Youth Alive Foundation – The Youth Alive Foundation is a non-governmental organization established in Lagos in 1999 as Youth Alive Fellowship.

Welcome to YAF Africa

We are a nonprofit organization committed to redefining the role and contributions of the Africa youths in the governance and development process.

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Organisational Impact

We are a youth focused civil society organization with a brand identity for innovative programming. Our identity encapsulates our unwavering commitment to empowering youths to drive change in their communities and nationally. At our core, we embody the spirit of youth, embracing innovative ideas, fresh perspectives, and boundless potential that young people possess.

CSO partners institutional capacities built and supported

Youths Advocates trained and supported

Reached on social media with a wide range of messages on youth development issues

State youth policies developed

Disabled persons organizations engaged and supported

Campaigns on various youth related thematic areas conducted

Government Agencies engaged and systems strengthened on youth related programs

Grants funded by international donors implemented

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Strategic Direction 2023-2028

To strengthen Youth Leadership and Education in Health, Climate Change, Peace Building, and Governance

Strategic Objective

Improved knowledge and capacity for youths to take action against climate change.
Increased number of youths acting as agents of peace and conflict mitigation in their communities.
Improved youth-friendly service delivery
Improved sexual health and well-being for young people and girls.
Increased individual awareness of SRHR as human rights and Improved access to SRHR resources and information by youths.
Increased number of youth led citizen actions and advocacies to drive change in their communities by holding decision makers accountable.

To improve Youth Inclusive Employment and Livelihood Development and Create green jobs

Strategic Objective

Increased number of green jobs
Improved skills for youths to secure digital jobs and participate in the digital economy
Increased opportunities for self-employment in agriculture and the green economy
Improved job preparedness and employability for youth
Improved investment for youth development.

To ensure the human rights for children and Youths are protected against abuse, harassment and violence

Strategic Objective

Improved implementation of Policies that prohibits violence and abuse of persons.
Improved service delivery for survivors of violence.
Improved voice and agency for survivors to advocate for their rights.
Improved public awareness of the dangers of GBV, Trafficking and Technology Facilitated Violence