ENLIGHTEN YOUTH
EMPOWERMENT CENTER,INC
ENLIGHTEN YOUTH EMPOWERMENT
CENTER INC (EYEC)
VISION
WE BELIEVE THAT BY ENLIGHTENING YOUTH, IT IS POSSBLE TO EMPOWER YOUTH TO PURSUE THEIR DREAMS AND TO BE MASTERS
OF THEIR DESTINY AND HELP IN THE TRANSFORMATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE SOCIETY THEY LIVE IN.
MISSION
OUR MISSION IS TO EMPOWER POOR AND DISADVANTAGED YOUTH TO ACHIEVE ACCESS TO RESOURCES AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF SOCIETY THROUGH POVERTY REDUCTION, BETTER HEALTH AND GENDER EQUALITY BY PROMOTING VALUES OF RESPONSIBLE CITIZENSHIP AND PRINCIPLES OF EQUALITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS FOR DEMOCRATIC, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DONORS, NON-PROFIT, GOVERNMENT, COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTEER GROUPS.
CORE VALUES
INTEGRITY, ACCOUNTABILITY, TRANSPARENCY, RESPECT, TEAMWORK, QUALITY OF SERVICE, INCLUSIVENESS, DIVERSITY.
URGENT!!!
PLEASE DONATE TO SAVE LIVES
EYEC,INC is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Your Donations are 100 percent tax-deductible. Deepening Hunger and Famine Emergency in Northern, Eastern and other parts of Ethiopia.
EYEC,INC is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Your Donations are 100 percent tax-deductible. Deepening Hunger and Famine Emergency in Northern, Eastern and other parts of Ethiopia.
Helping Displaced People suffering from one of the most severe Famine and Starvation Crises in the world today is a moral obligation for all. According to the UNFAO,WFP and UNICEF, over 5 million displaced people could quickly die of starvation due to conflicts in Ethiopia. They are in need of life-saving urgent assistance, such as food, water, shelter. The number of people affected by famine and hunger is expected to increase unless the international community reaches out with their donations to save lives. Please donate to help respond rapidly to emergency needs.
Your donations will be used to Help people in need of emergency assistance for the:
1.provision of food, water, shelter, nutrition, therapeutic food for severely malnourished children, water containers, water tanks, cooking oil utencils, washing items like soaps, items for shelters, such as plastic sheets, tents.
2. provision of water well drilling of new boreholes for the provision of sanitation and clean water supply.
3. provision of preventive and treatment health care services including psychological trauma and COVID-19 preventive care to displaced people
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About Us
EYEC,Inc Board
are professionals dedicated to promoting empowerment among the youth through our mission and values.
EYEC,Inc Board
are professionals dedicated to promoting empowerment among the youth through our mission and values.
Enlighten Youth Empowerment Center, Inc is a non-profit and non-partisan organization established to promote youth empowerment through programs that address the needs of young people such as quality education, job training, employment, health care, safe housing services, civic and youth leadership projects.
Board
The Board of Directors of Enlighten Youth are dedicated professionals in the field of non-profit management, women in development and youth issues, communications/journalism, psychology, health, government, civil society, art, project management, and have long years of experience working as UN Consultants, journalists, communication experts, and managers in government and non-profit organizations, civil society and IT projects. These experienced members of the leadership team along with donors, government, volunteers and supporters are critical for attaining the strategic goals of our Organization and mission..
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The Center works with youth organizations, women organizations, community organizations, donors, volunteer groups, local government representatives, and advocacy groups to achieve the goal of youth empowerment. The Center undertakes youth empowerment projects through research, training programs, workshops, career exploration, and healthy life styles and leadership initiatives. The major programs of Enlighten lay emphasis on poverty reduction and the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
UN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
Enlighten Youth Empowerment Center, Inc
works to contribute its share towards the achievement of some of the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals in the areas of education,
decent work and economic growth, poverty reduction through career development and promotion of sustainable jobs, health, provision of clean water and sanitation, gender equality, action against inequalities, human rights,
partnership and cooperation with donors, UN agencies, governmental and nongovernmental organizations and community organizations.
WHY INVEST IN YOUTH?
YOUTH ARE THE LARGEST
POPULATION IN ANY SOCIETY
THEY PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE IN GLOBAL CHANGE AND INNOVATION
EMPOWERED, YOUTH CAN
PLAY A KEY ROLE IN THE EFFORT TO ADDRESS THE "CHALLENGES OF POVERTY, INEQUALITY,
CLIMATE CHANGE,
ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION, PEACE AND JUSTICE"
THE YOUTH CAN PLAY A KEY ROLE AS CHANGE AGENTS FOR THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE UN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
IMPLEMENTATION
ENLIGHTEN YOUTH EMPOWERMENT CENTER,INC
IS COMMITTED TO GREATER YOUTH PARTICIPATION IN THE EFFORT TO ADDRESS THE CHALLENGES OF POVERTY, INEQUALITY, CLIMATE CHANGE, ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION ETC in PARTNERSHIP AND COOPERATION WITH UN AGENCIES, DONORS, NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, GOVERNMENTAL AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS.
