African Young Dreamers Empowerment Programs Intl.

2024 Snowflake
Gala

This year’s theme equips youth with emotional intelligence, self-regulation, and conflict management tools to tackle diverse challenges.

2022 MET
Gala

Celebrating youth brilliance, resilience, creativity, cultural pride, leadership, community impact, and innovation, honoring their journeys and limitless potential.
AYDEPI'S

Thematic Areas

Health

AYDEPI empowers underserved youth through mentorship, skill-building, tutoring, and leadership development, fostering academic success and community impact.

Education K-12

AYDEPI empowers underserved youth through mentorship, skill-building, tutoring, and leadership development, fostering academic success and community impact.

Advocacy

AYDEPI’s advocacy programs empower youth with leadership, civic knowledge, and public speaking skills to drive meaningful community change.

Culture

AYDEPI’s cultural initiatives empower youth by celebrating heritage, fostering identity, promoting diversity, and strengthening community through intercultural exchange.

Our Vision

AYDEPI aims to create sustainable measures to build resilience in vulnerable African, African/American youth.

Our Mission

AYDEPI's mission is to empower youth of color, especially immigrants and refugees, through leadership development, education, mentorship, and community engagement. We aim to build resilience, promote advocacy, and create pathways for youth to become active changemakers for social justice and community well-being.

We need your support

2025-2026 Programmatic Campaigns

Youth Mental Health and Wellness

Target Audience: Youth ages 12-25, along with their families. Estimated Number of Youth: 100-150 youth directly involved in workshops, peer support groups, and mental health…

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Education and Career Readiness

Target Audience: High school students, college-bound youth, and their families. Estimated Number of Youth: 100-150 youth participating in college preparation workshops, career readiness training, internships,…

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Environmental Justice and Sustainability

Target Audience: Youth and community members of all ages, especially those in environmental justice communities. Estimated Number of Youth: 75-100 youth actively engaged in environmental…

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AYDEPI is a Non Profit Organisation that aims to Enrich, Enhance & Empower the lives of African Descendants based in Washington State.

AYDEPI's Journey:
Building on Past Experiences

Partners

Partnerships & Collaboration

African Young Dreamers Empowerment Program Intl.—amplifying youth voice and resilience.

AYDEPI continues to strategize the best ways to include youth and their perspective on areas where change is needed. Over the course of 2020, they have held online forums and distributed questionnaires to gauge what youth need or struggled with during the pandemic. The responses were also shared in a video series on AYDEPI’s  social media that includes testimony from youth as well as advice from community professionals in education and business.

Symposium Highlights Immigrant and BIPOC-Driven Environmental Justice Initiatives

"We did an assessment in 2019 whereby the youth suggested that they be given a space — a space where they can express themselves without fear or stigmatization," Kiraguri explained.

COVID‑19 relief funds available for WSU immigrant communities statewide

Okech said the funding helped her pay for expenses such as housing, books, fees, and food that aren’t covered by her financial aid. She wants students and all immigrants to know the fund is a legitimate opportunity for those who qualify.

What does pulling ivy have to do with mental health?

Many participants shared that volunteering at events like this builds a sense of empowerment, strengthens family and community relationships and provides a feeling of responsibility for something outside of themselves and their home.

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Achievements

678

Youths directly supported

15K

Community outreach members reached through social media

21

Youth leaders

7

Partnerships

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+1 253 332 2146

33530 1st Way S Suite #102, Federal Way, WA, 98003

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