The Africa Youth Partnership is funded by the Ford Foundation and implemented by Restless Development and YOTA – Youth Opportunity & Transformation in Africa

The Ford Foundation is an independent, non-profit grant-making organisation. For more than 85 years it has worked with courageous people on the frontlines of social change worldwide, guided by its mission to strengthen democratic values, reduce poverty and injustice, promote international cooperation, and advance human achievement. As a foundation dedicated to protecting and advancing human welfare, it is working to address the evolving impacts of COVID-19 around the world and to promote an equitable recovery…READ MORE

Restless Development is a global agency for youth-led development, with a vision for 2030 to enable young people to demand and deliver a just and sustainable world for all. At Restless, we know that young people want to have a meaningful voice in the decisions that affect them, to have access to resources and the skills to pursue a decent sustainable living, to have full…READ MORE

YOTA is an ECOSOC-accredited NGO that works with partners towards a just and sustainable world where every young person has an equal opportunity to succeed. For almost two decades, the organisation has worked to empower Africa’s youth to escape poverty and transform their lives. In line with its Agenda for Youth Transformation, YOTA adopts a people-centred approach to youth transformation that involves increasing youth capabilities to better position them for work and participation in society, expanding opportunities to help youth apply and strengthen those capabilities, and enabling youth to leverage the support of institutions…READ MORE