RURAL YOUTH AS A DRIVER OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
MicroLinks Youth For Development
A Rwandan association promoting the socio-economic development and financial empowerment of youth in rural areas
MicroLinks Youth For Development is a Rwandan NGO that promotes the socio-economic development of rural Rwandan youth through education and support for their entrepreneurial projects
Supporting the Socio-Economic Initiatives of Rural Youth
Empowering enterprising rural youth to become drivers of community development
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We work with the association Via Don Bosco. All donations over €40 are tax-deductible.
ACCOUNT: BE84 4358 0341 0159
BIC (SWIFT) : KREDBEBR
VIA DON BOSCO – Avenue du Val d’Or
B-1150 Woluwe-Saint-Pierre (Belgium)
Communication : 5982 RWA MICROLINKS Youth For Dev.
Training and connecting the enterprising rural youth to volunteers, NGOs, and youth development programs from various organizations
Training young unemployed
The goal of MicroLinks’ first pilot project is to work with young unemployed by providing training and support to help them create cooperatives. Together, they launch income-generating activities, primarily in agriculture and livestock.
Ongoing Support
After training, the NGO continues to support these young people, offering mentorship at every stage of their cooperative’s growth to ensure the sustainable development of their activities.
Working with young micro-entrepreneurs
MicroLinks YFD’s second pilot project focuses on working with individual young micro-entrepreneurs. It supports cooperative members who wish to launch independent income-generating activities in their chosen field.
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SETTING UP SMALL INCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIES HELPS DRIVE JOB CREATION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, WHICH IN TURN CONTRIBUTE TO SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND IMPROVE LIVING STANDARDS IN RURAL AREAS
OUR MISSION
BUILDING CONNECTIONS
MicroLinks YFD creates connections (hence the name Micro-Links) between aspiring rural youth entrepreneurs and key stakeholders involved in youth development in rural Rwanda:
The link between young people themselves who are trained together in entrepreneurship and management basics before being made aware of pooling their efforts, capacities and savings with a view to initiating development activities concerning them
Linking with Partners
Whenever possible, young entrepreneurs are connected with national and international organizations or programs that support youth entrepreneurship.
Monitoring and Evaluating
MicroLinks YFD regularly monitors the accounting of young cooperatives or independent youth micro-entrepreneurs activities and tracks the development of their operational and managerial skills.
