Youth Initiative Foundation

Reaching the furthest behind in our movement for change.

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📣 Open Call For Expression of Interest!

We are inviting young marginalized people who have accessed Ghana’s public health system and experienced stigma, abuse, or discrimination.

Express your Interest by scanning the QR code on our flyer.

Deadline: Rolling basis

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On this World Environment Day, we reinstate that climate action must be inclusive.

As the world calls for urgent change, it’s vital that our communities lead the way too.

Together, let’s demand a future where every marginalized voice is at the forefront of climate justice.

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It’s time to rethink how we produce, consume, and dispose. Reducing food waste is not just an environmental action, it’s a step toward healthier communities and a more sustainable future for as all.

Waste less. Protect more. Act now.

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Food waste is not just waste, it’s a growing crisis. From households to markets, the high volume of food being discarded is contributing to climate change, pollution, and environmental degradation.

In coastal areas of Accra, this impact is even more visible.

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When we stand together, we challenge stigma, dismantle exclusion, and protect one another from discrimination based on our gender identity, sexual orientation, HIV status etc.

Together, we are refusing the shame placed on us and refusing to be a tool of control and exclusion.

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It Official, HIV is no longer a terminal illness.

Today, we stand against stigma and discrimination of young people living with HIV.

No More! Let us live with dignity, Health is our human rights too.

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Our future depends on who gets a seat at the table. Right now, LGBTQIA+ Ghanaians are being pushed out of the very democratic spaces where decisions about our lives are made.

✊🏾 Sign our petition to demand inclusion and defend democracy.

https://t.co/wwOOaMhKfS

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We’re back from our short Christmas break, fully recharged, rejuvenated, and ready for the year ahead! ✨

Wishing everyone a joyful, healthy, and amazing New Year.

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The YIF team is taking a much-needed wellness hiatus to rest, re-energize, and return next year fully recharged for the journey ahead.

We extend our deepest gratitude to all our partners and donors whose support has made this year possible. Thank you for walking with us.

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Today, we observe International Human Rights Day under the theme “Our Everyday Essentials.”

We affirm loudly and clearly: LGBTQIA+ people are human too.

Human rights are everyday rights, and they belong to all of us.

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This World AIDS Day, we join the global call to “Overcoming disruption, transforming the AIDS response.” 🩸

We won’t stop taking up spaces to center our community voices until the furthest behind is reached in the HIV response.

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We deserve safety. We deserve dignity. We deserve democracy.

✊🏾 Sign our petition to defend democracy, free LGBTQIA+ Ghanaians, and kill the bill.

https://t.co/wwOOaMhKfS

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Ghana’s anti-LGBTQIA+ bill threatens lives, dignity, and democracy. Silencing queer voices weakens us all.

This petition demands LGBTQIA+ inclusion in governance and national decision-making.
Sign now!
https://t.co/wwOOaMhKfS

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YIF will be attending the 7th Pan Africa ILGA Regional Conference from November 24th to 28th in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Under the banner “Unbreakable: Our Pride, Our Power, Our Future”.

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Today, we honour the strength, visibility, and voices of young intersex persons in Ghana, those who continue to challenge stigma, resist invisibility, and demand dignity in every space.

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📢 Open Call for Applications to our Emergency Support Outreach Clinic, funded through ISDAO’s Response Fund.

https://t.co/IFVsFom0wK

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Our Resource Allocation MapOut is in its designing stage. We are co-creating this digital home for young LGBTQ+ persons in Ghana, with the Engine Room.

This is a little sneak peek, our brand identity Logo. We can’t wait for our home to be yours soon.

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Date: 16th April,2025
Time: 1pm NY time and 5pm GMT
Venue: Virtual

Registration closes today, RSVP now: https://t.co/SOphiBirlE"

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As we wrap up our Out and Secured Online campaign, here’s one last round of essential cybersecurity tips to keep LGBTQIA+ youth in Ghana safe in the digital world. Your digital safety is essential!
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