About Us

Waves of Change

We train underprivileged youth into world-class software developers

Onja

Pronounced Oon-za

Onja means ‘waves’ in Malagasy.

INNOVATIVE MODEL

We are a social enterprise

Onja is a social enterprise training underprivileged youth into world-class software developers.

We find the brightest students in Madagascar who can’t afford to continue their education, and train them in English language and software development. After just two-and-a-half years they are ready to work as remote front-end software developers in international tech teams.

Once in a job, our developers earn a good salary that helps them support their families and pay forward the opportunity to a new wave of students. They unlock exciting careers that fulfil their potential, and accelerate the development of their nation.

Learn more about our model here.

Our Way

Driving Change

The Need

Madagascar is the 6th poorest country in the world, which presents a lot of challenges to its potential:

80% of people live below the international poverty line
61% of population live in rural areas making access to decent education difficult
The Malagasy population is very young with limited economic prospects
Decades of foreign aid and development projects have done little to develop Madagascar, sometimes doing more harm than good.

The Untapped Talent

What Makes us Different

Our Way

Driving Change

Madagascar is the 6th poorest country in the world, which presents a lot of challenges to its potential:

80% of people live below the international poverty line
61% of population live in rural areas making access to decent education difficult
The Malagasy population is very young with limited economic prospects
Decades of foreign aid and development projects have done little to develop Madagascar, sometimes doing more harm than good.

What We Care About

Our Values

Love

We believe that love is the fuel to all good deeds and the essence to life itself. Love lets us put our mission before ourselves and have a meaningful impact that will burn bright long after we are gone.

This doesn’t mean love is always easy, and we know that love sometimes looks like making difficult decisions. But we try to have love in everything we do.

Diligence

Integrity

Togetherness

Humility

Gratitude

Respect for Malagasy culture and values

Business excellence

What We Care About

Our Values

This doesn’t mean love is always easy, and we know that love sometimes looks like making difficult decisions. But we try to have love in everything we do.

OUR SUCCESS

Stories of Change

Daniel

Kati

Rosny

OUR SUCCESS

Stories of Change

Before I was invited to join Onja, my vision for the future was just to get any job I could and support my family. Now, I really like working as a developer because coding allows me to solve complex problems and learn new skills.

Daniel

OUR PEOPLE