TESTIMONIALS

“The program was extremely valuable and I am satisfied with the time I spent with the youth facilitators and volunteers. I have gained a new sense of confidence, and I feel that I have attained the attributes of a leader. I have learned, listened and absorbed the information being taught in the sessions, and I found that listening to my peers has helped me to understand the topics. At first, I was unsure about the skills I would gain from the sessions, but after doing the group discussions and thinking activities, the skills that I have gained are endless.”

— YEY Participant

  • "I joined the Youth Empowering Youth program at the beginning of the Pandemic. It's been a challenging period for me to find anything interesting to take up my spare time. However, I was lucky enough to discover the YEY program. There, we have our youth facilitators guiding us to do a series of activities and learn solid lessons to build our entrepreneurship, confidence and how to take action to make changes. The people there are so friendly and I have learned not only from the content, but also from my peers. Really recommend for those who want to learn some new skills to fulfill their life goals or simply just make friends!"

    -Connie Wong, YEY Participant

  • "I enjoyed how we talked about problems everyone has and that made me feel less alone. I liked how I got to meet a bunch of new people and amazing facilitators. I learned to just believe in myself and failing others losing isn't always bad, I would recommend this program for other youth who want to improve their mental thinking because I personally learned a lot about focusing on the better and good in bad situations."

    -YEY Participant

  • "When I signed up for the Youth Empowering Youth program, I did not expect much. I was bored and wanted to find different opportunities to learn new things. I did not expect to learn as much as I did during the course of these nine weeks. I feel like I am more in control of myself now and I learned a lot of strategies that will continue to help me in the future. I recommend this program for anyone that wants to improve themselves for the better."

    -YEY Participant

  • "One particular session that stood out to me was session one, The Ripple Effect. This simple but true concept resonated with me because many of us tend to forget our actions matter. We have to think of our impact and the bigger picture implications they have on other, as that will shift our society into a more positive direction. I would recommend this program for other youth, especially if you are struggling with confidence and would like to have a support system guiding you. I would also recommend youth taking this as they will take away significant ideas about taking action, attitude, goal setting, success, habits, opportunities, and much more. I have learned that my voice matters and I feel inspired to share what I have learned with my family and friends."

    -YEY Graduate

  • “At first, I joined this program for the sole reason of getting volunteer hours, but through its tasks and assignments, I have noticed a change in myself and my goal-making skills. The environment and facilitators are very welcoming and make every participant feel important. I look forward to joining another program of YEY, and I totally recommend this program for other youth.”

    -YEY Graduate

  • “Taking this course for other youth is a must. This course highlights and reminds students that failure does not mean you should stop moving toward your goal and nothing good in this world worth achieving if it’s easy to have.”

    -YEY Participant

The greatest benefit that I received from completing the YEY Program was…

“The realization that the future is a really good thing and that I should be excited for it.”

-YEY Participant

Why is Youth Empowering Youth important to you?

“Youth empowerment is important to me because it creates a stronger community in growing generations and helping us build each other up while executing those same intentions and practices ourselves.”

-Ella Williams, YEY Participant