African Youth Institute (AYI) is Africa’s premier youth based research and policy think tank. An independent, non-profit, non-partisan research, education and policy institute dedicated to serving the youth in particular and the African continent at large. We Are: courageous, imaginative, constructive Our intention is to make constructive, courageous and intentional or calculated contributions to youth development and nation building. We achieve this by committing ourselves to rigorous, intellectually open and in-depth research; and ensuring objectivity and independent critique and analysis on issues of youth, national and international development.