Programs
Youth Empowerment
We help young people learn, lead, and grow.
They gain education, practical skills, and mentorship to build better futures
Sustainable Development
We protect people and the planet.
Our projects focus on sustainable farming clean energy, and climate action.
Community Development
We support strong, healthy communities.
We improve access to water, healthcare, and income opportunities.
Innovation & Technology
We teach youth to use technology for good.
Our digital training and innovation hubs open new paths for learning and jobs.
Women’s Empowerment
We help women become independent and confident.
Through training and leadership programs, they build skills and secure livelihoods.
Humanitarian Support
We stand with people in crisis.
We provide food, shelter, and emotional care to help them recover and rebuild.
Current Projects
Youth Empowerment Through Vocational Training Programs
Category: Youth Empowerment, Humanitarian Support
Training programs equip young people with practical skills, from farming to engineering, to improve employability and self-reliance. We also help graduates find job placements and/or start micro businesses.
For example, we have a 6-month training program in which young people can learn to install solar panels for 4 days/week and spend 1 day doing practical work in local clinics under the mentorship of a trained engineer.
What is needed: Funds for student stipends and course supplies. Experts to provide training and mentorship.
The Royals Bafut Ecovillage Project
Category: Community Development, Sustainable Development
This ongoing community-led initiative focuses on building a community hub to promote sustainable living practices, train young people, and organise cultural events to preserve the rich local heritage. In the construction phase, we set up the core infrastructure (water, sanitation, electricity), using local labour and primarily locally sourced building materials (clay, bamboo, grass, eucalyptus woods).
What is needed: Funds for acquiring building materials, setting up infrastructure systems (water and electricity), and paying skilled trainers.
Sustainable Livelihoods Through Ginger Production
Category: Sustainable Development, Humanitarian Support
This project aims to create jobs for the Nchum community in growing and processing ginger. We also support the packing and selling of ginger, both as a raw material and as a processed product (essential oil), so that participants can earn a living from their involvement in the production.
What is needed: Funds for acquiring disease-free ginger rhizomes (to start the crop at a lower risk) and for buying and setting up solar dryers and other processing tools (to add value to the end products).
Sustainable Livelihoods Through Corn Production
Category: Youth Empowerment, Community Development
This project supports communities such as Njibeeh and Mfota in producing, storing, and marketing corn crops. It aims to train women to operate grinding machines, reducing processing time and increasing storage capacity, thereby guaranteeing a better income from this crop for vulnerable and displaced groups.
What is needed: Funds for buying reliable seeds, improving soil fertility, setting up drip irrigation where needed, securing storage, and having machines to process corn to keep it from spoilage.
Indigenous Storytelling Events
Category: Community Development
Regular events where community members share stories, myths, and legends through oral tradition, music, and dance.
What is needed: A kit for each community project, which includes a smartphone, mic, tripod, power bank, memory cards, external hard drive, notebooks and consent forms. For a live event, a venue with seating and lighting options is needed.
Community Health Initiatives
Category: Youth Empowerment, Humanitarian Support
Youth and the Future run initiatives that support vulnerable communities with healthcare services and sanitation education. In the past, we had facilitated digital access to healthcare services, including telemedicine and health information systems. Currently, there is a plan to build a facility where minor injuries and illnesses can be treated, and more serious cases can be stabilised before transfer to a larger centre.
What is needed: Funds for staffing and supplies.
‘Back-To-School’ Initiative
Category: Community Development, Humanitarian Support
This project aims to remove the barriers that keep vulnerable children (orphans, internally displaced, child-headed households, kids from very low-income families) out of school. We do all we can so that marginalised children can attend school regularly and have the opportunities to continue learning at home and in the community.
What is needed: Funds for learning materials at school and safe study space with electricity within the community.