Effective Youth Empowerment
Youth Empowerment is all about inspiring young people to create hope for their future.
Serious Challenges facing poor and disadvantaged youth in their life among others include:
Famine and Hunger
Lack of quality
education
Poverty
Lack of clean water supply
Housing problem
Poverty
Lack of adequate health
care, problem of drug abuse
Climate change
Peace,democracy and Justice
Gender Inequality
Our Programs /Projects Are Aimed At Helping Youth OvercomeThese Challenges With The Support of Donors And In Partnership With The International Community
Our Youth Empowerment Projects
1.Youth Empowerment
2.Microfinance
3.Food Security
4. Health and Nutrition
5.Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
6. Quality Education and Literacy
7.Environment
8. Civic Education
1.For 16 Microfinance projects:A group of 10 women 10000 each/ per group=
$160,000
2.Yoith Computer Training Center: $480,000
3 Community Health and Counseling Center= $100,000
4.Safe housing services for at risk youth (girls and boys). Because of the war, poverty, low education, abuse and lack of parenthood. 100,000 children are in the streets of our project area.
One in four have no family support and are aged between six and sixteen years.=
Interventions focus on: Safe housing, job trainings, quality education, reduction of physical and sexual exploitation, mental health promotion and reduction of drug use behavior = $150 ,000
5.Clean water supply for poor and disadvantaged youth.=$8,000
6.Access to quality education to poor girls and boys on a 120-150m2 area= $250,000
7.Information Literacy Campaign project to end violence and sexual assault for women equality $50,000
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8.Youth Civic Education Project $50,000
Total Budget needed=US$ 1,248,000
Basics of computer training skills, and civic education programs​​
Our Integrated Youth Empowerment Projects
Micro-credit programs/ Trickle Up program/Civic Education Project for Poor Young women.
Budget: US$30,000 dollars assistance from donors to launch this integrated microcredit program in 2022.
Micro-credit programs/ Trickle Up program for poor and disadvantaged youth empowerment. Microfinance is a banking service that is provided to unemployed and low-income individuals who have no other means of gaining financial services.
Our past programs in which we helped empower 200 poor women have showed us that participation in credit-related activities of youth leads to greater empowerment of credit members. Participants included unemployed young women and men aged 18 to 30
According to our focus group discussions, beneficiaries of the microcrwdit program reported that the program made them more confident, assertive, self-reliant, and aware of their rights. No doubt, credit programs that target poor young girls, women and boys are likely to produce substantial improvements in their social and economic status.
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According to our 2022 plan, we have identified 300 poor young women in 3 localities.They are organized into 30 business groups of 10 young women each with each group receiving US$1000 credit to be repaid after their businesses become profitable. The repaid loan will be used for the sustainability of the revolving loan fund or Microcredit program for lending future new members. This program is an important tool for poverty reduction.
We are looking for US$30, 000 dollars assistance from donors to launch this microcredit program in 2022.
Tools we use to Start a micro-credit program
Help them Plan their business. ...
Enlighten Youth Empowerment Center Inc
Enlighten Youth Empowerment Center’s Offices are
located in Maryland, USA and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
US Office
451 N. Hungerford Drive
Rockville, MD 20850
Tel: +15512441857
Email: info@enlightenyouthinc.org
Addis Ababa Office
Arada Sub Town
Tel: 011-251-99-113-6417
P.O.BOX: 32699
Arat Kilo Post Office Branch
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Our vision is to empower the youth to be masters of their destiny through their active participation and to help in the transformation and development of the communities they live in for better quality of life through poverty reduction, better health and gender equality programs and projects by promoting values of responsible citizenship and principles of equality and human rights. Together you can help to build a better future by supporting our mission to empower poor and disadvantaged young girls and boys. EYEC, Inc relies on the generosity of citizens like you to help us achieve our vision for a better future of our youth, who are the future of our society. Please make your contributions today. EYEC, Inc is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Your donation is 100 percent tax-deductible!
Contact Us
Enlighten Youth Empowerment Center, Inc
Rockville, MD 20850, USA
Tel:+15109737877
Email: info@enlightenyouthinc.org
Enlighten Youth Empowerment Center, Inc
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia