Africa Youth Trust

What Africa Youth Trust does

Africa Youth Trust is a private, non-partisan, non-governmental organization founded in 2005 and headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, with a regional office in Mombasa (Likoni Subcounty) serving coastal communities. The organization operates four interconnected program pillars: Youth & Good Governance (channeling youth energy into peaceful, productive engagement), Gender Equality & Women Empowerment (including survivor support via the 21094 SMS Platform, which has reached 21,094+ survivors of sexual and gender-based violence), Livelihoods Resilience (entrepreneurship training, employability skills, and labour-market linkage), and Climate Smart Agriculture (climate-resilient farming practices for youth). Programs are delivered directly through staff and trained facilitators in communities in Nairobi, Mombasa, and Kwale County.

The underlying technology footprint is minimal and explicitly non-technological: the primary digital asset is the 21094 SMS Platform, an SMS-based information and resource service for SGBV survivors. There is no proprietary software, no app, no API, no disclosed AI/ML capability, and no documented data flywheel. Monitoring and evaluation relies on a Most Significant Change participatory video methodology rather than analytics infrastructure. The organization does not build or sell technology products.

The business model is that of a grant-funded non-profit: revenue is not publicly disclosed and is derived from institutional donors and partners rather than fees charged to beneficiaries. The donor base is concentrated among major international NGOs (ActionAid, Cordaid, Plan International, Save the Children, ICCO Cooperation, International Youth Foundation), UN agencies (UN-Women, UN-Habitat), and foundations (Global Fund for Women, Westminster Foundation for Democracy). A public online donations portal has been launched to broaden individual giving. The customer base is composed of beneficiary populations — African youth, women and girls, and climate-smart agriculture practitioners — rather than paying customers.

Name

Africa Youth Trust

Legal name

Africa Youth Trust

Website

https://africayouthtrust.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Africa Youth Trust is a Kenyan non-partisan NGO founded in 2005 that runs four program pillars — youth governance, gender equality (including the 21094 SMS survivor platform), livelihoods, and climate-smart agriculture — serving African youth and women through grant-funded community programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Development and Empowerment Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Educational Support Services (611710), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Youth Mentoring & Positive Youth Development Nonprofits (BPAGADAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Youth Mental Health, Counseling & Wellbeing (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAK), Youth Justice, At-Risk Youth & Violence Prevention Nonprofits (BPAGADAM), Youth & Young Adult Workforce Programs (Out-of-School Youth) (EDAAAOAD)

Keywords

• Youth empowerment programs
• Gender equality initiatives
• Livelihoods training
• Climate-smart agriculture
• Governance education

Headquarters

HQ city

Nairobi

HQ country

Kenya

HQ region

Africa

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Africa Youth Trust delivers community-based programs that empower African youth through four pillars: Youth & Good Governance (civic engagement), Gender Equality & Women Empowerment (including SGBV survivor support via the 21094 SMS platform), Livelihoods Resilience (entrepreneurship and employability training with labour-market linkage), and Climate Smart Agriculture (climate-resilient farming practices). Services are provided free of charge to beneficiaries and are funded by grants and donations from international development partners.

Product overview

Africa Youth Trust operates as a non-partisan youth development organization offering four interconnected program areas: Youth & Good Governance, Gender Equality & Women Empowerment, Livelihoods Resilience, and Climate Smart Agriculture. These programs work together to empower African youth through education, mentorship, and skills training aimed at reducing conflict and driving economic growth and social progress. The organization also operates the 21094 SMS Platform to support survivors of gender-based violence.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Youth & Good Governance Program A program aimed at enhanced youth engagement in good governance, channeling young people's energy toward peaceful and productive activities and reducing conflict and divisions within and between communities. Targeted at African youth, with civic education and governance participation as primary use cases.
• Gender Equality & Women Empowerment Program A program creating a society where women and girls participate fully in socio-economic and political spaces without being subjected to violence and discrimination. Includes support for survivors of sexual and gender-based violence via the 21094 SMS platform. Targeted at women and girls in African communities, with survivor support and economic empowerment as primary use cases.
• Livelihoods Resilience Program An integrated youth livelihoods program focused on resilience, providing entrepreneurship training, employability skills development, and linking youth to labour-market opportunities. Targeted at young people in Africa seeking economic empowerment and employment pathways.
• Climate Smart Agriculture Program A program promoting climate-smart agriculture practices and adoption among youth to build sustainable food systems and resilience to climate change. Targeted at youth and communities engaged in agriculture facing climate vulnerability and food insecurity.
• 21094 SMS Platform An SMS-based service platform supporting survivors of sexual and gender-based violence with information and resources. Targeted at survivors and women/girls at risk in African communities, particularly in Kenya.

