Job Skills for 10,000 Youths in Cameroon.

Lack of Vocational training services and entrepreneurship opportunities for young people has the devastating potential to create a severe economic impact; increasing poverty, drug adiction, rural exodus and high rate of crime wave in Cameroon.Integrated Agricultural Association (IAA) is spearheading efforts to break the employment limitations by training young people on entrepreneurship, providing mentorship and supporting youth businesses with resources to thrive successfully.

Integrated Agricultural Association (IAA) has established a poultry farm with carrying capacity of 500 chicks for youth group in Alamatu, Mile 7 Mankon, Bamenda, Northwest region of Cameroon; with membership of 50 members. The group members have been trained on agribusiness, feed production, marketing, poultry techniques, savings, loan management and accountability. Within a cycly of 21-90 days, the group can generate approximately $5000 given that 5kg of chicken cost $10. This will increase economic capacity and self-sufficiency for 50 youths and increase food security for over 500 people in the area, an opportunity they did not have before.

Integrated Agricultural Association (IAA) aims to raise $100,000 for this program and $340 have been raised so far through globalgiving needing $99660 to go. With your continued generosity through GlobalGiving, IAA will be able to go even further to create more impact. Thank you for being our valued donor and supporter, you are our hero, you made it possible for us to create change in our community.

Lack of Vocational training services and entrepreneurship opportunities for young people has the devastating potential to create a severe economic impact. Young people have straggled with life since the COVID-19 outbreak and the ongoing civil war in the Anglophones regions of Cameroon and they need a hand that can support them. IAA is contributing to the improvement of young people's lives through Entrepreneurship and community based sustainable skills in Agriculture, technology, Poultry Production, Business management, Horticulture and STEM.

Integrated Agricultural Association (IAA) have trained over 250 young people on business management, soap and poultry production. IAA has set up a broiler to raise 5000, two weeks old chikcs to support the trained youths to start or improve their individual farm businesses. These beneficiaries needs material, equipment and financial support to create livelihood opportunities for themselves and the community. However, lack of funding is a challenge because the program is for the pro-poor and funding cannot be raised by the participants.

IAA need $100,000 to empower young people to create income generating businesses that enables them to fight poverty and unemployment. Consider making a donation now through GlobalGiving to help IAA reach this goal. As a generous IAA's supporter, we know you’re passionate about creating change by unleashing the power of giving and support to enable grassroots organizations, transform lives and buil climate resilience and economic development in their communities.