YEN Mission Statement

YEN works to engage, educate and motivate actors to provide improved employment opportunities for youth. It is a platform and service provider focusing on policy advice, innovative pilot projects, knowledge sharing, and brokering partnerships. YEN makes use of its core agency partners’ know how and resources and ensures youth participation in delivering its services.

Our Work Lead Country Network A network of governments that have commited to tackling the youth employment challenge at the highest level. Youth-to-Youth Fund A competitive grant scheme for youth organizations in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya. Private Sector Initiative A multi-stakeholder platform for business action on youth employment in West Africa. M&E in youth employment Building the evidence base to support the development of effective programmes and policies to create jobs for youth through evaluation