Founded in 2011, YEDI is a not-for-profit organisation that has benefitted over 200,000 young people in schools and community sites in Lagos, Abuja, Akwa-Ibom, and Ogun, with evidence-based programs designed to build young people’s assets, facilitate their access to health services, and promote their adherence to healthy behaviours. YEDI is committed to educating, empowering and inspiring the development of individuals and communities, especially children and youth, through effective, innovative, and tried-and-tested development approaches that are relevant for the Nigerian context.

YEDI deploys its programmes using in-school, out-of-school and community outreach approaches. The SKILLZ program that equips children aged 11-19 with important life-skills, malaria and HIV/AIDS education, decision-making skills, how to handle basic life challenges, sexual & reproductive health education, access to free malaria & HIV Testing Services, gender equality training, social & life skills training, substance abuse, etc is currently implemented in Lagos, Abuja, Akwa-Ibom, Ogun. It uses soccer and other physical activities to pass the message has benefitted over 110,000 young people in disadvantaged communities in Nigeria, thanks to our Sponsors, partners, and Coaches

One of our Skillz-based programmes/curricula is SKILLZ Girl. This is an evidence-based intervention for girls aged 13-19, educating them on HIV prevention, sexuality and life skills and empowering them with basic information to make healthy choices about their sexual and reproductive health using the game of soccer and other physical activities which help them to build interpersonal relationships, encourage positive self-image, and develop negotiation and leadership skills.

Basic SKILLZ is another of YEDI's programmes. It is a youth-based and evidence-supported interactive HIV and malaria prevention, and life skills curriculum designed for young people between ages 10 and 13.

Advanced SKILLZ targets Nigerian adolescents aged 13 to16 using soccer, its language, and metaphors and other physical activities to address key behaviours that drive the spread of HIV/AIDS, other STIs as well as malaria education.

SKILLZ Guyz is an adopted curriculum for boys aged 13 to 19, tailored to provide information on HIV prevention, Sexual, Reproductive Health, gender inequality issues, substance abuse, and sexual violence.

The SKILLZ Holiday Camps (SHC) is a 5-day intervention organized during the long holiday, providing a safe space for young people to learn healthy habits, be educated about prevention of HIV/AIDS, and Malaria, an opportunity to acquire soft skills and craft training and life management skills for economic empowerment using football and other physical activities, as well as access to HIV Testing Services.

COMMUNITY OUTREACHES - YEDI also empowers and educates young people and communities by providing them with sexual and reproductive health awareness and life skills through innovative and volunteer-based approaches centred around special events like World Malaria Day (commemorated annually on April 25) and World AIDS Day (annually venerated on December 1). YEDI, in collaboration with private and public sector partners, carries out awareness and biomedical services like HIV Testing Services, Malaria testing, and treatment, referrals, etc. during international commemoration days

Integrity: We act with honesty, uprightness, transparency, and without compromising the truth; we strive for high moral character in all our actions. 

Innovation: We always evolve new creative ideas that can add value to life and change the world

Excellence: We give our best to the task at hand at all times; with dedication and commitment we put our heart and mind in the work to get the best.

Safety: We create and ensure a safe and trouble-free space and experience for everyone.   

Teamwork: We value cooperation, using our individual skills and providing constructive feedback to get everyone on the same page; we work collaboratively with people and organisations in order to achieve a goal.

Equality: We believe in fairness, objectivity and mutual respect; we have no room for discrimination.

Sacrifice: We take ownership and go the extra mile, placing others before self.