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Youth ActionAgainst Poverty

What we do

Six connected programmes. Each one tackles a different cause of poverty, and each one is run with the young people and communities it serves.

Food Security & Livelihoods

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Programme

Food Security & Livelihoods

Helping households grow more food, earn an income and recover after shocks like flooding.

  • Seeds, tools and farming inputs
  • Kitchen and community vegetable gardens
  • Training in climate-smart farming
  • Small business and income support for youth

Education

Building and equipping learning spaces, and keeping children — especially girls — in school.

  • Classroom construction and rehabilitation
  • Learning materials and textbooks
  • Support kits that help girls stay in school
  • Catch-up and outdoor learning
Water, Sanitation & Hygiene

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Programme

Water, Sanitation & Hygiene

Safe water close to home, working boreholes, and hygiene practices that prevent disease.

  • Borehole drilling and rehabilitation
  • Solar-powered water systems
  • Community water management committees
  • Hygiene promotion in homes and schools

Youth Empowerment & Civic Engagement

Skills, leadership and a voice for young people in the decisions that shape their communities.

  • Vocational and life-skills training
  • Leadership and mentoring
  • Youth civic participation
  • Volunteer opportunities
Peace Building & Conflict Resolution

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Programme

Peace Building & Conflict Resolution

Community dialogue that helps neighbours resolve conflict without violence.

  • Community dialogue forums
  • Conflict-resolution training
  • Peace awareness campaigns
  • Youth as peace ambassadors

Ending Gender-Based Violence

Prevention, awareness and safe referral for survivors of sexual and gender-based violence.

  • Community awareness on SGBV
  • Engaging men and boys
  • Safe referral to support services
  • Women and girls' empowerment

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Help young people end poverty where they live