MISSION
APY exists to provide young people with employable skills and advocate for the rights and needs of young people.
VISION
A community where young people are empowered with information and armed with skills for social, economic, cultural and political self-sustenance development.
LEGAL STATUS
Association for Promotion of the Youth is a registered as community based organisation number WCBO/22/9018
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ABOUT US
Welcome to APY
Association for Promotion of the Youth (APY) is a grassroots community based
organisation established by group of youth in 2004, to work on addressing the
challenges of young people to improve on the quality of their lives through education,
training, advocacy and sensitisation.
The organisation works to support the needs and rights of children and youth in rural and slum communities in Uganda. The organization has four main programs: Human Rights promotion, Health care and education, skills and livelihood development and intercultural exchange. These programs supports the setting up of individual or group small scale entrepreneurship to create new jobs for youth, providing them with vocational skills training as well as small grants to jumpstart their business.
The organisation works to support the needs and rights of children and youth in rural and slum communities in Uganda. The organization has four main programs: Human Rights promotion, Health care and education, skills and livelihood development and intercultural exchange. These programs supports the setting up of individual or group small scale entrepreneurship to create new jobs for youth, providing them with vocational skills training as well as small grants to jumpstart their business.
Core values
- Team work
- Accountable
- Creativity and innovativeness
- Non discrimination.
- Transparent
- Self-respect.
Our Aims
- To build the capacity of young people through vocational training, life skills and entrepreneurship skills development for self-employment
- To raise the levels of awareness among young people and communities about HIV/AIDS, Malaria and other diseases in the community
- To educate and sensitize young people and communities about conservation and environment protection for sustainable development
- To advocate, protect and promote the rights of the vulnerable people in the community
Our Programs
APY supports various programs: education, healthcare outreach, women empowerment, youth leadership and community engagement, farming projects, and community outreach.
Education and sponsorship
Our education and sponsorship programme offers holistic education sponsorship program to vulnerable children in rural communities, slum areas and fishing communities from pre-primary to tertiary institutions.
Skills and Livelihood Development
This program supports and empowers youth
and vulnerable households to become productive and live self-sustained lives.
APY trains youth in vocation, life and entrepreneurship skills
like, Tailoring & design, Art & Craft, brick making, knitting,
driving skills, Information and Communication Technology
(ICT) etc.
Health education Promotion
This program promotes the right to health as enshrined in the un convention. It
educates, train and sensitize youth and community
members about hygiene, nutrition, care for the
bodies, general cleanness, treatment adherence
and health check ups
Adolescent Reproductive Health:
Young people are educated about their health, prevention from early pregnancies and Sexual diseases, HIV testing, counseling, treatment, referrals. Adolescent Reproduction this is done through training sessions and awareness campaigns, family planning, enhancing proper nutrition and sanitation
Micro credit Scheme (a revolving fund)
APY offers start up (interest free) small business loans to our graduates or households in the community to either startup or enhance the existing one. “If you give a person a fish you will feed them for a day, but if you teach them how to fish you will feed them for life”, Since the loan is paid off the money
Sports
APY uses sport such as foot and net ball, volley ball etc. Music, dance and drama, poetry performances to promote gender, equality as an important element to HIV/AIDS and drug/alcohol abuse prevention in a multicultural environment..
Music Dance and Drama
The organization uses music dance and drama to reach out to communities as a tool in education, training and sensitization on issues affecting the community. This a viable tool in passing out any message to the community members for it is both educative and
entertaining. It reaches to many community member in a short time
Environment
This program inspires young people to conserve the environment, plant trees, use of nature resources sparingly for the next generation, to harvest water and use energy saving machine (stoves). The campaign brings together business, community groups, schools and individuals in a range of activities waste management, tree planning that positively improve local environment management.
Fundraise
APY volunteers and friends worldwide can fundraise some money and donations at home and physically bring it to the program site, and see how it being used in the best ways.
Help transform a life by fundraising: Contact us and we help with what you decide what you will need and also send you promotional material – video and pamphlets that explains the work APY does
