Youth Action International has formally turned over a newly constructed orphanage at a program in Clay, Bomi County.
The new orphanage will provide shelter for close to 80 children and their caretakers. During the program, the Executive Director of Youth Action International remarked: “I am very happy with the level of work that we have donehere [...]
If the world has woken up to M.I.A., so have her musical peers. Hip-hop artist T.I. teamed up with rap elites Kanye West, Jay-Z, and Lil Wayne, sampling a portion of “Paper Planes” into his own track, “Swagga Like Us.” M.I.A.’s magic mojo appears to have rubbed off, as T.I.’s new album Paper Trail recently [...]
The President of Liberia Madam Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has formally launched YAI’s Center for Women’s Empowerment in Monrovia. The program which was held on November 17th brought together heads of international organizations, government officials and a host of other guests. Youth Action International proposes to tackle the problems facing the women in Liberia using a multi-prolonged [...]
Youth Action International is a non-governmental organization that uses grassroots techniques to develop and implement programs that help alleviate the suffering of children affected by war or living in difficult circumstances, empower them to reach their full potential, and break cycles of violence and poverty.
Read the YAI 2008 Annual Report: Empowering Africa (pdf)
