Our youth empowerment model is based on the foundation of “open access” for all young people. Our skilled volunteers provide a safe, stimulating place and purpose for young people from the ages of 12 to 21.

We support young people’s transition to adulthood

Empower Youth International membership is free and once the young people are here, we work to promote positive change in them and support their transition to adulthood in three key ways:

Improving young people’s Health& Wellbeing and encouraging the development of long term healthy eating habits and lifestyle choices.

Involving young people in  Community Engagement by improving their ability to relate to others, boosting their volunteering activities and also their political and spiritual awareness.

Preparing young people for Education & Work with the overall aim of improving their educational attainment, providing access to relevant training opportunities and supporting them in gaining meaningful employment.

We work with young people (ages 12-21) and engage them in activities such as socializing, sports, adventure, drama, dance and music. Our work involves engaging with young people on a one to one level as well as in small and larger groups. We also do detached youth work, outreach and mentoring, day and residential trips. We do targeted work e.g. with at risk girls and boys.

Good relationships are key !

In order to achieve our three key objectives we concentrate on building good relationships with young people through various activities. We provide educational sessions/ workshops and maintain mentoring relationships with students throughout the year.

Building good relationships opens the door that enables us to provide support to all young people and especially the most vulnerable and disadvantaged. This may involve dealing with challenging behaviours or intervening in crisis situations and addressing the multi-faceted issues these young people often face.