What we do

Potential, put into practice.

Four connected programme pillars bring together leadership, education, economic opportunity and community resilience.

PROGRAMME PILLAR / 01

Adolescent Development, Youth Leadership & Civic Participation

Building confidence, agency and the skills to take part in decisions. From mentoring to community clubs, this pillar creates pathways for young people to contribute and lead.

  • Life skills
  • Mentoring
  • School & community clubs
  • Leadership
  • Civic education
  • Participation in decisions
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PROGRAMME PILLAR / 02

Adolescent Girls’ & Women’s Empowerment

Supporting adolescent girls and women to access education, understand their rights and pursue leadership and economic opportunities.

  • Girls’ education & retention
  • Leadership
  • Rights awareness
  • Gender equality
  • Digital literacy
  • Economic opportunities
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PROGRAMME PILLAR / 03

Skills, Enterprise & Socioeconomic Opportunity

Connecting learning with livelihoods through career guidance, vocational skills, apprenticeships and the tools to explore entrepreneurship.

  • Educational transitions
  • Career guidance
  • Vocational skills
  • Apprenticeships
  • Employability
  • Entrepreneurship
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PROGRAMME PILLAR / 04

Community Development & Resilience

Supporting youth-led action for healthier, more resilient communities, with a focus on wellbeing, essential services, the environment and peacebuilding.

  • Youth-led initiatives
  • Health & wellbeing
  • WASH
  • Environmental action
  • Peacebuilding
  • Service referrals
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Our pathway

From opportunity to action.

01

Equip

Build skills and confidence.

02

Empower

Create space for voice and agency.

03

Connect

Bring people and opportunities together.

04

Transform

Support community-led development.

A shared future starts with us

Build possibility.
Together.

Connect with SFYA to advance youth-led, community-led development.

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