The Community Leaders Education Fund (CLEF) offers partial funding to students from identified rural communities surrounding conservation areas in Zanzibar. So far, Africa Foundation has provided 54 bursaries to students around the Northern Unguja region.
CLEF benefits from a number of graduates who have become ambassadors for tertiary level education in their communities – returning to their old High Schools to motivate youth to apply for college/university and CLEF. The ambassadors also play a mentorship role with the current CLEF students to support them through the challenges of university life.