For those of you confused citizens who’ve never heard of Youth Action International, brace yourself for one of the best youth initiatives on earth.
YAI was founded by child’s rights activist Kimmie Weeks. Kimmie Weeks has worked to alleviate poverty and human suffering in Africa and around the world since he was fourteen years old. At the age of nine, confronted with civil war, Kimmie experienced suffering first hand and vowed to spend his life helping children. A graduate of Amherst College, Kimmie is working towards building a movement to positively change the face of Africa.
So, in 2002, Kimmie established Youth Action International to develop and implement programs that help alleviate the suffering of children affected by war. YAI programs are strategically developed to break cycles of violence and poverty. YAI has established programs in Burundi, Rwanda and Ghana and currently has active programs in Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Uganda.
I’ll add posts periodically about the projects we’re working on in Liberia and Sierra Leone. It really is a privilege to work with such a dedicated group of young people. These are people committed to changing not only their circumstances, but those of the war-affected youth around them.
Gotta love it.
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