Kefeta is an Amharic word which means to elevate. In this spirit, with support from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Amref Health Africa and its consortium of partners are working hand-in-hand with Ethiopia’s youth to advance their own economic, civic, and social development.

Our integrated and multi-sectoral approach co-designed with youth and grounded in positive youth development, starts with a mindset shift: GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY, YOUTH CAN LEAD THE COUNTRY TO A PEACEFUL AND PROSPEROUS FUTURE.

To this end youth will not be mere recipients of Kefeta – they will be its co-creators, implementers, decision-makers, and leaders.

Our Theory of Change Kefeta believes that by:

• Creating sustainable grassroots youth groups that form local and national level youth coalitions and building their capacity to advocate for their rights and take leadership roles in solving their communities,
• Developing the assets and agencies of youth and assisting them to acquire employability and entrepreneurship skills and
• Linking them with employment and/or innovative funding mechanism to back their own solutions to the problems they face.

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