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Archive for November, 2011

My Liberian internship

Sunday, November 6th, 2011

It is a year since I began my internship at Youth Action International and what I thought would be an easy task is very difficult. I do not know where to start in talking about my experiences over the last one year. To save myself from overworking my young brain trying to think about my [...]

YOUTH ACTION INTERNATIONAL LAUNCHES ITS LARGEST EMPOWEMENT INITIATIVE

Sunday, November 6th, 2011

Youth Action International’s country office in Liberia has begun the process of recruiting more than 3,500 young men and women to benefit from the organizations largest training and economic empowerment initiative called the Liberian Youth Empowerment Program.  At least half of the places have already been filled by young people from the poorest communities in [...]

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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