Youth Leadership and Empowerment

What we do:

Mentorship Programs: Pair South Sudanese youth with mentors from their community or other immigrant groups who can guide them in educational, career, and personal development.

Skills Development Workshops: Organize workshops on leadership, entrepreneurship, public speaking, and digital skills that empower youth to lead projects in their community and beyond.

Civic Engagement: Educate youth on the importance of getting involved in their local communities by volunteering, participating in local politics, and advocating for issues affecting South Sudanese and immigrant communities in Canada.

Youth Life Skills Programs

  • Provide safe environment for peer support and building healthy relationship
  • Provide career counseling, job coaching, resume prep/job search
  • Provide education on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) by integrating the South Sudanese culture in mainstream Canadian culture
  • Provide Mental health/addiction education and support
  • Provide education on Canadian laws/crime and charter of rights and freedoms to reduce involvement in the criminal justice system and to know their rights once convicted
  • Provide mentorship
  • Safe gang exit strategies
  • Organize Youth sports: winter sports (skiing, Skating, Hockey) and all season sports (soccer, basketball, badminton, football, volleyball)
  • Creative arts: music, acting, modeling, spoken words, writing, drawing, debating, contemporary/cultural dance