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eveelavatorspeech.pptxEvelyn Mensah
Who We Are
Africare is one of the most experienced and largest African-American led non-profit international development organizations, and we are leaders in development assistance to Africa.
Since our founding in 1970, Africare has delivered more than $1 billion in assistance to tens of millions of men, women and children across the African continent.
Africare centers its development approach around active community participation and partners with local organizations to ensure institutional strengthening and capacity building.
Challenges
Youth Empowerment
Challenge: Africa’s youth are at a critical turning point.
Of the continent’s total population, more than 75% is under 35 years old, and young people there face profound challenges.
The HIV & AIDS prevalence among Africans aged 15-24 is almost six times as high as the world rate.
Many African youths are working, but most are employed with low wages, keeping them stuck in a cycle of poverty. Without the right opportunities, these youth are vulnerable to involvement with drugs and crime.
Solutions
Africare’s Solution:
Youth can be powerful players in Africa’s transformation.
In Burkina Faso, Africare’s Kick AIDS project used soccer to engage young people in HIV prevention education. By tackling difficult subjects on sports fields, the boys and girls found themselves in a fun environment with trusted friends and mentors, where they were comfortable discussing tough material.
Trained coaches and teachers equipped with workbooks modeled to change behavior and provided young people with age-appropriate information on healthy relationships and HIV prevention, transmission and care
The youths improved their soccer skills; embraced the sport’s values of teamwork, discipline and leadership; and learned how healthy behaviors can keep them safe as they enter adulthood.
Thank You!
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