Young people in Isare
are contributing to prevent
violence as we are
nearing elections in 2025.

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Concertation sur le choix du
nom de la plateforme digitale
des jeunes (Plateforme d'echanges entre
jeunes au Burundi)

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Burundi’s Youth Agency &
the Promotion of Youth,
Peace, and Security Agenda

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Independent-Talking Across Generations
on Education Bujumbura.

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Excellence Boost project Running
project 2023 - 2025
KA2 Capacity building partnership

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Read Our 2023 Annual Report

We are Building a flourishing and a better community for All -YELI is a youth led and youth serving organization, not affiliated to any church, but with Christian principles. -We empower young people and youth organization to promote positive change, peace and prosperity of the country. -YELI also believes that well-equipped and empowered youth with adequate capacities and competences can create a peaceful and prosperous future for their respective communities and for their nation as well.

THEORY OF CHANGE.

In Burundi, if the youth are well equipped with adequate information, knowledge and skills and if policies enable the youth who constitute an active force to be fully involved in programs and decisions aimed at the development of the nation, then the youth will influence sustainable development in different areas that affect the living conditions of the communities.

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Vision.

A Burundian society where young people are the artisans of peace, the promotion of human rights and sustainable development.

Mission.

Developing generations of young leaders and entrepreneurs capable of promoting peace,human rights and sustainable development.

Areas of intervention

Peacebuilding (advocacy, conflict prevention and transformation, prevention of violent extremism/countering violent extremism.

OUR STRATEGIC PLAN

Download a copy of an Executive Summary of our 2022-2026 Strategic Plan to learn more about our key priorities and initiatives.

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Our Impact

We have understood what it takes to solve the toughest problems of poverty; we then focus on the root cause of poverty. Our work at YELI fuels economic, environmental and social impact that reaches beyond borders. We are the leading community of young peacebuilders in Burundi. Together, we are building a world free from all forms of violence, a flourishing and better community for All.

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young people (female and male) Empowered directly in different thematic include: conflict prevention & transformation, gender equality, advocacy, mediation, leadership, gender equality and Human rights & peace education.

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Young people (female and male) Empowered on entrepreneurship, Business plan, economic development, and environment protection.

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Income generating activities initiated by young women and men supported.

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Start-up businesses initiated by young women and men supported.

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Women initiatives supported financially.

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Youth Empowerment and Leadership Initiative

Young people in Isare
are contributing to prevent
violence as we are
nearing elections in 2025.

Concertation sur le choix du
nom de la plateforme digitale
des jeunes (Plateforme d'echanges entre
jeunes au Burundi)

Burundi’s Youth Agency &
the Promotion of Youth,
Peace, and Security Agenda

Independent-Talking Across Generations
on Education Bujumbura.

Excellence Boost project Running
project 2023 - 2025
KA2 Capacity building partnership