Youth Alive Club (Youth Alive Uganda) was founded in early 1990 by Dr. Sr. Miriam Duggan who was moved by the large number of young people dying of HIV/AIDS and got inspired to start a peer support group in response to the pandemic. The motivation was to support and inspire young people to realize their life purpose and live to fulfill their dreams. The organization was officially registered with the Uganda National NGO Board in 1993 as a national NGO under Reg No. S.5914/1263.
In late 2000s, the organization expanded her scope to include integrated youth development programs intervening in skills development & mentorship, health, and livelihood.
YA currently implements activities in 45 districts across all regions of the country with 21 coordinating offices, has 103 full-time staff and 3,192 peer support structures in form of peer educators, linkage facilitators, district-based trainers and community facilitators.
Our group-based approach to youth development has seen us establish and strengthen 3,125 peer support groups based on interest and taking names like Youth Alive Clubs, Self-help Groups and Youth Associations. Average membership of these groups is 24 youth.