YOUTH EMANCIPATION & REHABILITATION FOUNDATION (YERF)

MISSION

Championing a just and progressive society with an empowered youth population having access to social justice, economic opportunities and protection of human rights, achieving full potential as responsible citizens

VISION

YERF envisions “A society of empowered youth Population”

MAIN GOAL

Strengthened Social Justice Reforms for the Nigerian women and Youth Population by keeping them informed about issues and concerns that affects their everyday living, EMANCIPATE them from Life threatening habits, circumstances and situations, EMPOWER them by imparting and strengthening required skills and exposures, provide them opportunities to develop to their full potential while involving them in all the stages of their personal development, that of their communities, state and the Nigeria nation

CORE VALUES

  • Accountability and Transparency: We hold ourselves accountable to both internal and external stakeholders, upholding openness and honesty in our operations and taking responsibility and ownership for our actions
  • Excellence: We uphold good work ethics and strive for the best in everything we do
  • Integrity: We are committed to doing the right things at all times
    Partnership: We value working with relevant stakeholders, recognizing their potentials and values and harvesting deploying resources appropriately for mutual benefits
    Humility: We operate at the level of simplicity that he vulnerable people can feel free to approach and confide in us with love
  • Selfless service: We derive joy and fulfilment in rendering service to the vulnerable without expectation of reward from there, but from God.
  • Teamwork: We work together with one mind, for a common purpose, believing that together we can achieve more

WHAT WE DO

  • Baseline/Formative research
  • Primary Health Care
  • Adolescent health development programs
  • Communicable/Non-communicable disease prevention control e.g. STI/HIV/AIDS, Malaria, TB, Breast and Cervical cancer
  • Empowerment programs e.g. training, micro-finance, social welfare

OBJECTIVES

  • To conduct baseline studies [community diagnoses] to identify Health and basic youth needs
  • To provide basic Health Education and Information training to Youths for development, Economic Growth and Poverty alleviation
  • To provide Essential Drugs
  • To develop, field-test and produce BCC Materials i.e. Posters, Handouts etc
  • To raise Awareness on STD/HIV&AIDS, promote and provide
  • Home/Community Based Care
  • To Collaborate with other Bodies or Agencies Promoting Youth Development

STRATEGIES ADOPTED

  • Advocacy / Sensitization
  • Behavioural Change Communication (BCC)
  • Home/Community Based Care
  • Youth Friendly Resource Centers
  • Training Peer Educators
  • Health service provision

YERF believes that networking, collective efforts, sharing of knowledge, resources and information are key to success as long as addressing the global developmental issues and challenges of youths are concerned.
Keeping this critical fact in mind; the organization always tries to join all such forums and networks which directly link to its mission and objectives. In this regard, the Foundation has joined the following important networks operating at local and international levels:
Government Agencies Youth Councils, Private and Government Organizations, International and National Non-Governmental and Religious bodies such as:

  • NNNGO
  • Palladium
  • Development Measures Global Network
  • BudgiT
  • Youth Alive Foundation (YAF)
  • Widows and Orphan Empowerment Organisation
  • Information Resource Center (USA Embassy)

FOCUSED THEMATIC AREA

  • Youth Development and Empowerment through skill acquisition
  • Integrated health and nutrition management
  • Micro Credit and enterprise enhancement
  • Local Institutions Building and Policy advocacy
  • Farm based technology promotion
  • Adolescent reproductive sexual health
  • Networking, Partnership and cooperation
  • Sustainable agriculture and natural resource management and watershed
  • Ensure conservation of the ecosystem through community environmental sensitization
  • Information technology
  • Information technology

PROGRAM EXPERIENCE

Our cordial relationship with Alpha Kapital MFB has enabled us facilitate loan intervention for:
Apo youths alongside skill acquisition programs, Gbagyi farmers in FCT Abuja as well as cattle farmers because we have a firm belief in the potentials of the Agricultural sector, Sauka Women Intervention, Gbessa Women Intervention, Dogongada Women Intervention.
Youths in Abia State are continually empowered through computer appreciation and skill acquisition programs This is to ensure the youth shun social vices and embrace peace and development.
We are also involved in secondary school outreach programs through our project “catch them young” where we interact with these students through conversations centred round career choice, reproductive sexual health and generally mentor them