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The foundation also partnered with the Global Youth Alliance program to create a structure that aims at empowering 250,000 youths in Africa. In 2023, the foundation partnered with the Centre for Awareness on Justice and Accountability (CAJA), and the Nigeria SCALE Project to raise advocacy against gender-based violence and other forms of abuse ...
A recent study of USADF's youth entrepreneurship portfolio found that youth-led enterprise grantees in the Sahel reached an average of 12,570 beneficiaries or customers over the course of their grants and hired an average of 15 workers. In the Horn of Africa, youth enterprises reached 2,353 customers and hired an average of 273 workers.
The Children's Investment Fund Foundation (UK) (CIFF) is an independent philanthropic organisation with offices in Addis Ababa, Beijing, London, Nairobi and New Delhi. It is a registered charity in England and Wales and in 2021 disbursed $468 million and committed $772 million in charitable investments. [ 1 ]
In 2018, Mastercard Foundation shifted to a specific focus on Africa, through its Young Africa Works strategy. [4] The foundation develops programs primarily focused on reducing gender and economic inequality, expanding access to quality education, increasing the opportunities for decent work, and supporting overall economic growth.
The Aisha Buhari Foundation was founded in response to the socio-economic challenges faced by women and children in Nigeria. [3] In its inaugural year, the organization introduced the Future Assured program, a comprehensive initiative centered on maternal and child health, nutrition, and education. [4][5][6] The maternal and child health ...
Variety honorees for the upcoming Power of Women issue on Wednesday, Oct. 23, and event on Thursday, Oct. 24, are Amy Adams, Bela Bajaria, Carol Burnett and Zoe Saldaña. The event, in partnership ...
Commonwealth Youth Programme. The Commonwealth Youth Programme, also known as CYP, is an international development agency working with young people between the ages of 15 and 29. Part of the Commonwealth Secretariat, CYP is active in the Commonwealth's 54 member countries. CYP has a head office in London with four centers in Africa (Lusaka ...
The Devatop Centre for Africa Development started in 2013 as a National Youth Service Community Development Project by Joseph Osuigwe Chidiebere. [2] After Osuigwe interviewed and interacted with victims of sex trafficking, he was aggrieved at the rate of human trafficking in Nigeria, and this propelled him to initiate a community service to train thousands of youth, teenagers, educators, and ...