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Kick for Your Future

Liberian Youth fight for Social Peace & Sustainability

YOCADS
YOCADS Monrovia, LR

Project Overview

"Kick for Your Future" fights for the integration of youth into employment, increases their self-confidence and community engagement in Libiera. Through practical skills as well as networking in the community and labor market, youth and young adults from precarious neighborhoods in Monrovia gain personal, professional and social perspectives and skills and engage for social justice, peace, and sustainability.

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26%
20.222 CHF
of 75.000 CHF
 
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Funding goals

  1. Stage 1:

    20.000 CHF

    100% funded

    Kick off!
    After an outcome and impact assessment, 40 young people were selected to participate in the project. They participated in a professional development workshop and received a tool kit with materials for their respective training area.

  2. Stage 2:

    35.000 CHF

    1% funded

    Provide "third party" contribution for 2022

    The project money will be used for apprenticeship placement fees, personnel accompaniment, workshops, office costs, evaluation and exams.

    The goal is to sustainably reduce youth unemployment in the project communities by offering livelihood vocational skills to at least 120 additional vulnerable youth.

    We have a big partner who has committed to provide US$ 365,925.00 (77.07%) for the years 2021-2024 but with the condition that we provide US$37,000.00 (7.07%) «local contribution» and US$ 119, 850.00 (15.86%) «third party contribution»

    This last portion is what we are trying to fundraise in order to sustainably implement our activities.

  3. Stage 3:

    50.000 CHF

    0% funded

    Provide third party contribution for 2023

    The project money will be used for apprenticeship placement fees, personnel accompaniment, workshops, office costs, evaluation and exams.

    The goal is to sustainably reduce youth unemployment in the project communities by offering livelihood vocational skills to at least 120 additional vulnerable youth.

  4. Finish Stage:

    75.000 CHF

    0% funded

    Provide third party contribution for 2024

    The project money will be used for apprenticeship placement fees, personnel accompaniment, workshops, office costs, evaluation and exams.

    The goal is to sustainably reduce youth unemployment in the project communities by offering livelihood vocational skills to at least 120 additional vulnerable youth.

The project empowers youths in Liberia to become able to break the cycle of intergenerational poverty; gain practical skills and a positive vision for their personal and professional future; motivate and enable youth to contribute to an increased climate of social peace and security by playing an important role.
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In addition the project helps in finding a job and boosting their self-confidence by offering vocational skills and apprenticeship in the following areas: air conditioner and refrigeration repair; auto mechanic; tailoring; cosmetology; graphic arts; carpentry; welding/metal works; aluminum window fixing and fabric designs.
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Since 2010 to present, KFYF has empowered/trained over 900 vulnerable youths in Monrovia’s slums with 750 beneficiaries finding jobs in the informal and formal economy.
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YOCADS
YOCADS
Monrovia, LR

YOCADS is a youth serving Liberian non-for-profit and non-governmental organization that implements a project under the flagship “Kick For Your Future” in three slum communities of Monrovia, Liberia’s capital. It consists of the management team, volunteers and coaches.

Marianne Naeff
Marianne Naeff
Bern, LR
Project Management

I have been collaborating with YOCADS since 2013. Their work is amazing and has such a big impact not only for the participating youth but also giving perspectives to the communities they are part of. I am learning so much from the participants, volunteers, coaches, trainers and the management team. And I hope their work does not stop because of the strict regulations of big NGO's needing a "third party contribution". Therefore I am very motivated to support their Crwod Funding in order to "Kick for The Future"!

Nancy C. Broh Coleman
Nancy C. Broh Coleman
Monrovia, LR
Job Scout

Nancy C. Broh Coleman is a full time member of the key staff. She is the Job Scout of the organization and therefore responsible for all the efforts and services linked to the apprenticeship-training. She assesses, validates and recommends training outlets, selects and placed the trainees and inquires on their development (e.g. through visits and testing). She designs and organizes several workshops for the trainees and linkes them with potential employers. She is also responsible for the follow-up of the ex-trainees.

Nancy encourages young people to take responsibility for themselves by committing for training. She supports her trainees with a good mixture of empathy and strictness, which leads mostly to success. With her open and friendly manner, she built up a large network and is instrumental in building and expanding the project KFYF

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Pouch

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Padded Case

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CHF 100

Lapa - Traditional Cloth

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Location Monrovia

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