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Youth Empowerment For Self Resilience in Africa

East Africa

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About

YESRA is a registered organization operating in the Kyaka II Refugee Settlement in Kyegegwa District, Uganda. It provides early childhood development (ECD) education, trains local women as certified educators, and runs nutrition and family support programs.

Mission. To empower refugees and host communities in Kyaka II to build self-reliance, access quality education, develop livelihoods, and create healthier, more resilient communities.

Focus areas

  • Education
  • Climate and environment
  • Livelihoods and employment

Activities and approach

Approaches

  • Direct service delivery
  • Community mobilisation
  • Training and capacity strengthening

Capabilities

  • Local implementation
  • Consortium membership
  • Monitoring, evaluation and learning
  • Community access and relationships

Populations served

  • Children
  • Adolescents and young people
  • Women and girls
  • Refugees and displaced people
  • Teachers

Support sought

  • Flexible or core funding
  • Consortium opportunities
  • Capacity strengthening
  • Introductions and network access
  • Funding opportunities
  • Pro bono expertise

Readiness and evidence

3 verified readiness areas

Readiness reflects VICO's review of evidence the organisation has supplied. It is not a compatibility score, and evidence documents are not public.

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