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.
By joining YALIServes, you are joining together with young leaders across Africa to inspire, volunteer, and lead events in your communities. Take action today by completing your personalized pledge to demonstrate your commitment to giving back to your community. Then, stay tuned to this page for resources, tips, and guidance to help you on your volunteer journey.
The YALI Network’s new course on Organizational Development for Volunteer-Based Initiatives will help those seeking to create a successful plan for their community oriented, volunteer-based initiatives. If you have an idea for something you have always wanted to start, or if you already have an organization which helps your community, this course is for you.
Lessons will focus on writing good Mission and Vision Statements to communicate the goals of the organization, Project Management for goal setting and creating a plan for meeting those goals, and reaching out to the community for volunteers, donations, and financial support in Getting Support for Your Work.
What does it mean to volunteer?If you think volunteering is just about working for free, you’re missing an opportunity. This five-part vignette series outlines the benefits of volunteering and how it’s not only important for your community but is a smart way to develop and enhance your professional skills.
We’re sharing ideas for small acts of service to help you plan your efforts to give back to your community.
No act is too small. Check out the corresponding blog post for more details.
Inspire your community.
The YALIServes toolkit can help! The YALIServes toolkit gives you step-by-step instructions on everything from planning, inviting volunteers, to following up after your YALIServes event.
Thank you for hosting a YALIServes community project. Please fill out this event report form for a chance to be featured in a future YALI Network campaign or social media spotlight.
Use everything you’ve learned in the course to host your very own YALILearns session.
