Young Africa Intellectuals (YAL Group) is a youth-led
organization which seeks to provide health information in
order to increase health literacy and attain persuasive effective
health communication in providing mental health solutions.
The organization thrives to improve availability, access,
acceptability of mental health services to young people and
women in marginalized or neglected communities (rural areas,
informal/squatter settlements, refugee camps etc.)
Additionally, the organization aims to sustainably address
cross-cutting issues in society which include but, not limited to
sexual risk behaviors, drug abuse, child abuse, unplanned
pregnancy, gender inequality, women’s rights and youth
unemployment guided by the tenets of Human Rights Based
Approach. Our modus operandi as a group is based on the
belief that, for the modern word to progress, problem finding
and problem solving has to be initiated and led by young
people. We believe in the convergence or collision of ideas
from different professional or academic backgrounds in
addressing the aforementioned human development problems
which affects women and young people. We aim to offer
solutions through research-to-change approaches, the youth
driving decisions through data to understand and change key
audiences, develop and test frames in social development.
Moreso, the group promotes movement-building component
to align different groups and organizations towards achieving
sustainable development through education and training,
community awareness campaigns, capacity building efforts,
empowerment initiatives, talent management, life skills design
and advocacy.

Vision
We envision a healthy and resilient society which effectively,
actively and efficiently embraces youth-led solutions in ending
human development challenges (health and socio-economic)
which affect young people and women in marginalized
communities.

Mission
To provide, preserve and encourage inclusive youth-led
solutions towards achieving social development in neglected
communities.