Quantifiable outcome

• 21,094+ survivors of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence supported through SMS platform

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ActionAidcoreOthersMajor international NGO focused on humanitarian and development work, supporting Africa Youth Trust's programs through funding and technical assistance
• CordaidcoreOthersInternational Catholic Relief Services organization supporting development and humanitarian programs
• Plan InternationalcoreOthersInternational development organization focused on children's rights and youth development
• FIC (Foreign Investment Center)minorOthersDevelopment organization working on governance and institutional strengthening
• ICCO CooperationcoreOthersDutch development organization supporting civil society and private sector development
• International Youth FoundationcoreOthersGlobal network supporting youth development and employment programs
• KIPPRA (Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKenyan policy research institute providing policy analysis and recommendations
• NYC (National Youth Council)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational youth council representing and supporting youth in Kenya
• Save the ChildrencoreOthersInternational humanitarian organization focused on children's rights and welfare
• UN-HabitatcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUN agency working towards better urban futures and sustainable urban development
• UN-WomencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUN entity dedicated to gender equality and women's empowerment, supporting SGBV survivor programs

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Restless Development: Youth-led development NGO working on youth empowerment, governance, livelihoods, and sexual and reproductive health across Africa and Asia. Directly comparable as a peer-sized, youth-focused NGO with similar programmatic pillars and a developing-country footprint.

Emerging players

• Ujamaa Africa: African youth-led organization focused on civic participation, governance, and youth empowerment. Comparable to AYT's Youth & Good Governance pillar and shared non-partisan, youth-led positioning.
• TechnoServe Kenya: Enterprise development NGO supporting youth entrepreneurship, agribusiness, and livelihoods across Africa. Directly comparable to AYT's Livelihoods Resilience and Climate Smart Agriculture pillars from a market-systems angle.

Broad incumbents

• Plan International Kenya: Country office of a major INGO delivering youth, gender equality, and child rights programming in Kenya. Overlaps with AYT on governance, gender, and livelihoods but operates at significantly larger scale and broader scope.
• BRAC Kenya: Global development organization running large-scale youth livelihoods, skills, and microfinance programs across Africa and Asia. Comparable on the livelihoods resilience and entrepreneurship training dimension of AYT's work.
• Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) Kenya: International development organization focused on youth, governance, and livelihoods through volunteer-driven programs. Comparable in targeting African youth for economic empowerment and civic participation.
• Save the Children Kenya: Major INGO with extensive Kenya programming on children's rights, youth livelihoods, and protection. Already a donor/partner of AYT but also a comparable organization operating at much larger scale in overlapping thematic areas.
• ActionAid Kenya: Kenya affiliate of an international federation focused on women's rights, governance, and youth empowerment. Strong programmatic overlap with AYT on governance, gender-based violence response, and youth civic engagement.

Others

• National Youth Council of Kenya: Government-affiliated national body representing and coordinating youth development in Kenya. Listed as a Core partner of AYT; comparable as a youth governance and civic engagement institution in the same operating context.

Regional players

• Heifer International Kenya: International NGO running youth-inclusive climate-smart agriculture and livelihoods programs in Kenya and East Africa. Directly comparable to AYT's Climate Smart Agriculture pillar.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/africayouthtrust

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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