To empower individuals and communities by fostering a future where beneficiaries become self-reliant leaders, contributing positively to their communities, creating lasting impacts, and driving meaningful change in their environment.
Since 2021, BLP has held special Consultative Status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), enabling us to contribute to global discussions and shape policies for sustainable development.
To implement sustainable, community-driven initiatives in sub-Saharan Africa and the USA by building partnerships with local organizations, governments, and stakeholders, ensuring inclusive growth and shared prosperity for all.
Bright Lights Projects (BLP) is a United States based Public Charity 501© (3) Non-Profit Organization with Headquarters in Houston, Texas. One of the cornerstones of BLP’s success is its ability to build strategic partnerships with organizations championing specific humanitarian needs for example, concert for Ebola Relief in Maryland in 2014 which benefited Doctors without Borders, and International Medical Corps. BLP operates in the United States, Sierra Leone, Guinea Conakry, Nigeria, Cameroon, and the Gambia.
“Empowering Communities, Advancing Sustainable Development”
BLP supports and conducts non-partisan initiatives aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and African Union’s Agenda 2063 in the following domains: Skills Development (Vocational & Livelihood Support).
Focus: Leadership and mentorship for adolescent Youths in Junior, Senior Secondary and high Schools ages 12-19. Empower, Educate, and Energize Youths
This program brings together youths from all African countries and other with African roots in the Caribbean especially,
Youths are educated, inspired and empowered with information
Focus: Provide livelihood subsistence and support to caregivers and parents of BLP beneficiaries to ensure they understand the long term objectives of BLP’s programs and also support their beneficiaries ensuring sustainability
Focus: Skills development, entrepreneurship and mentorship for Young men ages 18 - 25 Second chance education, reintegration of young men into society torn apart by difficulties
Bright Light projects in Partnership with the Lady B Bless Humanitarian Foundation, Inc #LearnTeachSDGs Initiative mission is to reach as many as possible to educate them on the benefits of the United Nations Sustainable development Goals and the importance of implementing and supporting these goals.
Focus: To reach as many
African Youths & Sustainable Development Roundtable is a platform for Young African Entrepreneurs, Social Entrepreneurs to network, share knowledge and opportunities collaborate on key economic and social issues driving local action towards achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Agenda in sub-Saharan Africa.
Girls Shall Rise is a flagship program by Bright Light Projects with focus on providing educational support, skills training and advocacy for Survivors of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) specifically violence against women and children,
Commercial Sex workers, and other vulnerable girls and women. GSR has achieved major milestones in transforming the lives of women and young girls in local communities in Sierra Leone. This is an opportunity for BLP to showcase it’s model on GBV advocacy, policies and programs and impact in line with any National GBV guidelines during the Generation Equality Forum scheduled for June 30 – July 2, 2021 in Paris.
With great commitment to rebuild broken communities, our projects are channeled towards making instant impact in the lives of our benefitiaries.
Partnering with ORUMILA Vocational Training Centre, the founder pointed out that the crisis in Cameroon is because a lot of young men don’t have jobs and skills to fend for themselves.
He said that if they had something doing, they’d be holding their tools instead of guns.
Watch the video to hear him.
