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FYI Successfully Launches the Orange Corner Innovation Fund (OCIF) in South Sudan
The Foundation for Youth Initiatives (FYI), in partnership with the Cooperative Bank and the Netherlands Enterprise Agency, successfully launched the Orange Corner Innovation Fund (OCIF) yesterday in South Sudan. Under the theme “Empowering Aspiring Young...
Empowering Dreams: FYI & Muchinga Partnerships Award Seed Capital to Six Young Entrepreneurs
In a vibrant gathering held yesterday, the Foundation for Youth Initiative (FYI), with the generous support of Muchinga Partnerships, celebrated six visionary young entrepreneurs as winners of the Muchinga Partnerships Awards. These outstanding individuals were...
EMPOWERING ENTREPRENEURS: ORANGE CORNERS COHORT ONE PITCH COMPETITION AWARDS TOP INNOVATORS
The entrepreneurial spirit was on full display yesterday as the Foundation for Youth Initiative, in collaboration with the Cooperative Bank of South Sudan, hosted the Orange Corners Cohort One Pitch Competition. This highly anticipated event brought together 23...
FYI Hosts Refresher Training for Orange Corners Cohort One
The Foundation for Youth Initiative (FYI) held a two-day refresher training from March 12th to 13th for the first cohort of the Orange Corners program in South Sudan. The training aimed to prepare participants for the upcoming Orange Corners Innovation Fund Pitch...
Kanybek’s Successful Bakery in Juba is expanding its business
Kanybek deals in agriculture, they cultivate cassava, maize, and sorghum. They also have a bakery in Juba with one of the cheapest prices in the city which puts their business in a unique competitive position.
Women Led Cooperative Transforming their Agricultural business through Value-Addition
Kuru-Ko Wate Women’s Self Help is one of the cooperative groups that FYI has worked with and helped transform through the Fresh Vegetables and Spice Processing Capacity Building Project.
Business Boot camp: Empowering Young People to Unlock Their Potential
On the 12th of January 2021, Foundation for Youth Initiative and Whittaker’s Peace and Development Initiative jointly organized a Business boot camp pool of trained youth in Central Equatoria State in South Sudan.
Global Trading Agency: Solar Mini-Grid Capacity Building Project
Global Trading Agency Limited, in the year 2019, September, was awarded a grant of $100,000 by the USADF, for their solar mini grid project. The Global Trading Agency are located in Gudele 1, Main Road,
Juba.
KEDA: Taking Advantage of a Global Pandemic to Upscale their Peanut Paste Production
During this current COVID-19 pandemic, many businesses have been impacted adversely but due to planning ahead, the KEDA group managed to increase their production.
USADF C.A.R.E.S Success Story: Akari Development Association
The USADF launched the USADF C.A.R.E.S COVID-19 -19 Program to build resilience among African enterprises and entrepreneurs while combating COVID-19 -19 IN Africa. See ADA’s Success story here.
FYI’s Origins
Mr Albino Gaw Dar, co-founded Foundation for Youth Initiative in 2011 with the purpose to create a platform that can enable young people to fully participate in the development processes of a new nation, South Sudan. Albino grew up In a village, schooled in refugee camps, studied sociology and worked for the public institutions.
Organic Cooking Oil Company (OCO)
Organic Cooking Oil Company Limited, in the year 2018, July, was awarded a grant of $99,841.00, by the USADF, for peanut paste cooking oil production. Organic Cooking Oil Co. Ltd are located in Terekeka, Terekeka State, in the Western Banks of the Nile.
Akari Sorghum milling capacity Building project
Akari Development Association, in the year 2018, June, was awarded a grant of $99,191.00, by the USADF, for sorghum milling. Akari is located Luri, Central Equatoria State.
Gezira Fruit Juice Blending Capacity Building Project
Gezira Young People Agribusiness Trust Company Limited, in the year 2018, May, was awarded a grant of $99,729.00 by the USADF, for their agribusiness in blending juice. Gezira Young People are located in Juba, Central Equatoria State.
Koyle Peanut Paste Capacity Building Project
Koyle East Development Association, in the year 2017, August, was awarded a grant of $98,707.00 by the USADF, for peanut paste production. Koye East are located in, Koyle Community Center, Koyle East, Rejaf Payam, and Koyle East in Central Equatoria State.
Compass Sesame Cooking Oil Marketing Project
Compass Multi-Purpose Cooperative Society, in the year 2018, July, was awarded a grant of $175,243.00 by the USADF, for sesame paste production and cooking oil production. Compass Multi-Purpose is located in Juba.
