Youth Action International 

CNN International’s African Voices profile of YAI Executive Director, Kimmie Weeks is available online. African Voices is a weekly 30-minute show that highlights the life and work of a range of people from across Africa. Individuals already profiled include the president of Botswana, Ian Khama, as well as Kofi Annan. With a viewing audience of [...]

Kimmie Weeks tells Jerome about the work his organization is doing in Liberia and across the African continent. He survived the Liberian civil war and has dedicated his life to children’s rights.  To listen to the interview go to: http://www.chicagopublicradio.org/Program_wv.aspx?episode=37254

I’ve been thinking about what to write since I came back from Liberia.  I am from Spain and English is my fourth language – I also speak Spanish, Italian, and Catalan.  So as you can imagine, it took me forever to put all my thoughts in order in English. My name is Esther Rodriguez-Brown. My [...]

Published in the Liberian Daily Observer  — The U.S. based Youth Action International (YAI) on Friday, September 25, launched its first computer training program in Grand Bassa County.  The program is expected to benefit at least 75 of the county’s citizens in the first phase. The overall span of the program is two years, said [...]

Between June 1 – 3, 2009, a group of 200 delegates from around the world convened to attend the Kellogg Innovative Network (KIN Global).  The goal of the event was to build a path toward global prosperity. During the event, delegates raised close to $50,000 in support of YAI’s work. The funds are in support of [...]

YAI’s current Country Representative in Sierra Leone, Yeanoh Conteh, is leaving after several years of dedicated service to YAI, to pursue her Master’s Degree. Her successor will be Donald Kalokah, who previously served as Program Officer for in Sierra Leone. Congratulations to Donald and good luck to Yeanoh on her new adventure!

CNN International has completed its profile of Kimmie Weeks to be featured on CNN’s African Voices. African Voices is a 30 minute weekly show that highlights the life and work of a range of people from across Africa. Individuals already profiled include the president of Botswana, Ian Khama, as well as Kofi Annan. With a viewing [...]

On August 19th, YAI teamed up with Humanity Unites Brilliance and StarShine Academy to provide the Quintessential Teacher Training (QTT) to more than 600 teachers in Monrovia, Liberia. The teachers came from over 70 schools within Liberia. The focus of the training was to provide teachers with the training and personal commitment towards body, mind, [...]