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26 Young People Benefit From YEI, in Collaboration With LEARN Career Awareness Program

The Youth Empowerment Initiatives (YEI) in collaboration with the Liberia Education & Advocacy Research Network (LEARN) conducted a one-day Career Awareness Program for 26 young people from schools, churches, youth groups, and communities in Monrovia. The program was held on Saturday, June 16, 2018 at the Isaac David Memorial High School.  Participants at the Career Awareness Program were enlightened by six inspiring speakers presenting on different career areas. Speakers at the program were:

1. Dr. Kumblytee L. Johnson, Doctor, PREVAIL, C. H. Rannie Hospital;

2. Madam Florence Koroma, Dean of Teachers College, Stella Maris University;

3. Mr. Lawrence Sua, Zoe & Partners Law Firm and Graduating Senior, Lious Arthur Grimes School of Law; 

4. Cllr. Samuel Kpa-Sarto, Head of Legal Counsel, General Auditing Commission (GAC);

5. Madam Mae Azango, Award Winning Journalist, Front Page Africa;

6. Rev. Abraham P. Conneh, CEO of Liberia Education & Advocacy Research Network (LEARN).

Career areas considered were Medicine (Doctor), Teaching (Teacher), Law (Lawyer), Writing (Writer), and Journalism (Journalist).

Participants at the program expressed great appreciation for the opportunity afforded them to benefit from the Oenlightenment as a majority (20) of them said they have never ever attended a career awareness program before.  They appealed for the activities to be carried out in other communities across the country.  One of them remarked: "If majority of us here have never attended a career day program, what's about people in the rural area and schools." 

Participants 

Dr. Johnson makes presentation to participants

Dr. Johnson Inspires young people on career choice.

Lawrence Sua shares his motivational story with participants

Cllr. Kpa-Sarto says every family must have a lawyer, a doctor, and a religious leader.

Madam Azango encourages young people to become journalists.

Madam Azango says Journalism helps change your country.

Dean Koroma says Teaching is the mother of all professions.

Madam Koroma inspires young people to join the teaching profession.

Rev. Conneh encourages young people to engage in reading and writing.

Some participants at lunch

AIMS, OBJECTIVES, MISSION, VISION, and CORE VALUE

Aims:

YEI aims at contributing to the restoration process of Liberia through programs geared towards empowering youth and young adults so that they realize their full potentials.

Specific Objectives:

1.  Build the capacity of youth through skills training and educational opportunities.

2.  Increase access for out-of-school children towards their retention and completion of school at all levels;

3.  Promote conflict resolution among youths through nonviolence means;

4.  Inspire youths through recreational activities that will foster unity and cooperative learning amongst people;

5. Provide a platform for young people in which positive social interaction and key learning skills are fostered.

MISSION:  To provide skills training, and opportunities that empower youth and young adults to experience their full potential and enable them meaningfully contribute to society.

VISION:  To see a society of equipped youth and young adults with skills rendering services to their communities and taking their rightful place in society.

MOTTO:  “Equipping for Service to Community”

OUR CORE VALUES:  Honesty, Hard Work, Integrity, and Equality

YEI Teams Up CAW for Recreation

The Youth Empowerment Initiatives (YEI) in collaboration with Children Affected by War (CAW) is planning a big recreational show with the aim of bringing young people together to play and learn.  Basic awareness about both organizations will be shared.  

Watch out for date and place.  It promises to be rewarding and interactive.  

YOU CAN HELP IN THIS INITIATIVE

YEI solicits your help in its efforts to empower the youth and young adults of war-affected Liberia.  Your contribution (cash or kinds) will be highly appreciated.

You can:

·         Contribute to our scholarship for the needy;

·         Donate recreational materials;

·         Donate Teaching and Learning materials for schools;

·         Contribute skills training materials;

·         Write a letter of encouragement;

Visit our program and get acquainted with our contribution to preparing the Liberian youth for service to community.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Liberia

Monrovia

SKD Blvd Community, Congo Town

Monrovia, Liberia

Cell: +231-886-538-854

Email: yeiliberia@gmail.com

USA

            

Web: http://yeilib.blogspot.com
         

Areas of Focus

Youth Empowerment Initiatives (YEI) provides empowerment for youth and young adults in Skills Training, Education, Conflict Resolution & Rehabilitation, Recreation, and Agriculture.

A.  Skills Training

Skill training is a very vital part of youth empowerment and development.  It contributes greatly to the development of the youth themselves, to the community, and to humanity in general.  

Skills considered are based on need assessment and market for such skills. These may include small business management, electronics, shoe making/repairing, tailoring, masonry, carpentry, speaking (debate, public speaking, etc.), and computer literacy, product making, etc.

B.  Educational Program

YEI also seeks to provide scholarship opportunities to deserving youth and young adults who do not have the means of furthering their education due to financial inability.

Under its educational program, YEI also provides empowerment training for in-service teachers to improve their teaching techniques and methods.  This will help the youth gain much out of the teaching-learning process.

Working with out-of-school children to get them to enter school, stay in school, learn, and become productive citizens is a key focus of this program.

YEI organizes interactive discussion among youth on diverse issues of national, religious, and social concerns.  These include debate, quizzing, symposium, lectures, meet-the-challenge, etc.  YEI also establishes Anti-Corruption Clubs in schools and communities to help instill integrity in the young population.

C.  Conflict Resolution & Rehabilitation

Due to the long years of civil unrest in Liberia, the need for counseling and detraumatization cannot be overemphasized.  YEI provides Christian and psychosocial counseling and guidance for students, community dwellers, and youth in decision-making. Under its CRR component, YEI will also provide guidance and training in health-related issues with the sole aim of promoting a healthy and safe youth community.  

With a huge number of unemployed, uneducated, and unskilled youthful population, the need for rehabilitation of young people who have gotten involved in unwholesome practices cannot be overemphasized.

D.  Recreation

Recreation helps foster unity and cooperative learning amongst people.  This is a period of playing and learning together.  Basic awareness campaigns are carried out amongst the youth.  These include HIV/AIDS, Malaria Control, Community Initiative, Team Building, Civic Education, Sports, etc.

E.  Agriculture

The involvement of youth in agricultural activities in a country so fertilled has been considered as one of the means to empower young people.  YEI engages beneficiaries in marketable and sustainable skills and activities aimed at helping people serve their society.  

Background/Rationale

YEI, is a para-church, Non-Governmental Organization established to respond to issues of youth and young adults.  Cognizant of the enormous challenges faced by the youth and young adults, and the need for genuine interventions in addressing those challenges through educational opportunities, skills training, counselling/rehabilitation, recreation, agriculture, etc., in pursuance of our goal of equipping for service to community, with the objective of fostering the spirit of love, peace, togetherness, social justice, and gender inclusion; the Youth Empowerment Initiatives (YEI) exists.