Who We Are!
Innovative Youth with Action Uganda (IYAU) is a non-profit organization that promotes empowerment of poor, marginalised and vulnerable people for sustainable change through facilitating access to skills development, environmental sustainability, income generation and job creation, Education, HIV/AIDS services, Orphans and Vulnerable children care and support services, Human rights advocacy, Basic Health care Services, Peace Building, Zero tolerance to Gender Based violence, and sustainable agricultural practices.
IYAU was founded on the premise that it is critical to elevate poor, marginalized and vulnerable people’s needs and ambitions to take responsibility for their communities. All of the organisation’s work aims to contribute to a society that supports and embraces the self-assurance of the poor, marginalized and vulnerable people and their communities.
The Direct beneficiaries of IYAU Services and products are: Orphans and Vulnerable Children, People Living with HIV/AIDS, Youth, female sex workers, Ex-prisoners and inmates, Persons with Disabilities, Women and Girls, Ex-prisoners, inmates, Child marriage survivors, Child headed families, HIV + Youth and Children, and widows. IYAU works with churches, human rights activists and defenders, schools, peer educators, community based groups, prisons, Police, Local leaders, health facilities, Community Volunteers and Village health teams.
IYAU is a team-based organisation committed to sharing knowledge, leadership and learning, and it concentrates its efforts on five thematic areas of poverty reduction:
· Education and training
· Entrepreneurship and Skills Development
· Public health and sanitation
· Human rights advocacy
· Environment and Sustainable Production
Other include
- Child Sponsorship & Orphans and Vulnerable Children Care and support
- Livelihoods and economic empowerment
- International Volunteer exchange program
Our Tag line ‘Changing Mindsets’’ encapsulates the beliefs and ideals that guide our organisation