Steps toward a bright future
![woman in Nigeria by a storefront](/sites/default/files/styles/mercycorps_default_small_1x/public/2019-11/nigeria-201603-crobbins-0306.jpg?h=32907bcd&itok=JGxzRACz)
March 01, 2016
We see youth as a strategic priority. Rather than viewing youth as troublemakers or as a demographic challenge, we believe in the positive power of youth — in their ability to enable their countries to thrive socially, politically and economically.
Learn more about our unique approach to connecting youth in Africa to economic opportunities. Against a backdrop of unemployment and scarce opportunity, we see youth as changemakers who are rising to meet the tough challenges they face with energy, optimism and success.