Does Strivers Make Sense From an Economic Perspective?
To close the education gap between the US and Uganda, roughly 350,000 more Ugandan students would need to enroll in university programs each year. The scholarship cost of sending this many students to Ugandan universities is about $2.4 billion a year; furthermore, the infrastructure to accommodate a 40-fold increase in the Ugandan student body is non-existent. The Strivers Foundation overcomes these economic problems by offering a program that costs less than $1,500 per student, operates on a local level, and provides students with much-needed self-employment opportunities.
