Skills Training
Creating equal opportunities for every child through education and youth empowerment through skills training and personal development
Employment
Provision of digital literacy - online education and social communication skills
Entrepreneurship
Provision of a Gambia Youth Business Fund for regional proof of concept in support of Youth-led Business
Our Mission
To empower young people in Africa with equitable opportunities to thrive through advocacy, education, skills training, employment, and entrepreneurship.
The Young Enterprise Service (YES) Africa Foundation, is an organization created with the ideology of fulfilling the Educational and Youth Employment commitments in The Gambia and the Sub-saharan Africa Region.
Social Enterprise
Young Enterprise Services (YES) Africa is working to address the youth problem at its core. Whereas governments and donors focus solely on skills development and entrepreneurship, our drive is to create Social Enterprises that provide living wage employment opportunities. Africa has the world’s youngest population, with a median age of 19.7 years. Such a large youthful population might ordinarily symbolize an ample and energetic workforce, a boon for the development prospects of any region.
The Social Enterprise entity is an innovative response to address unemployment amongst youth in Sub-Saharan Africa. With many young people trapped in the middle of a social and economic disadvantage world, our initiatives are designed to offer hands on training and employment opportunities. Restoring hope, opportunities provided by YES Africa Foundation, takes young people on a journey to employability and entrepreneurship, equipping them with transferable skills for the working world rather than taking risky, unsafe back-way travel to Europe across the Sahara Desert. We give young people the basic tools and resources, and they become innovators, entrepreneurs and change makers.
The dire employment situation for young people across Africa continues to snuff out their potential, that is why with your generous support, and partnership, we will together, create a better living for young people in Africa, one community at a time. YES Africa Foundation is Unlocking the Potential of young people in Africa. Say YES Now, empower a youth, create a job and contribute to food security in Africa today.
Vision
The Foundation is founded in memory of a remarkable Gambian, Salifu Kujabi who dedicated his life to the service, inspiration, and support of the young people both in The Gambia and across. Mr. Salifu S. Kujabi became the first Executive Director of The President's Award Scheme of The Gambia in 1979 and through the 1980s and into the 1990s until 2001, he was also the Africa Regional Officer for the Duke of Edinburgh's Award International Association. He worked very closely with the International Executive Director to develop this unique holistic Young development program across Africa.
The Founder - The Future
The Foundation is founded in memory of a remarkable Gambian, Salifu Kujabi who dedicated his life to the service, inspiration, and support of the young people both in The Gambia and across. Mr. Salifu S. Kujabi became the first Executive Director of The President's Award Scheme of The Gambia in 1979 and through the 1980s and into the 1990s until 2001, he was also the Africa Regional Officer for the Duke of Edinburgh's Award International Association. He worked very closely with the International Executive Director to develop this unique holistic Young development program across Africa.
As a NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION with set goals, priorities and and targets, we will operate in various communities targeting young people in both urban and rural areas of the Gambia to pilot the first series of projects, this is aimed at creating a platform and a forum to ensure affordable, accessible, and quality education and skills training for the Young in the Region . The organization shall be independent from RELIGIOUS, ETHNIC, RACE AND ANY FORM OF SOCIAL STATUS.
Impact In Africa
Our Impact aims to build upon the concept and outreach created by the President’s Award National Young Skill Centre in Bakau Gambia which was founded by Mr Salifu Kujabi. His vision to combine vocational, business and mentorship in one support package reached thousands of young people . His concept, still relevant today, can be accelerated through technology support and empowering the youth with digital skills for lifelong learning.
Over this time he also initiated, pioneered, founded and developed the major President’s Award National Young Skill Centre situated in Bakau, just outside Banjul the capital city of The Gambia, which has since its establishment in the mid-80s benefited thousands of young people equipping them with vocational and life skills.
Vision in Africa
Our Vision for Africa is for young people to be supported to develop sustainable livelihoods where they live, for their communities to be a place for innovation and entrepreneurship to thrive and hence contribute to the development of their communities.
The Problem: Huge loss of talent by the lack of local employment and skills training opportunities. The answer for most is to venture on dangerous journeys to Europe with the hope their lives and that of their families they left behind will change on arrival in an EU country.
Core Values
Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Everyone has an opportunity to reach their full potential with new ideas and the ability to take calculated risks.
Impact & Compassion
Create sustainable change that matters, with compassion about what we do and who we reach.
Dignity & Respect
Everyone is valued, respected, trusted, and included.
Responsibility & Accountability
Be open, honest and take responsibility for our actions, attitudes, and behaviors.
Learning & Improving
Commitment to reflect on our experiences, learn and grow.
Volunteer
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Board of Trustees
Composition of THE BOARD of TRUSTEES
Alieu Nyassi
Co-Founder/Chairman
David Sogan
Vice Chairman
Tairu Kujabie
Co-Founder/Exec. Dir.
Dr. Mam-Yassin Sarr
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Julia Misslebrook
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Sainabou Jagne
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Dr. Cherno Omar Barry
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Sally Manneh
...Advisory
Cdr. David Newing
Co-Founder/Board Adviser
Musa Nyassi
WebmasterYouth Council
Sainabou Jagne
Chairperson
Oumie Hawa Nyassi
Vice Chair
Binta Bah
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Ebrima Jammeh
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Ramatoulie Merr Kujabi
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Ousman Nyassi
...Our Blog
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Launching the YES Africa Foundation
Sept. 22, 2021 By YES Africa
YES Africa Foundation, having some solutions to these challenges. YES African will provide scholarships for young people to acquire vocational skills and higher education, establish Social Enterprises in Agriculture, Food Processing and Preservation, while providing employment that pays a living wage. These enterprises located in various parts of the country, help to keep young people at home with jobs to discourage urban migration.
Challenges Facing Young People In Africa
Sept. 22, 2021 By YES Africa
Today Young People across Sub-Saharan Africa are faced with the most serious challenge; youth unemployment, lack of marketable skills, and family dependency on a sole breadwinner.