About Us

African Youth for Peace Development and Empowerment Foundation, (AFRYDEV) is a youth-led non-governmental, non-profit and non-sectarian development organization established in 2013 with the mission to serve as a platform for enlightenment and empowerment of youth society for peace and development through active participation by mainstreaming their issues and concerns into national development agenda based on United Nation Sustainable Development Goals. The organization is formally registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission in 2016 with registration Number: CAC/ITNO: 90661 the Social Control Unit against Money Laundering (SCUML) with registration Number: SC361400014 in 2017 and has obtained DUNS Registration Number: 561295729 as well.

Our Purpose

1. To work as a team in promoting peacebuilding

2. To support wealth creation and entrepreneurial aspiration of youth

3. To promote human rights and access to Justice

4. To strengthen popular participation in the development

Our Vision
AFRYDEV envisions being the leading youth organization in peace building, popular participation and entrepreneurial development in Africa.
Our Mission
To serve as a platform for enlightenment and empowerment of youth society for peace and development through active participation by mainstreaming their issues and concerns into national development agenda based on United Nation Sustainable Development Goals.
Our Values
Team Work
Equity,
Justice,
Transparency
Accountability
Service.
Our Goals
To improve access to quality lifestyle through empowerment for social and economic action.
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Aims & Objectives
  1. To support wealth creation and entrepreneurial aspiration of youth
  2. To build skill and knowledge of youth society on peace promotion and responsible citizenship
  3. To promote good governance and popular participation of youth in policy, budget, and democratic process
  4. To promote health education and increase awareness on health-related issues.
    To promote human rights and access to justice
  5. To monitor, document, and expose human rights violations and used for decision making
  6. To support and partake in self-help activities
  7. To cooperate and collaborate with government and non-governmental organizations and other international donors in pursuit of its mandate

Core Competencies

  • Capacity Building
  • Leadership Development
  • Resource Mobilization
  • Monitoring and Evaluation
  • Advocacy
  • Financial Management
  • Programme Development and Management
  • Partnership Development and Coordination

Focus Areas

  • Education
  • Health and Hygiene
  • Human Rights
  • Governance
  • Peace and Conflict Resolution
  • Entrepreneurship Development
  • Prevention and Countering violent extremism

Strategies

The organization uses the following strategies to deliver its programs through:

  • Participatory approach (Consultation with community stakeholders)
  • Advocacy using dedicated volunteers
  • Sensitization and mobilization
  • Monitoring and evaluation
  • Research

Our Partners

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