
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 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 (see "How Onja Works" below).
Our first cohort, "Wave 1", consists of nineteen talented and committed graduates who are now working remotely for our partner companies in Europe and the US. With this immensely successful first cohort, and a proven social model, our goal is now to scale our impact: we aim to take on 360 new students over the next four years.
Our fast-growing team is very united, committed to the mission, and hardworking, but we also maintain a relaxed and peaceful atmosphere that you'll find everywhere in Madagascar.
Onja is in Toamasina, a lively city with beautiful beaches, nice restaurants and plenty to do and see. Toamasina is Madagascar's second-largest city (population 300,000) yet is surrounded by plenty of natural beauty and even has a national park nearby.

- Designing, building and improving the speech course: the syllabus, progress tracking and assessment systems
- Producing the materials needed in delivering the course: lessons and exercises mostly in the form of videos, audios and books, flashcards etc
- Regularly assessing students’ speech, in order to give feedback and recommendations and to track their progress
- Efficiently tracking students’ progress in terms of speech performance
- Helping current developers with their speech: leading speech training sessions, guaranteeing regular assessments and feedback
Candidates can anticipate that reference checks will be conducted as part of our thorough evaluation process.