Empowering Communities

For centuries, sub-Sahara Africa communities have been living in disadvantaged and often violent social, political, and economic conditions. Among internally displaced refugees on the African continent, things are even worse. Even when these individuals and families have the opportunity to be resettled in another country like the United States, they continue to struggle and are in need of support. 
In Africa, a lack of infrastructure – from poor roads and water supply to a lack of an educational system and medical care – has reproduced social marginalization and inequality. Young people, lacking families, and especially women, are particularly vulnerable. But YEDP has had success over the last eight years combatting these problems through educational programs. In Democratic Republic of Congo, sexual abuse and the continual violation of human rights continued as occupants struggled to cope with the high rate of poverty, orphans, and infections and illnesses like HIV/AIDS. YEDP found initial success by recognizing that the perpetrators of gender-based violence are often those closest to the victims, such as partners, family members, close relatives, friends, community members, Armies groups and even humanitarian workers. In most cases victims do not seek help or speak out for fear of being stigmatized by their own community and people who have power because they are not aware of their rights. All these matters have serious consequences on the lives of women, young people, and the broader social relations within these vulnerable communities. 
With sustainable socio-economic development our eventual goal, YEDP stands to raise awareness and reinforce education and awareness so as to overcome the inequalities and find solutions to the problems mentioned above. 

The broad mission of YEDP is to promote, facilitate, and advocate for positive human development to protect families and young people of low income and empower refugees, immigrants, and the most vulnerable by providing education, access to healthcare, and other opportunities for young people to organize and engage with one another around sports, music, and other types of arts.

The mission of YEPD-Florida is specifically to advocate for and empower refugees and immigrants of African origins to integrate and successfully access healthcare and other services while creating other educational and community opportunities to strengthen families by working across generations. 

YEDP aims to support families and other vulnerable populations toward socio-economic development and a greater understanding of literacy and education around topics such as reproductive health, responsible parenthood, and vocational skills, Self-sufficient and 

Our vision is for justice and peace for women and young people so that they are free to work, to learn, and to make their own choices about their health and lives. We wish that these benefits be rewarded equally, for people to be able to organize themselves and represent their own needs, and to work free from harassment while having the opportunity to achieve positions of responsibilities and leadership.

1. Peace and Justice
2. Accountability and Transparency
3. Fairness/ Inclusion
4. Integrity
5. Collaboration

• Sowing Seeds of hope 
• Seeks to restore hope of refugees and Immigrants living in Florida are struggling, dealing with past traumatic experiences that took place during displacement even when these individuals and families have the opportunity to be resettled in another Country Like United States but they still struggling and they’re in needs of support such as:

1. Housing 
2. Health care 
3. Education 
4. Recreation and community center❖ Jobs opportunities

1.  Education
2.  Youth programs
3.  Transportation
4.  Language assistance
   

• EDUCATION: YEDP helping with school bullying, helping new families, and holding health and education classes.
• YOUTH PROGRAMS : YEDP empower and promote youth talents such as 

1. Dancing Group
2. Soccer teamThe goal is to organize youth groups to keep them together, safe, to be away from drugs and alcohol more active

• TRANSPORTATION: helping families get to grocery stores, work, and health clinics
• LANGUAGE ASSISTANCE : translation and interpretations for families.Helping young children get ready to start school and their mothers learn English.

Additional: YEDP helps welcoming new families by proving translation services, help with relation, Orientation, Community engagement, and helping to gather donations from kind people.

Volunteers are the backbone of our organization . 

We offer a variety of opportunities for individuals and groups to get involved and make a difference in the lives of those we serve.