Africa Youth for Peace and Development
Africa Youth for Peace and Development (AYPAD) was established on 24
October 1995 in Sierra Leone and registered as a non-profit charity
with the Government of Sierra Leone in 2000, holding a United Nations
Economic and Social accredited Status. It was created by 7 young men
who had seen harsh realities being experienced on the entire continent
as a result of war and the consequent violence galore which follow.
Therefore, they decided to form the organization with the vision of
continental integration for peace and development for youths in the
continent.
AYPAD believes in establishing opportunities for young people in
Africa through our multifaceted development programs that enables
peace, sustainable development, and social integration. Our goal as a
non-profit charity is to create opportunities, enable and empower
particularly disadvantaged young people, and the marginalized whose
lives are constantly under threat because of their deprived economic
and social situation.
Our organization relies solely on charitable funding and donations to
ensure the survival, sustainability, and success of our projects in
order to benefit the most vulnerable young people in Africa and to
ensure they have a future. It has hold membership of different
networks and is also affiliated to many organization such as GYAN,
GYCA, Peace Child, War child Canada, WayOut International and, IFFDO.
Actually, AYPAD has been registered with the governments in 29
countries across the African continent with the belief that violence
achieves no meaningful goal and not a solution.
Africa Youth for Peace and Development - Profile (pdf)