Education • Empowerment • Mobility

Global Foundation for Education & Economic Mobility

Sustaining partnerships, funding, strategy, and capacity building to advance education and economic mobility for communities of African descent.

Featured Program

Cross Border International Student Partnership

Connecting Baptist Hill High School Students with Student Innovators in Nairobi, Kenya through the LIFE program and ITS support.

Global Workforce Readiness

Educator Collaboration

Cultural Competency

How Students Benefit

Explore technical skills within global, AI-dependent industries, international business, and global entrepreneurship with Kenyan learners.

Become ambassadors of cross-border diplomacy recognized as global thinkers and citizens with established connections.

Live sessions with Nairobi's student innovators, building cross-cultural collaboration skills from the classroom.

Educators build a professional network with cultural competency to drive high academic achievement for children of color and LMI households.

What We Do

Our Mission

GFEEM exists to sustain the necessary partnerships, funding plans, strategy, and capacity building support to communities working to advance education and economic mobility.

What We Do

We provide the rolodex, playbooks, funding strategy, rules of engagement and terms of reference for Black Americans to confidently make philanthropic investments benefiting African-Americans and innovation in Africa.

Who We Are

A network of US and African leaders and organizations, connected as an intentional, healthy ecosystem of human, financial, and digital resources needed to empower persons of African descent.

Our Programs

Youth STEM Career Development

We expose African American students to Kenyan students with an international skills transfer focused on STEM sector careers and businesses. Students leverage technology to maintain communication across borders exchanging cultures and worldview through a fun STEM Club.

Africa Marketplace Education & Cultural Competency

In joint venture with 'Live From Africa ©' we record and index content related to African small business development, African development finance, and public-private partnerships.

GFEEM Social Impact Tours

In partnership with Geechie Adventures, GFEEM curates Educational Luxury Travel to Africa specifically for African-American learners, particularly those from coastal areas and sea islands.

Year by Year in Photos

Highlights from our programs across Africa

Our Key African Partners

2019–2026

Geographic Focus

Ghana

Ellembelle District, Nzema West, Nzema East, Western Region, Gold Coast, Cape Coast, Accra

Kenya

Kakamega, Mombasa, Nairobi

United States

Gullah-Geechee Corridor (Charleston, SC to Jacksonville, FL)

Partner Organizations

Mt. Kenya University (Kenya)

Nairobits Trust (Kenya)

Food for All Ghana

Scale Africa (Accra)

The Sheroes Foundation (Accra)

Commonwealth Business Women Network – Kenya

Girl Well Done Girls Enrichment Program

University of Cape Coast, Ghana

Jon Federoff International School (Bonsai, Ghana)

Word Alive Children’s Orphanage (Esiama, Ghana)

Ghana Educational Collaborative

Mikandani Royal School (Kenya)

Dominion Daughters (Kenya)

Mombasa Police (Kenya)

Manda Shivanga Medical Camp (Kakamega, Kenya)

Who We Are

Quinetha Frasier

Founder & President

"Make Purpose Your Priority"

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Executive Summary

Quinetha “Que” Frasier is a daughter of the US South whose work as a global management consultant, environmentalist, and philanthropist is dedicated to the economic mobility of the children and women of the Gullah-Geechee Corridor and sub-Saharan Africa.

As CEO and Founder of GFEEM and Co-Founder of the Southern Equity Collective (SEq), Frasier has spent over six years building transformative relationships with local women doing extraordinary work in Ghana and Kenya. Through GFEEM, she maintains a network sustaining a healthy ecosystem of human, financial, and digital resources needed to build hyperlocal economies.

CEO/Founder, GFEEMCo-Founder, Southern Equity CollectivePresident, Social Impact Technology LLC

Education

MBA, Webster University • BA, Tuskegee University

Certifications: National Development Council and NeighborWorks

Board of Directors

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Use & Source of Funds

Source of Funds

Donations

Grants

Sponsorships

Microlending Fees

Use of Funds

Programs

Administration

Revolving Loan Fund

Past Financial Reports

2024 Annual Report 2023 Annual Report 2022 Annual Report

Share Your Resources

Your generosity powers every program, partnership, and student we support. Every dollar makes a difference.

Or support a specific program:

STEM Club & Cultural Exchange

An International Youth Program

Royal School Innovation Fund

Support innovative education in Kenya

St. Monica's Girls School

Health & Technology Profession Fund

Mt. Kenya University

Skills Transfer Project

Love Offering

Donate in the name of your loved one or Ancestor

Geechie Adventures

Educational Luxury Travel to East Africa — curated for African-American learners from the Gullah-Geechee Corridor.

What is Geechie?

The Gullah-Geechee people are descendants of enslaved Africans who settled along the coastal areas from Charleston, SC to Jacksonville, FL. Their unique culture, language, and traditions have been preserved for centuries. Geechie Adventures connects this heritage to its African roots through immersive educational travel experiences led by Quinetha Frasier.

Upcoming Tour Dates

Ghana — Accra & Cape Coast

June 2026

Booking Open

Kenya — Nairobi & Mombasa

October 2026

Coming Soon

How to Join a Tour

Contact us to learn about upcoming trips, pricing, and group packages. Tours include accommodations, cultural programming, and guided experiences.

GFEEM

Global Foundation for Education and Economic Mobility — advancing education and economic mobility for communities of African descent.

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