Transforming Africa through Jesus-centered leaders

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African teens are looking for hope and belonging. We love them and introduce them to Jesus.

Young people in Africa face challenges — getting an education, finding a job, helping their families. They live with political instability and corruption, limited resources, drought, disease and famine, drugs and alcohol. They ask the same questions teenagers around the world ask: Who am I? Do I matter? Our leaders tell them they’re loved and have a purpose.

Young Life was made for Africa

Since launching in Africa around two decades ago, Young Life has grown rapidly, reaching 1,570,371 kids in 2023 is a growing number of African countries. But we have done this by reaching one kid at a time.

“No matter what I try to do to fill the empty space in my life, I can’t fill it. Now after hearing the Word, I realize that nothing or no one can fill that space except God, who created me.”

Lubanzi / South Africa

Transformed communities
start with one leader rooted in Jesus

Why teenagers?

Young Life Africa introduces teenagers to Jesus Christ and helps them grow in their faith. We work on a continent of young people; 75% of the population of sub-Sahara Africa is under the age of 25. When leaders share Jesus with kids, hearts change, lives change and communities change.

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Our leaders are passionate about reaching young people with the message of Jesus

We train leaders to be rooted in God’s Word and to branch out into their countries and communities to love lost kids. Read the stories of a few of our senior leaders: