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Our Mission

To provide career training and workforce readiness support to youth that live in Africa

About YACD

Our US-based 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation exists to ensure that youth throughout Africa receive the highest levels of career professional support possible.

We help youth identify and prepare for careers that add long term value & meaningful purpose to their lives.

About Us
Classroom Coaching
YACD's after school classroom coaching supports the sustainable development of needed social & work life skills. Core competencies such as goal setting, workplace conflict resolution, effective organizational management & English Literacy (ESL) are a few of the many areas that are program participants are trained to be proficient in.
Career Assessment Testing
We utilize online career assessment testing as a tool. This testing uncovers to our youth how their personal interests & gifts may impact their success and fulfillment in a wide range of career field options.
Career Mentorship
We strive to physically assign each program participant with a professional mentor that is active in each student's unique career field of interest. This process progressively supports our organization's ongoing youth vocational training & development initiatives.
Real World Training
YACD career mentoring creates a safe and professional space for our youth participants to ask questions, receive counsel and shadow professionals in real life workplace environments when possible.

Purposed to Serve

Youth of Africa Career Development, Inc. is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.  We serve to coach Africa's youth in finding their vocational calling through after school training.  We endeavor to build meaningful partnerships with local NGOs in countries throughout Africa.  These valued relationships further assist our purpose in serving youth through our needed career development rooted initiatives.

The 6 year graduation rate for first time undergraduate college students is less than

60

Percent

The national drop-out rate for college students is close to

40

Percent

Willie Wynn Jr.

Founder & CEO

Approximately 30% of an adult's life is spent in the workplace.  Proper guidance & preparation into the right career field truly matters!

Kimberly Wynn

Co-Founder

Everyone should be honest in their decision-making process of choosing the right career that fits their personalized interests.

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Our US based non-profit corporation supports youth throughout Africa with after school career development training.  Very few educational institutions include this important matter within their school program curricula.  We are determined to make a difference!

Developing Partnerships in Kenya, East Africa

YACD presently has program partnership rollouts in Ghana & The Democratic Republic of Congo.  You can select present or past country under our Programs drop down menu to learn more about our work and our program participants.  Pictured below are a few students & educational leaders in the country of Kenya.  

Plumbing and Welding Students

Pictured above this text are a number of Plumbing & Welding students.  They are enrolled in one of Kiambu County Kenya's vocational training programs that is located in the small town of Mangu.  Their 2 year program training is 90% hands on learning & 10% theory based.

Fashion Design Students

In the above picture, recent high school graduate Maryanne Kilonzo is seated next to her sowing machine.  Maryanne is a 1st year enrolled student at Jodan College located in Thika Town, Kenya.  She will be receiving a Fashion Design diploma after her 2 years of completing her studies within this program.

Standing on her feet next to Maryanne is her classmate Virginia Kinyanjui.  Virginia is a 2nd year student in the same enrolled program at Jodan College. Both Virginia & Maryanne have future aspirations of starting companies that cater to both male & female fashion clientele.

Hospitality Program Student
Hellen Wanjiru Muchiri of the Mangu Vocational Training Centre is standing next to our YACD founder Willie Wynn. In this pic , she was a few days away from taking her Friday final exams & receiving her diploma in Hospitality. The country of Kenya's Hospitality, Food & Beverage and Tourism sectors make up approximately 10% of its economy's GDP.
Broadcast Journalism Student
Kelvine Kiplagat Bartwol pictured happily next to his sound equipment is a 2nd year enrolled Jodon College of Technology student that is enrolled in their School of Media Technology. He plans on pursuing a career in Studio Technical Operations after receiving his diploma. Student Technical Operators are responsible for overseeing professional television broadcast equipment for recording, transmitting and live broadcasting to produce high quality audio and video signals.
Wood Shop Students
John Kamau (pictured to the far right) is a young 17 year old Kiambu County student alongside his classmates. They are all learning highly valuable woodworking skills. A very small handful of youth that have been enrolled in Kiambu County's vocational programs have never completed their high school education. They still however go on to develop valuable skills that allow them to make an honest living for themselves & their future families. Many vocational students come from poor backgrounds & some are physically underdeveloped for their age due to a lack of nutrition. This is one reason why our program is preparing to launch a weekly 3-day meal program that runs parallel with our classroom training sessions.

Kiambu County Vocational Executive Leadership

Pictured in the navy blue business suit is Emily Nkoroi.  She serves as the Director of Vocational Training Services for Kiambu County Kenya’s Department of Education, Gender, Culture & Social Services.  Emily has greatly helped our organization's grass roots efforts of establishing our program in unfamiliar territory and understanding Kenya's unique cultures.

Emily & our YACD Founders Willie & Kimberly Wynn are pictured alongside principal Elijah Mwangi to the far right. They are standing on the grounds of 1 of 40 Kiambu County Kenya’s polytechnic / vocational training facilities.   These 40  county run facilities professionally equip high school graduates with the necessary tools to succeed  in their respective fields of study.