Founded in 2011, Youth First is an innovative organization with the goal of engaging young people by creating a trusting environment where young people can reach their full potential. We view young people as an asset for the development of the country. The core of Youth First’s work is to give young people the space and skills to build their future. Young people are idealists, who can still see the beauty in the world and what may be. 

We use an appreciative inquiry approach to build on the belief that despite all the hurdles that we young people face in our journey for self-realization, we are amazingly resilient, creative and want to break the cycle of poverty. Our organization trusts young people’s ability to grow and innovate from the challenges they face on their journeys – we encourage risk taking and trust that failure provides space for creativity and new approaches. We succeeded where other organizations working for youth fail because all our programs are designed and implemented by young people for young people.