LIFEWS Francophone Academy™

Bilingual Green Skills, Enterprise & Innovation Across West Africa

Learn French through practical pathways in agribusiness, climate action, renewable energy, green enterprise, education and community development.

LIFEWS Francophone Academy
Why This Academy Matters

Bridging Language, Skills and Regional Opportunity Gaps

West Africa needs practical bilingual learning that connects French, green skills, entrepreneurship, climate action and regional collaboration.

French Language

Build practical communication skills for regional learning, business and collaboration.

Green Skills

Learn agriculture, climate, renewable energy and sustainability concepts.

Enterprise

Develop business, trade, marketing and cross-border opportunity skills.

Regional Integration

Connect Anglophone and Francophone communities across West Africa.

French Through Gardens™

Our Signature Learning Model

LIFEWS teaches French through school gardens, home gardens, nutrition gardens, climate gardens, agrivoltaics discovery gardens and enterprise gardens.

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French Through School Gardens™ French Through Home Gardens™ French Through Community Gardens™ French Nutrition Gardens™ French Climate Gardens™ French Enterprise Gardens™
Learning Pathways

Choose the Pathway That Matches Your Goal

Youth Pathway™

For students, graduates and young innovators.

Entrepreneur Pathway™

For startups, cooperatives and business owners.

Professional Pathway™

For NGOs, officers and development practitioners.

Teacher Pathway™

For teachers, facilitators and school leaders.

Leadership Pathway™

For institutional and regional changemakers.

Courses & Languages

180+ Courses Across Five Learning Languages

180+Courses
5Languages
6Programme Areas
West AfricaRegional Focus
EN
English
FR
French
HA
Hausa
YO
Yoruba
IG
Igbo
Certification

Progress From Certificate to Master Certification

Tier 1

Certificate™

Tier 2

Professional Certificate™

Tier 3

Diploma™

Tier 4

Advanced Diploma™

Tier 5

Master Certification™

Regional Opportunities

Unlock Opportunities Across West Africa and Beyond

Scholarships

Training sponsorships, academic support and leadership grants.

Exchange Programmes

Student, teacher, innovation and regional learning exchanges.

Internships

Practical placements in climate, agriculture, energy and development.

Jobs

Bilingual career readiness for regional and international opportunities.

Cross-border Trade

French for markets, exports, partnerships and business communication.

Regional Partnerships

Institutional collaboration across education, enterprise and sustainability.

Teacher Training Academy

Empowering Teachers for Bilingual Green Learning

Train French teachers, agriculture teachers, climate facilitators, school garden coordinators and bilingual classroom leaders.

French Teachers

Garden-based French teaching tools and lesson delivery support.

Agriculture Teachers

Bilingual agriculture, food systems and enterprise teaching resources.

Climate Facilitators

Climate education, resilience and sustainability facilitation guides.

Resource Library

Books, Charts, Flashcards and Teacher Resources

The Academy connects directly to the LIFEWS Resource Library for bilingual flashcards, student workbooks, classroom charts, teacher guides, garden labels and assessments.

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LIFEWS Resource Library
Membership

Join the Francophone Green Skills Movement

Francophone Explorer™

For students and beginners.

  • Introductory French resources
  • Selected green skills courses
  • Sample worksheets
Start Learning

Francophone Leader™

For schools, NGOs and institutions.

  • Institution-wide access
  • Custom training packages
  • Partnership support
Become a Partner

Build Language Skills. Build Green Skills. Build Regional Opportunity.

Join a bilingual learning ecosystem connecting French, enterprise, climate action, agribusiness, renewable energy and regional development.