Amimbaru Peanut Paste Capacity Building Project
Animbaru Peanut Paste Capacity Building Project, in the year 2015, September, was awarded a grant of $97,522.00 by the USADF, for their production of peanut paste and capacity building. Animbaru is located in Loa in the Pageri Administrative Area, Eastern Equatoria.
Kanybek Maize Milling Production Expansion Project
Kanybek General Trading and Investment Company Limited, in the year 2018 was awarded a grant of $249,665 by the USADF, for their Maize Milling Production Expansion project. They are located in Nimuli Eastern State, in Mungali Village.
Kanybek Maize Milling Capacity Building Project
Kanybek General Trading and Investment Company Limited, in the year 2015, September, was awarded a grant of $98,772.08 by the USADF,for their project in maize milling and capacity building. They are located in Nimulie Eastern State, in Mungali Village.
Kajo Keji Shea Nut Butter Oil Capacity Building Project
Kajo Keji Lulu Works Multi purpose Cooperative Society, in the year 2015, September, was awarded a grant of $95,133.00 by the USADF, for their production of shea nut butter oil for the capacity building located in Kajo- Keji in Central Equatoria, South Sudan
Torit Gum Arabic Capacity Building Project
With their grant from the USADF, Foundation for Youth Initiative has supported Gum Enterprise’s Torit Gum Arabic Capacity Building Project that invested on agro-processing of Gum Arabic. The goal of the project was to improve the standard of living of 300-low-income...
Magalla Peanut Paste Capacity Building Project
Mangalla Women Development Association, in the year 2017, August, was awarded a grant of $97,131.00 by the USADF, for their peanut paste production. Mangalla Women are located in Juba-Bor Highway Off-road, Burodu Village, Mangalla Payam, Juba County and Mangalla in Central Equatoria State.
Kuru Ko Wate Self Help: Vegetables and Spice-processing Capacity Building Project
Kuru-ko Wate Self- Help, in the year 2017, September, was awarded a grant of $99,480.00 by the USADF, for production of commercial vegetables. Kuru-ko Wate are located in Juba Nabari, Gondokoro in Central Equatoria State, Juba Town.
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FYI’s Origins
Mr Albino Gaw Dar, co-founded Foundation for Youth Initiative in 2011 with the purpose to create a platform that can enable young people to fully participate in the development processes of a new nation, South Sudan. Albino grew up In a village, schooled in refugee camps, studied sociology and worked for the public institutions. This exposure gives him a deep sense of curiosity and eagerness to understand the people and the world around him. This happened at first through local customs, values, and roles, later through travelling to different regions as a refugee. As of today, he is currently working as a social development specialist- advocating for building future business leaders and successful bureaucrats in the country.
His inspiration to start his own NGO was born out of frustration over years, trailing back to 2005, when South Sudan became an autonomous region following the signing of Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) between the Sudan People Liberation Movement/ Army (SPLM/A) and National Congress Party of the Sudan Government which resulted in the formation of the government of South Sudan…
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FYI Successfully Launches the Orange Corner Innovation Fund (OCIF) in South Sudan
The Foundation for Youth Initiatives (FYI), in partnership with the Cooperative Bank and the Netherlands Enterprise Agency, successfully launched the Orange Corner Innovation Fund (OCIF) yesterday in South Sudan. Under the theme “Empowering Aspiring Young...
Empowering Dreams: FYI & Muchinga Partnerships Award Seed Capital to Six Young Entrepreneurs
In a vibrant gathering held yesterday, the Foundation for Youth Initiative (FYI), with the generous support of Muchinga Partnerships, celebrated six visionary young entrepreneurs as winners of the Muchinga Partnerships Awards. These outstanding individuals were...
EMPOWERING ENTREPRENEURS: ORANGE CORNERS COHORT ONE PITCH COMPETITION AWARDS TOP INNOVATORS
The entrepreneurial spirit was on full display yesterday as the Foundation for Youth Initiative, in collaboration with the Cooperative Bank of South Sudan, hosted the Orange Corners Cohort One Pitch Competition. This highly anticipated event brought together 23...
FYI Hosts Refresher Training for Orange Corners Cohort One
The Foundation for Youth Initiative (FYI) held a two-day refresher training from March 12th to 13th for the first cohort of the Orange Corners program in South Sudan. The training aimed to prepare participants for the upcoming Orange Corners Innovation Fund Pitch...
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