and next action for each.

Skateistan

Kabul, Afghanistan

Founded in Kabul in 2007, Skateistan pairs skateboarding with classroom learning in Afghanistan, Cambodia and South Africa, focusing on girls. In 2025 it reached more than 12,000 children across 69 locations.

What the team delivers

A 15-month content roadmap for Citizens of Skateistan with monthly themes, audiences and formats, a donor tier framework defining levels, benefits and value, and recommendations for joining the two together.

Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT)

Washington DC, United States

A global non-profit creating open maps for places where reliable geographic information is missing, supporting disaster response and climate resilience. Its 760,000+ contributors have mapped areas home to one billion people.

What the team delivers

Rewritten NGO-facing sections of HOT's Responsible AI Guide in plain language, an interview findings report, a suite of accessible explainer assets, and a YouTube-centred distribution plan for reaching NGOs.

Testimonials

"The deliverables were beyond our expectations. The students acted in a very professional manner. We loved the new product ideas proposed by the students. Elevat.Ed team members did a great job with the follow ups and keeping us the clients updated."

Peter Okwoko, Co-founder, Takataka Plastics