SOUTH SUDAN YOUTH FOR PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION (SSYPADO) South Sudan Youth Peace and Development Organization (SSYPADO) is a non-profit youth organization based in Juba, South Sudan. It was established in July in 2010 with the aim of encouraging youth engagement in peace and civic processes. Its founders were concerned that although youth were central [...]
Pochi Tamba (Eps. NSOH) - NAYD Steering Group There are thousands of African youths working for a better continent and a better world. Many of these youths are repeating what some fellow African youths somewhere had done or are doing. NAYD is the one place where these African youths get to know themselves, [...]
Violet Mbiti Foundation, Kenya A brief introduction of the organization including the motivation behind it: Through our brand Youth County Projects Kenya, Violet Mbiti Foundation empowers youth in the 47 counties in Kenya socially, economically and politically towards achieving Vision 2030 and Sustainable Development Goals by initiating projects at the grassroots. Focus areas we are [...]
Children and Young People Living for Peace (CYPLP), Nigeria Youth Against Election Violence March Children and Young People Living for Peace (CYPLP) is a youth-focused, not for profit, voluntary movement in Nigeria. We work with the other youths, informal and formal youth groups and through youth groups in local disadvantaged communities. We defend and [...]
By Tinashe Lindel Earlier this year, five University of Kwa-Zulu Natal (UKZN) students came together to host the first ever TEDx event in Pietermaritzburg, which occurred on the 22nd of August 2017, at the UKZN PMB campus. The TEDxUKZN event was envisioned by the students who, apart from being avid TED enthusiasts, also wanted to see [...]
LEAD ERITREA Lead Eritrea is an international initiative led by young people focusing on international affairs and the welfare of young people in Eritrea and abroad. Since 2001 a growing number of youth in Eritrea find themselves in exodus due to factors such as indefinite national service, closure of the only existing university- Asmara University [...]
Youth Alliance for Leadership and Development in Africa (YALDA) Botswana YALDA Gala Dinner YALDA is an international network of youth formed in 2004 by a group of Harvard students, born and raised in Africa. Currently YALDA has a special consultative status to the United Nation Economic and Social Council. YALDA is recognized by [...]
Community Development Centre (CDC-Uganda) Community Development Centre (CDC), based in Uganda but working in both Uganda and South Sudan, is a non-profit and non-governmental community based organization. It was founded in January 2014 by youth with a civic endeavor to advocate for the needs of indigenous communities and establish platforms for community development. The organization [...]
BIG STEPS OUTREACH NETWORK (BONET), CAMEROON BONET was founded in 2010 and later registered in 2011 as a non-profit, youth-led organization committed to the fight against marginalization, inequality, HIV/AIDS and other STIs in Cameroon. The association provides a platform for the inspiration and empowerment of youths in Cameroon and beyond by enhancing and promoting opportunities to [...]
Youth of Agro-Marine Development Association (YAMDA), Somalia Based in Merka, Somalia, YAMDA was established in January, 2014. It targets communities in Lower Shebelle, Bay, Bakool, and Banadir Regions. To promote community development, YAMDA focuses on such areas as agriculture and coastal line development, vocational training and capacity building, education, health and sanitation among others. YAMDA’s vision [...]
