Guled Ismail's Contact Details

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Youth Activating Youth

, , Australia • 11 - 50 Employees
Individual & Family Services

YAY is non-profit organisation that strives address the psycho-social needs of multicultural youth. We provide marginalized young people that have become estranged from their respective communities the necessary tools to reengage with available services. The services we offer aim to bridge the gaps that currently exists between different government organisations, non-profit agencies and other services providers, especially where multicultural youth are concerned. Positive feedback from our current programs has spurred us explore and invest into employment and education, sports and recreation, and arts and culture.Our programs provide the necessary tools for disadvantaged and disengaged young people to build self-confidence, self-efficacy, and networks that will encourage a more enduring development. This will benefit their communities, and Australia as a country.Youth Activating Youth is a youth-led action research/community development group aimed to:- Gather the needs of young people from CALD backgrounds through youth consultations- Involve young people in the design, implementation and evaluation of programs, forums, conferences, workshops and all other facets of running a successful non-for-profit organization- Implement innovative strategies by young people for young people involving health and wellbeing, education and training and community participation- Use fun activities as tools for youth engagement, social inclusion and leadership development- YAY programs support vulnerable young people including those disengaged from school, family and community or at risk of engaging in antisocial behaviour aged 15-24.