Our Story
Whitestone Skills-Africa
Whitestone Skills-Africa is a leading educational consultancy, creating life-changing opportunities for talented students and professionals in Africa. We support more than 500 academic institutions globally with their international student recruitment objectives.
We are dedicated to providing access to life-changing academic opportunities to international students by connecting them to the world’s best institutions.
Founded in 2018, we have assisted over 5,000 students with their admission to over 500 colleges and universities overseas.
Our Vision
To provide students and professionals across Africa with access to educational choices that will positively change their lives and impact the world for the better.
Our Mission
Our goal is simple – to simplify the process for students to secure admission to leading international universities and to make it easier for institutions to find talented students across Africa. We embrace our mission and live it every day and we are committed to transforming lives through education!
Our Values
At Whitestone Skills-Africa we pride ourselves in providing information that is accurate and transparent, offering personalized services that are unrivalled in international education. We are passionate about building and nurturing strong partnerships and value diversity, integrity, and collaboration. Engagement with our staff, and institutional partners enable us to learn more and informs our service offerings.
We take accountability for providing even more opportunities and greater options for students who wish to study abroad.
The Team
Lateef M.
Chief Executive Officer
Lateef is committed to expanding access to quality transformative education in Africa to empower millions of people to improve their economic outcomes and quality of life.
Najma H.
Chief Operations Officer
Najma has a track record of leading and supporting teams, projects, and programs that create positive social and economic change at scale.
Pharell J.
Chief Financial Officer
Pharell is passionate about the use of technology to drive change and offering financial advise and
expertise to create impact at scale.
Jedidja I.
Country Manager – Burundi
Joyce M.
Country Manager – Tanzania
Eric K.
Country Manager – Rwanda