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Archive for September, 2009

YAI launches the Hour Hands Campaign

Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009

The Hour Hands Campaign is a global initiative to reclaim the horrific and brutal hours that the people of Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Uganda spent in the midst of civil war. These wars lasted generations – the entire lifetimes of a generation of young people.Â
Through the Hour Hands Campaign, YAI is trying to raise $150,000 by [...]

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.

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Empowering Africa


Read the YAI 2008 Annual Report: Empowering Africa (pdf)

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