Africa Youth Leadership Center
The Youth Cafe at a leadership training.
The need to invest in capacity building and expansion of skill sets so that program participants are strong, result-oriented leaders is clear. Statistics show that nearly 1 in 3 Africans are between the ages of 10 and 24, and approximately 60% of Africa’s total population is below the age of 35. Who will empower and lead these young Africans? Who will shape the future of business and entrepreneurship, civic leadership, and public management in Africa?
The Youth Cafe members at a past workshop.
“The Youth Cafe’s new facility will serve as regional hub across the continent and bring greater efficiency and effectiveness in the way we manage our transformational training and signature leadership programs.”
Our strategy has always been to look at today’s youth bulge as an opportunity for development and economic growth, and establish pathways to tackle the many specific issues facing our youth. This is why are the lead organisation for implementing a broad range of personal and professional development programs spanning democratic engagement, life skills, job activation, media advocacy, entrepreneurship, peace and conflict prevention, among others. To date, The Youth Cafe has reached 1.6 million young men and women with our projects and attracted major partners such as IFAD, MasterCard Foundation, and Google. Yet, The Youth Cafe’s desired impact is limited by its current location, an inadequate office space in Nairobi co-shared by dozens of other companies. Explore some of our impacts!
objectives
Impart youth with career success skills, simultaneously address the needs of employers, thereby strengthening the supply and demand sides of the employment market. the knowledge, skill and competence for increased proficiency and preparedness necessary to succeed in either wage or self-employment;
harness the role of sport as a development tool, supported by strengthened governance, sport integrity and the protection of human rights in sport, entrepreneurship, towards more inclusive and sustainable development in Africa;
serve as a support programme for Africa’s crisis job shed situation. It is dedicated to helping young people with competence for the next step in their life by matching the right people with the right opportunities, whether in employment, self-employment, education or other fields;
inspire future leaders to advance social change through leadership and resilience training, certificate courses, research internships and outreach programs of The Youth Cafe Center for a diverse audience comprising of students, youth organizations, development and business professionals, academicians and government officials;
translate policy into practice through engagement with policy and opinion leaders through research, pilot projects and advocacy. As well as facilitate education, dialogue, livelihood, and policy training to promote choice and accountability across private and public sectors;
harvest the wealth of cultural heritage, folklore through trans generational knowledge transfer initiatives. As well as bridging generational gaps and combating social isolation it is envisaged that a library of the resultant material can be digitized and stored online which can then act as a national resource and be seen as an ongoing legacy benefit.
“The impact of this Center will be to consolidate The Youth Café’s position as a key convener
and a leading youth empowerment organization within Kenya and Africa. This in itself would
send a powerful message that ‘young people are ready to partner in shaping Africa’s future’.”
What our supporters say
“The Youth Cafe is recognized change agent in Kenya and increasingly for the entire African continent. Contribution to the Center will add to that success, multiplying the impact of youth to create a brighter. more equitable future for Africa”
steve burger, wnin tri-state media, vice president & digital manager.
“I am really excited to learn about The Youth Cafe new facility in Nairobi. This is more than a construction project, it’s a matter of giving physical space to address democracy, a place where young African leaders can learn the skills to guide their countries to a new future. Willice Onyango is one the most inspiring and talented young African leaders. I am sure that he will succeed making The Youth Cafe a force of African democracy”
nico di florio, Member of the national assembly of +europa, italy.
partner with us
Please Invest in the future of Africa by helping The Youth Cafe grow . We are now pleased to invite you to join us in our expansion through our $2 million capital investment campaign. Your generous support will help complete the project. We are seeking financial and in-kind contributions at all levels per individual/company. Please be assured that all contributions would be acknowledged and receipted for tax purposes. In return, The Youth Cafe has specially-designed gifts and offers for different tiers of contribution that include but are not limited to: decorative bricks, prominently displayed “Thank You” board, as well as naming rights to individual training rooms, restaurant and the entire building.
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