About YID
Our Story
Youth Initiative for Development (YID) was founded by refugee youth in Kakuma to address unemployment, limited education access, and social vulnerability. What began as basic computer training has grown into a multi-sectoral organization integrating technology, livelihoods, peacebuilding, and environmental protection.
Vision: To build an inclusive tech and skills hub where youth, women, and persons with disabilities harness innovation to create sustainable livelihoods and drive community development.
Mission: To empower youth with digital and vocational skills, ensure equitable access to education and technology, and foster problem-solvers who build resilient communities.
Core Objectives
Deliver inclusive digital literacy and IT training
Provide vocational skills to empower women and vulnerable youth
Promote entrepreneurship and innovation
Establish safe spaces for mentorship and leadership
Strengthen peacebuilding and community dialogue
Advance environmental protection and climate action
Our Approach
We use a rights-based, inclusive approach that centers on the needs and voices of refugees and host communities alike.
Our programming is gender-sensitive, focuses on peacebuilding, integrates technology-driven solutions, and always seeks sustainability.
YID believes in community ownership-local leadership, participatory planning, transparency, and strict accountability guide all we do.