Bring YFS programs to your community
Whether you're an NGO, foundation, or youth organisation, YFS can help empower young people from underserved communities with real-world skills, internships, and career exposure.
Why Bring YFS to Your Community
- Equip students with skills needed for future careers
- Provide access to real internship opportunities
- Integrate project-based learning into your ecosystem
- Offer globally recognised youth development programs
- Strengthen pathways for underserved students
What Community Partners Do
Nominate Students
Identify motivated students from your community who would benefit most from YFS programs and workshops.
Facilitate Logistics
Provide venues, coordinate schedules, and ensure students can attend sessions consistently.
Promote within Community
Champion the programs locally — share opportunities with parents, schools, and youth networks.
Tailored Collaboration
Co-design the program to fit your community's context, language, and priorities.
Key Benefits for Institutions
Student Development
Students gain technical and soft skills, entrepreneurial confidence, and access to a global mentor network.
Institutional Reputation
Your organisation becomes a visible driver of youth empowerment, with co-branded materials and impact reporting.
Equity & Inclusion
Close the opportunity gap by opening world-class entrepreneurship education to underrepresented young people.
“Our partnership with Hacksat Tech Ltd since 2022 has been transformative. Together we've equipped more than 13,000 students with digital and entrepreneurship skills across Nigeria. In 2023 alone, we ran two YFS bootcamps serving 200 students — and every cohort raises the ceiling on what young people in our communities believe is possible.”
Frequently Asked Questions
Who can apply to become a Community Partner?
Any registered NGO, foundation, community organisation, or social enterprise focused on youth development, education, or economic empowerment. We partner with organisations rooted in the communities they serve.
Is there a cost to bring YFS programs to our community?
Our core programs are delivered at no cost to community partners and their beneficiaries. YFS is funded through corporate partnerships, donations, and grants.
How many students can participate?
Cohort sizes are flexible — from small 20-student ideation workshops up to full bootcamps with 200+ participants. We co-scope the size with each partner based on logistics and reach.
What support does YFS provide to community partners?
Curriculum, facilitator training, mentor matching, digital learning platform access, co-branded materials, impact reporting, and direct programme delivery support.
What outcomes can our students expect?
Students leave with real-world project experience, exposure to working professionals, documented skills, and — where relevant — internship placements or pathways to YFS Studio.
Download the Community Partner Brochure
Tell us a little about your organisation and we'll send the brochure along with next steps for partnership.
Ready to make a difference?
Join the YFS community partner network and bring world-class entrepreneurship education to the young people you serve.