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East London Connect

East London Connect is an innovative charity helping young people from underrepresented groups achieve their full educational and career potential. We were officially registered with the Charity Commission in November 2017 (charity number 1175537). Over the last five years,

  • We have worked with hundreds of young people across London and Essex to provide bespoke career and educational support.
  • Working with employers across a range of industries, East London Connect deliver innovative programmes to help build diverse talent pipelines from secondary schools to university graduates
  • We endeavour to unlock young people's potential and see them flourish, and their ambition grow.

What we do

How we Work

We are Aspirational

At ELC we believe it is important to raise aspiration for young people from underrepresented groups and re-define what they believe is possible. Through our educational network, we are providing young people, especially those of African-Caribbean heritage, with opportunities to meet, discuss and prepare for careers in Academia.

Here at ELC

We are Ambitious

Working with the some of the top universities in the world such as Oxford University and Harvard University, we provide educational resources, provide bursaries, tips and mentorship to help young people learn to be the best students they can be. We want to unlock young people's potential and see them flourish, and their ambition grow.

At East London Connect

We are Accessible

East London Connect ensures that our educational and career services are inclusive of young people and abilities. Working with Lambeth Council, Lambeth made programme, we have been commissioned to deliver innovative career and educational sessions for young people with special educational needs (SEND).

Our Team

Richard Akerele

Founder/CEO

East London Connect

Ade Alli

Treasurer Setting the annual budget Monitoring financial performance Balancing the books

Anna Sonny

Head of data impact and communications