Youth Leadership Center
The Youth Leadership Center commits to offer youths resources and opportunities in a healthy and clean environment with dignity and no discrimination. To ensure that Congolese youths are prepared and equipped for success in the workplace.
Kuvuna Foundation took part in the YouthMap assessment conducted by International Youth Foundation (IYF), funded by USAID. YLC puts more efforts in supporting promising youth development programs in DRC. (December 2013. YouthMap Assessment Report. Pages 8, 24)
These youths, full of creative and innovative ideas, are just looking to access to training and information ecosystem to transform these ideas into action.
It is one of the main reasons why they need to come to an environment where they can learn, exchange with peers and mentors, and put into practice their ideas.
Activities
Youth Leadership Camp
A moment of connection for youth to learn and share experience. Twice a year, in July and December. The aim of these camps is to nurture, support and empower young emerging leaders.
Youth Leadership Day
This one-day programme provides youth with a short introduction to theories of leadership and how these apply. They meet success people who share their knowledge and expertise through both their failures and successes.
Breakfast Book Club & Mov’Up
Leaders are readers. Expose young people to new and thoughtful ideas. Breakfast is served to participants.
Using the Audio-Visuals, inspirational movies as another relaxed and attractive tool of teaching leadership to young people.
English Club & Computer Literacy
The primary goals are communicating and practicing English. Activities may incorporate reading, writing, listening, and speaking. and Give young people the opportunity to efficiently use computers and modern technology