EmpowerRise Youth Organization (ERYO)

A refugee-led, youth-driven organization empowering young people through education, leadership, advocacy, and community action to create lasting change.

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Joan Jepngetich from Kenya 🇰🇪
Shares her advocacy journey through ERYO Youth Skills Program

#advocacy #eryo

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It’s International Day of the Girl Child. This year: End child marriage and invest in girls’ rights. Every girl deserves a childhood and the freedom to choose her own future. We stand with girls today and every day. 💛 #DayOfTheGirl #EndChildMarriage #ERYO

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📢 𝗖𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 | 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 & 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴
🌐 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁: Virtual
⏳ 𝗗𝘂𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Two weeks
🔗 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗼𝘄: https://t.co/wTkzRxZc6z
#FinancialLiteracy

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Meet Ombeni Bedeneko from Uganda
A passionate youth advocate committed to empowering youth in his community. Through the program, he strengthened his skills in advocacy, problem-solving, and digital community mobilization.
Now, he is ready to turn his passion into action.

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@NoellisaD from Ghana 🇬🇭
Shares how the ERYO Youth Skills Program strengthened her public speaking skills, from structuring impactful speeches to understanding and connecting with her audience.
When young people find their voice, they gain the confidence to make an impact. 🎤🌍

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🌟 𝐄𝐑𝐘𝐎 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐄 𝐓𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐈𝐀𝐋 | 𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐈𝐂𝐀

She is now better equipped to use her voice in 𝐒𝐑𝐇𝐑 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐜𝐲, community work, and youth engagement.

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Thank You

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Thank you

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For Session 6, the final session:

📢 Advocacy: Chiok Otong Liah — Advocacy Action Plan & Showcase
🎤 Public Speaking: Adeke Faith — Showcase

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𝗘𝗥𝗬𝗢 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 | 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝟱 🌍

📢 Advocacy: Campaigns & Community Mobilization — Namaato & Kyamanywa

🎤 Public Speaking: Engaging Your Audience — Penina & Princess

37 countries. One shared journey.

𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸. 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱. 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗲.

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𝗘𝗥𝗬𝗢 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 | 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝟰 🌍

📢 Advocacy: Communication & Storytelling — Richard & Sahr Korfeh

🎤 Public Speaking: Delivery — Adeke Faith & Ferdinand

37 countries. One shared journey.

𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸. 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱. 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗲.

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𝗘𝗥𝗬𝗢 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝟯 🌍

𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗰𝘆: Building an Advocacy Strategy — Esther Tumusiime & Chiok Otong Liah.

𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴: Structuring a Speech That Works — Princess Ajuzie & Penina Patience.

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𝗘𝗥𝗬𝗢 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 🌍
𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 �� | 17 Sept
𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗰𝘆 — Understanding the Problem
👤 Kyamanya Muhammad | Namaato Margaret
𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 — Knowing Your Audience & Choosing Your
👤 Ferdinand Nshimiyimana | Bangutu Ronalds

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🌍 𝗪𝗘’𝗥𝗘 𝗞𝗜𝗖𝗞𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗜𝗡𝗖𝗟𝗨𝗦𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗧𝗛 𝗦𝗞𝗜𝗟𝗟𝗦 𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗜𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗠 𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗛 𝟯𝟳𝟰 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗚 𝗣𝗘𝗢𝗣𝗟𝗘 𝗙𝗥𝗢𝗠 𝟯𝟳 𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗦!

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📢 CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

We invite young people to apply for ERYO’s Inclusive Youth Skills Training.

🗣️ Public Speaking | 📣 Advocacy

Refugee & displaced youth, girls, PWDs & marginalized youth encouraged.

Deadline: 6 Sept 2026
Online | 2 weeks

🔗 https://t.co/HKaZcRe9cQ

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𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 #𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗬����𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗗𝗮𝘆!

Young people aren’t just the leaders of tomorrow we are shaping today.
At ERYO, we empower refugee youth, girls, youth with disabilities, out-of-school youth & marginalized communities to 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸, 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱 & 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲.

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🎉 We are officially registered with the Government of Uganda!

Formerly Transforming Lives Africa (TLA), we’re now: EmpowerRise Youth Organization (ERYO)

📜 Reg. No.: 80046271933282

Same mission. New name. Greater impact. 🚀

Speak • Lead • Rise.
#RefugeeLed #YouthLeadership

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Dusted ✅

📊 ���𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗮𝘁 𝗮 𝗚𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲
👥 𝟰𝟱+ 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 reached
🕊️ 𝟳𝟬% 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗴𝗲𝗲𝘀 reached
🤝 𝟮𝟳.𝟱% 𝗵𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵
🌍 𝟮.𝟱% 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘁

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𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐠𝐞𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐲
we believe refugees are not defined by displacement, but by their resilience, and potential. We remain committed to empowering refugees, girls, and marginalized communities through education, mentorship, and opportunity.
#WorldRefugeeday

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Register here

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🎙️ Join our Debate Training Program with 𝗔𝗻𝗱𝘆 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻, 2024 European Universities Debating Champion and 2025 Asian Universities Debating Champion. An opportunity to sharpen your debating, speaking, and critical thinking skills while connecting with a global champion.