Empowering youths for sustainable development.
African Youth Empowerment Synergy (AYES) creates an enabling environment for sustainable development and works to fight poverty among young people across Africa — through resource mobilization, leadership training, and community action.
Resource Mobilization
Pooling financial, human, and technical resources to address socio-economic challenges.
Youth Leadership
Equipping the next generation of African leaders with tools, skills, and opportunities.
Sustainable Development
Programs targeting poverty reduction and community empowerment for long-term growth.
Action that reaches across the continent
From cleanup campaigns to skills certification to national youth day celebrations, AYES chapters run programs suited to what their community needs most.
Cleaning our environment, together
AYES volunteers run community clean-up campaigns — clearing litter from public grounds and stadiums to protect health, prevent flooding, and keep the air and water clean for everyone.
Training that ends with a certificate in hand
Practical skills training — from photography and videography to entrepreneurship — gives young people credentials they can use immediately, backed by AYES and its training partners.
Marking the moments that matter to youth
AYES chapters mark national youth days and civic moments across the countries where we work — building visibility and pride around youth-led change.
A synergy across African countries
Cameroon
Environmental action and community outreach, including public grounds clean-up campaigns.
Zambia
Skills certification training and national Youth Day celebrations run by local AYES volunteers.
Growing
AYES continues to build synergy with youth and partners in more African countries.