Empowering Africa’s youth to build, create, and lead.

We bridge talent and opportunity across training, creation, growth, and leadership.

YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT: A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE

Youth unemployment and inactivity remain elevated worldwide, with COVID-19 reversing progress on youth NEET(Not in Education, Employment or Training) rates.

  • 732Myouth were out of the labour force in 2021.
  • 75Myouth were unemployed in 2021.
  • 12.7%youth unemployment in Africa; many withdraw from the labour market.
  • 15 yrsof progress in reducing youth NEET rates was reversed by COVID-19.

YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT: A KENYAN PERSPECTIVE

Kenya’s youth face high unemployment and a fast-growing pipeline of new entrants to the labour force.

  • 38.9%of youth reported unemployed as at May 2020.
  • 20–24age group is the worst hit by unemployment.
  • 48.2%of the population was below 17 in 2020—signalling a wave of future job seekers.
  • ~1Mworking-age entrants expected between 2020 and 2029.
Youth+ Africa team and community

About Youth+ Africa

Youth+ Africa is a youth-led, pan-African institution that serves to bridge the gap between talent and opportunity through investing into the growth and economic empowerment of Africa’s youth demographic. By identifying, empowering and accelerating Africa’s youth entrepreneurs, Youth+ Africa is building an ecosystem with a continental footprint that will birth innovation, access to opportunity and the attainment of Africa’s socio-economic potential.

Mission

To nurture generations of youth equipped with the resources needed to capitalize on opportunities that drive economic change.

Vision

An economically empowered African youth tackling challenges through innovation, collaboration and social enterprise.

HOW WE BRIDGE THE GAP

We Train

Knowledge & Skills Development. Mentorship & Apprenticeship.

We Create

Data Driven Innovation. Incubation & Acceleration.

We Grow

Market Linkages & Networking. Access to Financial Services.

We Lead

Advocacy and Policy Engagement

WE TRAIN

WE CREATE

WE GROW

WE LEAD

How we track our impact

Action research

Allow youth+ and its partners to adapt and optimize strategies in real time.

Baseline formative surveys

Questionnaires and discussions with ongoing and previous participants

Inter-country partnerships

Kick off localized programming across multiple African markets.

Leveraging technology

Grow our digital footprint as a precursor to on-ground execution across the continent.

Dissemination & publication

Dissemination and publication of lessons learnt and best practices.

Reach youth at scale

Increase our positioning as a leading youth institution driving impact across Africa.

Partners & collaborators

We work with forward-thinking brands, institutions, and community partners.

  • Nairobi City County logo
  • Blaze logo
  • British Council logo
  • Nestle logo
  • Youth Enterprise Development Fund logo
  • Branch logo
  • FXPesa logo
  • Top Level Management logo
  • Old Mutual logo
  • Redbull logo
  • Sankara logo
  • Arvocap logo
  • Sarit Expo logo
  • Charge24 logo
  • Vusi Thembekwayo logo
  • Nairobi City County logo
  • Blaze logo
  • British Council logo
  • Nestle logo
  • Youth Enterprise Development Fund logo
  • Branch logo
  • FXPesa logo
  • Top Level Management logo
  • Old Mutual logo
  • Redbull logo
  • Sankara logo
  • Arvocap logo
  • Sarit Expo logo
  • Charge24 logo
  • Vusi Thembekwayo logo