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Archive for 2009

Liberia: 600+ Teachers Trained

Friday, October 2nd, 2009

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, [...]

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 [...]

YAI Hires Associate Director

Thursday, August 20th, 2009

Youth Action International welcomes new Associate Director, Emily Huntoon. Emily has worked in the nonprofit sector for eight years for organizations such as Infant Welfare Society and the Great Lakes Children’s Museum, and has experience in program management, volunteer coordination, and fundraising. She graduated from Michigan State University with a B.A. in International Studies in [...]

YAI’s Center For Women’s Empowerment Graduates 62

Monday, August 17th, 2009

On July 24th, YAI celebrated the graduation of 62 women from its Center for Women’s Empowerment in Monrovia, Liberia. The women graduated with the job training, life skills and micro-loans needed to maintain successful businesses. President Sirleaf was in attendance and spoke to the women, congratulating them on their achievements. The Center is a free vocational training [...]

YAI invests in early education

Saturday, June 6th, 2009

The American based organization Youth Action International (YAI) has announced that it is working in partnership with Mother Goose Time (MGT) and the International Child Resource Institute (ICRI) to launch an early childhood education program in Liberia.   The program will be the only one of its kind in Liberia and is expected to make a [...]

House Parties

Saturday, June 6th, 2009

Introduction
One of the easiest special events, and sometimes one of the most lucrative, is the common house party. In some ways, it seems ludicrous to describe how to do a house party, since anyone who has ever had a birthday party, school picnic, anniversary celebration, a small wedding or bat mitzvah already possesses the knowledge [...]

KIN GLOBAL SUPPORTS YAI!

Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009

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 [...]

Tangible results: 150,000+ Impacted & Counting!

Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009

100,000 West African youth benefit from YAI’s youth empowerment programs.
4,000 children receive education supplies.
700 youth in the U.S. are actively engaged through YAI member chapters.
YAI speaking tours reach 40,000 youth each year, world-wide.
500 former child soldiers benefit from informal counseling, skills training, micro-credit loans, and other support services.
400 single mothers gain work skills, receive micro-loans [...]

LIBERIA CORE STAFF

Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009

 Martina B. Marshall - Martina joined the YAI family in October of 2007 as Program Officer for Women and currently serves as Country Representative for YAI- Liberia.  A cum laude graduate of the African Methodist Episcopal University (A.M E.U), she holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Sociology. Her goal is to contribute to society through [...]

Action: Join YAI & HUB to change the world

Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009

Wouldn’t it be amazing if you found an opportunity in which giving and receiving happened naturally at the same time?  There is no limit to the positive impact we can make when we unite our brilliance for the greater good.Imagine, how joining forces with Brilliant minded, Heart centered, Action oriented people would impact your personal [...]

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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