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Collecting Youth Voices for Enterprise Choices: Liberia

11th December 2017

In 2017, as part of our International Citizen Service, young people from the UK and Liberia undertook youth-led research on education and work. Over a six week period the young people reached out to young people in areas affected by Ebola using methods such as interviews, focus groups, case study collection and surveys. This report […]

Annual Report & Accounts 2016/17

5th December 2017

Between 2016 and 2017, Y Care International supported 3,000 young people to get jobs or start and develop their own businesses. We also equipped 100,000 young people with knowledge to reduce the detrimental impacts of health, justice and disaster shocks.

Securing healthy lives and sustainable livelihoods for 10,000 young people in Liberia

3rd August 2017

From 2014 to 2017, the Securing Healthy Lives and Sustainable Livelihoods Project was implemented in five locations – Gbarnga (Bong County), Zorzor (Lofa County), Ganta (Nimba County), Yekepa (Nimba County) and Zwedru (Grand Gedeh County) by the YMCA of Liberia in collaboration with partners and Y Care International. The project was aimed at improving the […]

Young people as agents of change: Liberia and Togo slum transformation

28th July 2017

From 2013-2016 Y Care International and Liberia and Togo YMCAs supported young slum dwellers to transform their communities. Young people accessed new economic opportunities, took up leadership roles and communities received new water and sanitation facilities and accessed vital health information.

Act2Live: Healthy lives for young women and men in Africa

11th July 2017

From 2012 to 2015, the Act2Live Youth Health Initiative supported nearly 120,000 young people in Sub-Saharan Africa to improve their access to healthcare information and services. We worked with young people, service providers and decision makers to improve knowledge on health, increase access to health services and improve policy and practice around health.

Culture, Vulnerability & Resilience in Madagascar

23rd January 2017

Culture is increasingly being recognised as playing a key role in Disaster Risk Reducation and development. This study looks at the relationship between culture and vulnerability in two villages in Madagascar, to examine how socio-cultural factors impact the vulnerability and resilience of local people.

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