Who We Are

YouthConnekt Africa (YCA) is a pan-African initiative currently operating across 37 countries, designed to empower youth through leadership, skills
development, entrepreneurship, and civic engagement.

Our Mission

To empower African youth to drive a transformed and thriving continent, one life at a time.

Our Vision

To be Africa's most impactful youth-empowerment force.

Our Vision

Connecting African youth for socio-economic transformation.

Our Mission

YouthConnekt Africa is a Pan-African platform that seeks to empower young people through enhancing their knowledge, experiences and skills while investing in their ideas, innovations and initiatives so that Africa makes progress in harnessing its demographic dividends by 2030.

Our Goals

Let’s Empower Youth to
Build The Africa We Need

YouthConnekt Africa was born out of the need to bridge the gap between Africa’s youthful potential and the opportunities needed to unlock it. We exist to connect, empower, and engage youth across the continent—fueling innovation, employment, leadership, and inclusive development.

Connekt

Empower

Engage

A Movement Across the
Continent

Since our launch in 2017, YouthConnekt Africa has rapidly grown into a transformative continental movement. With the leadership of the Government of Rwanda and strategic support from the African Union Commission and UNDP, it now operates in 37 countries—positioning itself as one of Africa’s largest and most influential platforms for youth empowerment, innovation, and policy engagement.
Youth Reached
12 M+
Strategic Partners
50 +
Job Creation Goal
10 M

Our Partners