Members
Youth Empowerment and Leadership Initiative
(YELI – Burundi)
YELI-Burundi is a non-profit youth led-initiative that empowers young people on issues that affect their lives for positive change, peace and prosperity in the Burundi. It provides opportunities for young people to explore different leadership skills and develop their leadership potential. YELI-Burundi strives to inspire breakthroughs and timely catalysts for change in youths. Its work focuses on advocacy, conflict prevention and transformation, PVE/CVE, social cohesion, intercultural and interfaith dialogue, education and economic development. Our mission is to develop generations of young leaders and entrepreneurs capable at promoting peace, human rights and sustainable development. Our vision is to create a Burundian society where young people are the architects of peace, promotion of human rights and sustainable development.
Focus Areas
Intercultural and Interfaith Dialogue
Women, Peace & Security
Youth, Peace and Security
Gender-Sensitive Conflict Prevention
Dynamics of Masculinity
ICT and Digital Peacebuilding
Climate Change and Peacebuilding
Advocacy
Education and Economic Development
country: Burundi