CNN International is re-airing its profile of Kimmie Weeks on it’s popular African Voicessegment today (2/27) at 11:30 GMT (5:30 am EST) and 18:30 or 19:30 GMT (12:30 or 1:30 pm EST). It will also air Sunday at 17:00 GMT. If you weren’t able to watch this interview the first time it aired, now is your [...]
Kimmie Weeks is featured on AT&T’s 28 Days campaign. On Day 28, the work of Kimmie and YAI are highlighted and visitors to the site can share their stories of action. The site includes information about how to take action, and contains a speaker series. To check it out, get inspired, and get motivated, visit [...]
This Valentine’s Day, show your love….
to a young entrepreneur in Africa
to a war-affected child
to someone you know
It doesn’t take much – by donating $1 to YAI you can show your love to all of these people. Make a donation to YAI by February 12th through our First Giving page and we’ll email your loved one [...]
The Greener Diamond will donate 100% of the proceeds from the ENOUGH t-shirt sales to Youth Action International for a project that will regenerate and reclaim a former diamond mine in the Kono region of Sierra Leone. Former child soldiers will farm the land into new rice fields that will not only serve as a [...]
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)
