Help young people build confidence, work readiness, and a stronger future
YLTP WORKS supports unemployed and underemployed youth through leadership training, mentorship, community service, and practical pathways toward employment.
YLTP WORKS Kouga is a local implementation of the internationally established Youth Leadership Training Programme offered through IAHV, a global NGO working in human values, stress relief, and community development.
See the impact in their own words
Watch this short video to hear from youth who have experienced the programme, how they felt before and after, and why this support matters.
Why this matters
Many young people want to move forward, but unemployment, stress, low confidence, lack of skills, weak work habits, and practical barriers can keep them stuck.
YLTP WORKS helps youth build the inner strength, mindset, skills, and support needed to take the next step in life, work, and community.
The one-year mentorship programme helps youth shift from waiting for change to becoming drivers of change in their own lives and communities.
What your donation supports
Your donation supports the full YLTP WORKS journey, including:
- A full 7-day youth leadership foundation training, giving youth practical tools for emotional and mental wellbeing while building confidence, communication, responsibility, and leadership
- One year of mentorship and follow-up support to help participants stay connected, accountable, and moving forward
- Practical employment pathways, including fully funded driver’s licence acquisition for eligible youth, as well as other forms of support that strengthen employment opportunity
- Work-readiness, communication, and responsibility-building to help youth show up well, earn trust, and make the most of opportunities
- Community service opportunities that help youth become active volunteers and pay it forward by uplifting the communities they live in
- Access to further advanced courses offered by IAHV for committed youth who are ready to deepen their practice and strengthen their ability to serve
- Practical resources such as transport and participation support so youth can attend and stay involved; meals, training materials.
Built on an established programme
YLTP WORKS Kouga builds on the core focus of YLTP: uplifting youth through stress management, mental wellness, leadership, work readiness, and community development.
Through YLTP WORKS youth are supported to grow in self worth, purpose, confidence, responsibility, and commitment to uplifting their communities.
YLTP WORKS is not new or untested. It forms part of IAHV’s established youth development work in South Africa and internationally. In South Africa, IAHV reports 339+ graduates of Youth Leadership Training, with thousands more being reached by projects these youth carry out in their communities.
YLTP 🇿🇦
South Africa Impact
12K+ Lives Touched
Breath Water Sound
2K+ Lives Touched
Healing Resilience Empowerment
339+ Lives Touches
Youth Leadership Training
11K+ Lives Touched
Prison Program
Choose your level of support
Sponsor 1 young person
Sponsor 2 young people
Sponsor 5 young people
Sponsor 10 young people
Give any amount
Every contribution is welcome and helps support youth participation.
Give Monthly
Make a monthly contribution and make a difference; it is deeply appreciated.
What donors can expect
Your support gives a young person the chance to grow in confidence, take responsibility, and
move toward a stronger future.
Donors can expect:
- Confirmation of donation
- Section 18A tax certificate, where applicable
- Project updates
- Impact reporting on participation, mentoring, employment progress, driver’s licence milestones, and community service activity
- Recognition on the website and in donor reports, with the option to remain anonymous.
Want the full project overview?
After YLTP, the strongest leaders are further developed, evaluated and recruited to undertake a 3-month Train-the-Trainer program.
Download the Partner Overview
IAHV South Africa
The International Association for Human Values (IAHV) is a worldwide organisation with a mission to make the world a better place by fostering globally the values that unite us as a human community.
IAHV holds special consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).
