IYAU is a non-profit organization that promotes empowerment of poor, marginalised and vulnerable people for sustainable change through facilitating access to education and skills development, income generation and job creation, HIV/AIDS services, care and support services for orphans and vulnerable children, human rights advocacy, basic health care, support for victims of gender-based violence, and sustainable agricultural practices. IYAU was founded on the premise that it is critical to elevate poor,marginalised and vulnerable people’s needs and ambitions to take responsibility for their communities. All of the organisation’s work aims to contribute to a society that supports and embraces the self-assurance of the youth and their communities. The direct beneficiaries of IYAU services and products are: youth, orphans and vulnerable children, people living with HIV/AIDS and/or with disabilities, female sex workers, ex-prisoners and inmates, women and Girls, child marriage survivors, child-headed families, widows, and smallholder farmers. IYAU works with schools, peer educators, churches, human rights defenders, community-based groups, prisons, police, local leaders, health facilities, community volunteers and village health teams. IYAU is a team-based organisation committed to sharing knowledge, leadership and learning, as it concentrates its efforts on five thematic areas of poverty reduction: • Education and training • Entrepreneurship and Skills Development • Public health and sanitation • Human rights advocacy • Environment and sustainable agriculture . Child Sponsorship & OVCs Care and Support Services