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What can you do for your community? For your education? For your peers in the YALI Network? Learn about all the actions you can take to be involved with YALI, such as organizing volunteer events or YALILearns sessions, becoming a part of a YALI Network initiative, or applying to YALI program opportunities.

Featured Campaign

YALIServes encourages all members of the YALI Network to perform acts of service on International Nelson Mandela Day – July 18. Let us showcase the importance of community involvement and volunteerism in the spirit of Nelson Mandela’s legacy.

Engage with the YALIServes campaign for ideas for projects that strengthen your community, increase education access, improve women’s and girls’ health, and encourage vocational training and mentorship.

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Featured YALI Network Online Course

a globe surrounded by greenery. — Fundamentals of Climate-Smart Entrepreneurship

This course will provide entrepreneurs with recommendations for planning, implementing, and running sustainable climate-smart businesses. Those businesses responsibly manage natural resources, don’t contribute to the climate crisis, respect Indigenous lands and ways of life, and are profitable.

Facilitate a YALILearns Session

If you are looking for a way to give back to your community and help mentor other young leaders, then organize your own YALILearns session. Find all of the resources and information you need to start planning here.

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Featured Campaign

Featured YALI Network Online Course

Facilitate a YALILearns Session

Get Engaged With YALI Network Initiatives:

Africa4Her

Africa4Her drives positive action around the challenges women face.

AGOA (African Growth and Opportunity Act)

The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) is the cornerstone of U.S. trade policy with Africa and provides highly preferential access to the U.S. market for thousands of products produced in, and exported by, qualifying countries in Sub-Saharan Africa.

YALIServes

YALIServes highlights and encourages the positive role volunteerism plays in benefiting communities.

YALIEntrepreneurs

YALIEntrepreneurs is an initiative to help you find your inner entrepreneur and take your business idea from thought to fruition. If you’re determined to create, innovate, and prosper become a YALIEntrepreneur today.

YALIChecks

Stopping the spread of misinformation is everyone’s responsibility! Find out how you can be involved with YALIChecks.

YALIVotes

YALIVotes encourages civic participation through elections and social responsibility.

YALI4Wildlife

YALI4Wildlife is committed to raising awareness and encouraging positive action against illegal wildlife poaching.

YALICares

YALICares is designed to increase awareness and literacy on health matters and encourage you to serve as a community health advocate.

YALIUnites for Integrity

YALIUnites highlights ways that individuals can identify and eliminate corruption.

YALIProfessionals

No matter what stage you are in your professional development, the YALI Network is here to help.

YALIGoesGreen for Agribusiness

YALIGoesGreen for Agribusiness explores the many facets of agriculture so that you can find your place along the value chain.

YALIStands4All

YALIStands4All encourages the protection of human rights for all individuals.

YALI4OURFUTURE

YALI4OurFuture is dedicated to increasing awareness and providing actionable solutions to the climate crisis.

YALISpeaks

YALISpeaks provides everyday citizens with the tools to become community journalists, ensuring they understand how to report on issues facing their communities in a responsible, ethical, and effective way.

YALI4Youth

With YALI4Youth, you’ll learn how to become a successful youth mentor and empower them to become the types of leaders who change businesses, communities, cultures, and countries for the better.

Young African Leaders Initiative