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Holistic Youth Empowerment

By integrating education, mentorship, skills training, and psychosocial support, we produce resilient and capable youth, because sustained personal and community transformation requires addressing multiple, interdependent dimensions of vulnerability simultaneously. This strategy centers on a multidimensional approach to youth development, combining academic access, emotional support, vocational training, and values-based guidance to break cycles of poverty and exclusion. Unlike standalone interventions (e.g., education or job training alone), it emphasizes the synergistic effect of addressing structural and personal barriers together, fostering long-term agency and systemic impact across diverse community contexts.

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orgs running it
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activities of those orgs
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activity groups touched
who runs it

organizations running this strategy · 7

what it looks like in practice

activities of orgs running this strategy

A sample of programmatic activities from the orgs above. These are what the strategy looks like on the ground.

  • Agricultural training for smallholder farmers MUMIAS COMMUNITY PROGRAMMES
    direct service
    Trains smallholder farmers in improved agricultural practices to increase crop yields and improve family nutrition, with documented training of 5,520 farmers and establishment of 245 farm schools across Kenya, DRC, and Uganda.
  • Community impact and reach MUMIAS COMMUNITY PROGRAMMES
    direct service
    Reports direct impact on 33,120 family members and 126,120 neighbors through its integrated community development programs.
  • Environmental restoration and tree planting MUMIAS COMMUNITY PROGRAMMES
    direct service
    Improves soil quality and conducts large-scale tree planting initiatives, with 275,027 trees planted to support environmental sustainability.
  • Family strengthening and care for orphans and widows MUMIAS COMMUNITY PROGRAMMES
    direct service
    Implements programs to strengthen family units and provide targeted care and support to widows and orphans in the community.
  • Food outreach programs MUMIAS COMMUNITY PROGRAMMES
    direct service
    Conducts food distribution initiatives targeting schools and vulnerable groups within the Mumias community to address food insecurity.
  • Psychosocial support and mentorship MUMIAS COMMUNITY PROGRAMMES
    direct service
    Provides mentorship and counseling to vulnerable and fragile individuals, including youth and families, to support psychological rehabilitation and societal integration.
  • Skills and training programs for youth MUMIAS COMMUNITY PROGRAMMES
    direct service
    Offers holistic skills and training programs for youth to enhance their employability and societal contribution.
  • Youth outreach and support for street children MUMIAS COMMUNITY PROGRAMMES
    direct service
    Conducts outreach to street children and vulnerable youth in Mumias, providing food, counseling, and mentorship to support their well-being and integration into society.
  • Ajegunle Food Bank and emergency food relief SLUM EMPOWERMENT INITIATIVE
    direct service
    Operates the Ajegunle Food Bank, providing daily meals and palliatives to needy people in underserved communities since March 29, 2020. Includes targeted emergency food relief for children affected by fire outbreaks and vulnerable residents during lockdowns, such as in Awodi Ora estate.
  • Ajegunle Pad Bank SLUM EMPOWERMENT INITIATIVE
    direct service
    Operates the Ajegunle Pad Bank project, which provides menstrual hygiene products to support girls' health and education continuity.
  • Career guidance and leadership development for youth SLUM EMPOWERMENT INITIATIVE
    direct service
    Delivers career guidance, self-discovery, and leadership training programs to children and teenagers to build self-esteem and healthy personal development, helping hundreds of slum children return to school and grow in confidence.
  • Overall impact and outreach SLUM EMPOWERMENT INITIATIVE
    direct service
    Has been providing education, mentorship, and empowerment support to vulnerable children and people for over seven years, with interventions impacting over 6,000 children and 300 women, and reaching over 10,000 people overall.
  • QUIES CREATION program SLUM EMPOWERMENT INITIATIVE
    direct service
    Operates a program called "QUIES CREATION" that produces and sells souvenirs created by program beneficiaries to fund education for children.
  • Re-enrollment of out-of-school children SLUM EMPOWERMENT INITIATIVE
    direct service
    Provides scholarship opportunities and school materials to re-enroll out-of-school children in Nigeria, with over 1,000 children re-enrolled to date. The organization sponsors 50 children annually to return to school.
  • Teacher readiness program SLUM EMPOWERMENT INITIATIVE
    capacity building
    Implements a teacher readiness program to train educators in low-cost primary schools in rural communities, improving education quality in underserved areas.
  • Young Mothers Academy and livelihood training SLUM EMPOWERMENT INITIATIVE
    direct service
    Operates the Young Mothers Academy to provide livelihood skills training to teenage mothers, and extends similar training to parents of beneficiaries to support self-employment and economic empowerment.
  • Apprenticeship program for school dropouts YOUTHS FOR THE BOY CHILD ORGANIZATION
    direct service
    Runs a 3-month apprenticeship program for school dropouts in construction, welding, hospitality, and technical fields, with most graduates placed in jobs through partner employers.
  • Educational scholarship program YOUTHS FOR THE BOY CHILD ORGANIZATION
    direct service
    Offers educational scholarships to young boys to support their academic development and access to formal education.