In the past 12 years, 57,000 former guerrillas and right-wing paramilitaries have gone through the programme.
Sixty BBC women went through the programme and two-thirds gained either promotion or new attachments as a result.
I have gone through the programme and become a Dementia Friend, and it is hugely worthwhile and informative.
But so far just 1,200 have gone through the programme, mostly in northern Afghanistan, with another 1,700 considering it: a drop in the ocean in an insurgency estimated to be 35,000 strong.
In a very limited way, the Clinton-era AmeriCorps programme performs this role; but the numbers of people who go through the programme are relatively small and the breadth of its activities is somewhat narrow.
When I've had a chance to go through the programme with a fine-tooth comb, I'll make some more suggestions particularly for places such as Zoo venues, which are particularly good for emerging physical theatre companies like: Dance Base and Bedlam.
Memeoirs emerged from Startup Chile, but most recently went through the programme at the Northern Italian accelerator TechPeaks and Seedcamp Week.
I'm so proud that they have managed to go through the programme," she told the BBC's series African Dream.
Ten percent of those who have gone through the programme have been tried and convicted of crimes committed after they demobilised, according to ACR figures.
EF's mission has always been to change that, and in doing so, create value for its investors, the entrepreneurs who go through the programme, and the wider ecosystem.
