A West Africa where vulnerable youth lead vibrant, equitable communities, turning crisis into platforms of shared sustainability
Empowering vulnerable youth to rebuild resilient, sustainable communities.
Our Mission: Empowering vulnerable youth to rebuild resilient, sustainable communities.
Our Vision: A West Africa where vulnerable youth lead vibrant, equitable communities, turning crisis into platforms of shared sustainability.
Our Motto: Rebuilding broken communities: Empowering youth for sustainable futures.
“Empowering Communities, Advancing Sustainable Development”
BLP conducts non-partisan advocacy and initiatives fully aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the African Union’s Agenda 2063. Through policy engagement, community voice amplification, and partnerships (bolstered by our UN ECOSOC, UNEP, UNCCD, and IPBES status), we drive systemic change alongside our direct programs.
Key Advocacy & Focus Areas:
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
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.
