Who is Seed Educational Consulting?
Seed Educational Consulting is a pan-African study abroad agency and digital resource. Our objective is to provide relevant information, advice, and counseling to help young Africans benefit from educational opportunities abroad.
Why are we different from other educational agencies?
Seed Educational Consulting is a company dedicated to African students
Our project is new, but we have 50+ years of combined experience in counseling students about universities abroad.
Our core values are to promote growth - personal, academic, and professional
We have hand-picked our partner colleges and universities for African students. We believe they offer the best opportunities for students looking to study abroad.
- We promote institutions that we have personally visited and/or where we have a strong working relationship with a key person in the Admissions Department. This allows us to give you in-depth information about the institution and its environment, as well as rapid responses.
- We focus on institutions that offer small classes as we believe that this is essential in helping international students transition successfully into their chosen institution.
- Above all, we focus on affordable solutions as we understand that the cost of study abroad often seems too high. We also offer very reasonable and tailored levels of service to meet your needs and budget.
Seed Educational Consulting provides more than university advice.
We know all about the countries, cities, and customs abroad. Our African Study Abroad blog is filled with knowledge to help you decide on your dream study abroad experience. There are many contributions from students past and present.
Career advice is offered by Seed Educational Consulting as part of our service for African students. For students who return home to branch out into business, we are also more than happy to offer recommendations.
As the testimonies of our students show, Seed Educational Consulting helps guide your path forward.
What You Say
It’s always important to take advice from people you can trust – those students we have helped in the past!
The Seed Educational Consulting Team
Seed Partner Universities & Colleges
Seed Educational Consulting is proud to represent the following institutions. They are hand-picked for African students. There are options to suit every budget. We have strong relationships with each of our partners cannot wait to tell you more about them!
Start your study abroad journey today
Our team of expert counselors is on-hand to help you to choose the right path for you.
The Seed Education Consulting website has been written, designed, and built for African students
The Seed project is all about promoting growth and development through education – your personal growth but, in time, we also hope that you will bring back your newly acquired skills and knowledge to aid the development and growth of your home country, and Africa in general. To help you achieve those goals, we can help you to find the right university courses abroad or online.
Seed Educational Consulting also aims to create development opportunities for African digital marketers. Several of the team are past and present African study abroad students. All of the team are sharing their experiences and skills to help the study abroad students of the future.
If you are a African digital marketer with a study abroad background, we’d love to hear from you!
Seed Educational Consulting Digital Team
Expert young marketers from around Africa
Ms. Ariane Kamitche
Editor & Translator
Nationality: Ivorian
Languages: French & English
Ms. Lilian Greitbauer
SEO Content Writer & Editor
Nationality: Kenyan
Languages: English, German, Swahili, French, Ekegusii & Kikuyu
Mr. Joel Donfak
Web Designer & Developer
Nationality: Cameroonian
Languages: English, French & Pidgin
Mr. Jean Houngtongbe
SEO Content Writer
Nationality: Beninese
Languages: French, English & Fon
Mr. Kevin Kamau
SEO Content Writer
Nationality: Kenyan
Languages: English & Swahili
Ms. Sweetest Houé
SEO Content Writer
Nationality: Ivorian
Languages: French & English
Mr. Aymane AK Hiri
SEO Content Writer
Nationality: Moroccan
Languages: English, French & Arabic
Mr. Chidera Anushiem
SEO Content Writer
Nationality: Nigerian
Languages: English, Ibo
Seed Educational Consulting Story
Seed Educational Consulting was set up in the midst of the Coronavirus pandemic by two British males, Simon Gooch and Paul Delaney. Yes, we know what it looks like – two white guys looking to make money in Africa. Nothing new there, or is there? Let us introduce the core principles that underpin our business:
We are a for-profit organisation with a conscience
Yes, we do want to make money. However, we want to build long-term relationships with our clients who see and understand the value that we give, the professionalism of our services, and who are happy to recommend us to their friends and family.
We believe in the rich potential of Africa’s youth
Simon Gooch, Seed’s founder, has spent 10 years traveling around much of Africa, attending study abroad fairs, and visiting schools and universities. Over that time he has talked to thousands of parents and prospective students and he has been able to help hundreds of students to study in the USA, Canada, and UK.
Almost without exception, he has seen those students flourish and grow during their studies abroad. He is always pleased to receive messages from contacts at Seed partner institutions expressing how delighted they are with the students that we have sent them: hard-working, studious but always ready to participate fully in campus life.
Life in Africa can be very hard and there are many aspects of life that could and need to be improved. We also see huge challenges ahead, such as climate change and a fast-growing population, that have the potential to knock Africa back in the future. However, we also see a thirst for knowledge, a desire to make things better and an ingenuity ready to be harnessed among Africa’s youth.
Seed, in its own small way, hopes to help unleash that potential.
We want to promote African talent
From the outset of the project, we have explored and continue to explore ways to engage and employ young African talent to help the growth of Seed, whether that is the design of our website, writing and producing blog and social media content, or even acting as ambassadors who represent Seed’s study abroad opportunities to other interested students.
We are not an apolitical organization
We stand shoulder to shoulder with people who want to break down barriers and promote education and equality for all, irrespective of nationality, gender, religion, or anything else used to discriminate.
We believe in opening up opportunities for young African students that the youth in many other parts of the world take for granted. To that end, Seed Educational Consultancy pledges to donate a fixed percentage of all profits to causes that we believe in and that will help improve the lives of Africans now, and for future generations. In the months and years ahead we plan to update you on these commitments.
In addition, if you feel that you have something to contribute to Seed, please write to us at info@seededucational.com. Yes, Seed’s Directors may appear to be pale, stale, and male but we aim for an inclusive, welcoming and respectful environment that will enable you to thrive and develop.