Igniting Passion & Hidden Talents
Who We Are
Africa Youth-Now Foundation is a Christian organization that engages the youth and young professionals from diverse backgrounds to promote the integral development of children and young people in Africa. The organization has leadership from the international community and is headquartered in the U.S. and Ghana
Africa is the youngest continent in the world. The ten countries in the world with the youngest population are all from Africa. Forty-one percent of Africa’s population of just over 1.2 billion people is under the age of fifteen. More than 400 million young people are between the ages of 15 and 35 years. Investing in the giftedness of such young population is key to Africa’s integral human development efforts.
Our Vision
Our vision is to help develop young Africa as a dynamic force for the common good.
Our Mission
We believe that the well-trained mind and the well-cultivated will are the most important resources for development. We also believe that Christianity – and religion, generally – is a force for good, particularly in developing the youth.
In light of the above, we design our projects and programs with the view to reach all young people in the spirit of Christ and in collaboration with all people of good will. Our goal is to equip the young people spiritually, intellectually and morally to make bold and enlightened choices for the good all.
Innovating Young Minds For Greater Heights
Our Approach
We are collaborative and interdisciplinary in our approach. Our focus on the integral human development and the search for the common good is rooted in Catholic intellectual tradition and social teaching, the central tenets of which are shared by many religious and humanistic traditions.
What Is Integral Human Development?
Integral human development is the achievement of the holistic development of every person and of the whole human race (Paul VI, Populorum Progressio, 14). Since “only love can transform the human person,” integral human development seeks to build a civilization of love – “a humanism that is up to the standards of God's plan of love in history, an integral and solidary humanism capable of creating a new social, economic and political order, founded on the dignity and freedom of every human person, to be brought about in peace, justice and solidarity” (Compendium of Catholic Social Doctrine>, 19, 580-583).
Our focus on building a civilization of love puts the youth and young people at the forefront in promoting the rights and well-being of children and their families, providing next level education, and in promoting the good of every person and of all people through ethical leadership and a culture of service.
We Partner With
Youth Organizations
Religious institutions
Businesses and companies
Ghana Christian Family Foundation
Governmental and non-governmental organizations
Impacting Family, Church and Culture
Our Procedures
Inform
We inform people about the needs and opportunities around them through interdisciplinary research and critical analyses.
Train
We train young people in ethical and servant leadership through Gospel values and social teachings of the church.
Challenge
We challenge the youth and young professionals to develop a culture of service and to be agents of positive change in the family, society and the church.
Equip
We equip young people with resources to meet these challenges.
Mercy is our Hope
Truth is our Light
Love is our Life
