Ya_All: The Youth Network

What Ya_All: The Youth Network does

Ya_All: The Youth Network is a non-profit trust registered under the Indian Trust Act, 1882 and based in Imphal West, Manipur, India. Established in 2017 as a collective and formally registered in 2019 (Registration No. 3388 dated 13 June 2019), it operates as the first registered LGBTQIA+ Youth-led and focused organization in India's North East region, acknowledged by the United Nations in 2020 and incubated under the UNDP Youth Co:Lab Program alongside Citi Foundation and Accelerating Asia. The organization serves LGBTQIA+ youth and other young key populations—adolescents aged 13–29, young people living with HIV, and youth affected by conflict and crisis—across 7 districts of Manipur, working at the intersections of gender, health, and well-being.

The service portfolio combines community programs (Khudol Initiatives serving 20,000+ youth), a crisis intervention shelter (Shelter Space), a counselling helpline (Ya_All Helpline, 4,500+ cumulative calls), an annual fundraising festival (Ya_All Fest since 2021), inclusive sports (Queer Games, Ya_All Sports Club, transgender football team), a 15-bed psychosocial rehabilitation and livelihood facility (Rainbow Trust Centre, 2025), digital and food-processing training (Digital For Good with Publicis Sapient, LearnLift with The Humsafar Trust), research and mapping (Rainbow North East with UNIDS covering three Northeast states), and storytelling content (The Wari Project with Paomi Post). Reported reach is 60,000+ population directly impacted between April 2023 and March 2025 and 3.5M–4.5M social media reach. The organization is not a technology company; service delivery runs through direct community organizing, physical safe spaces, telephone and in-person counselling (with Tele-MANAS linkages), and WhatsApp-based outreach rather than software platforms.

The business model is donation- and grant-funded rather than revenue-generating. Income streams comprise individual donations (eligible for income tax deduction under Section 80G via Certificate AAATY7151QF20221), proceeds from the annual Ya_All Fest, and institutional grants from Dasra, Pride Fund, Mariwala Health Initiatives, UNDP, Citi Foundation, Accelerating Asia, UNIDS, The Humsafar Trust, and the Department of Social Welfare, Government of Manipur. The organization holds 12A tax exemption (AAATY7151Q24KL01) and FCRA registration (194130479 of 2024, Account 42031904418) enabling foreign contributions. No products are priced or sold; all services are delivered free of charge to beneficiaries.

Name

Ya_All: The Youth Network

Legal name

Ya_All: The Youth Network

Website

https://yaall.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Ya_All: The Youth Network is a Manipur, India-based nonprofit trust that serves LGBTQIA+ youth and other young key populations across seven districts, delivering community programs, crisis shelter, counselling helpline, sports, livelihood training, and psychosocial rehabilitation through grant and donation funding.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Community Services (LGBTQIA+ Nonprofit)

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Child and Youth Services (624110), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Youth Mental Health, Counseling & Wellbeing (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Youth Mentoring & Positive Youth Development Nonprofits (BPAGADAD), Youth Housing, Foster Care & Wraparound Support (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAO)

Keywords

• Youth community services
• LGBTQIA+ advocacy
• Crisis intervention shelter
• Peer support programs
• Nonprofit youth empowerment

Headquarters

HQ city

Imphal West

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Donations and Fundraising: Individual donations and fundraising events including annual Ya_All Fest since 2021. Donations are tax-deductible under India's 80G certificate.
2. Grants and Funder Support: Funding from institutional donors including Dasra, Pride Fund, Mariwala Health Initiatives, and UN agencies. FCRA account maintained for international contributions.
3. Donations: All donations made to Ya_All are eligible for income taxes deduction under 80G.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Ya_All: The Youth Network is a nonprofit trust that delivers free community-based programs and services for LGBTQIA+ youth and young key populations in Manipur, India. Its core offerings include the Khudol Initiatives flagship program, crisis intervention through Shelter Space, tele and in-person counselling via the Ya_All Helpline, the Rainbow Trust Centre residential rehabilitation facility, the Ya_All Sports Club, the annual Ya_All Fest, and digital/livelihood skills training such as Digital For Good and LearnLift.

Product overview

Ya_All: The Youth Network is a non-profit organization offering a portfolio of interconnected programs and services for LGBTQIA+ youth and young key populations in Manipur, India. The core offerings include Khudol Initiatives (community support programs), Shelter Space (crisis intervention), the Ya_All Helpline (counselling services), and Ya_All Sports Club (inclusion through sports). Additional services include Rainbow Trust Centre (psychosocial rehabilitation facility), Rainbow North East (research and advocacy), Digital For Good (digital skills training), and The Wari Project (storytelling content). The organization also runs annual initiatives like Ya_All Fest and Queer Games, all unified by the mission to educate, equip, and empower adolescents, youth, and young key populations through advocacy, capacity building, and services on health, education, skill building, livelihoods, storytelling, and sports.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Khudol Initiatives A flagship program delivering support, resources, and empowerment services to marginalized youth and LGBTQIA+ communities across Manipur.
• Shelter Space A crisis intervention safe shelter providing emergency accommodation and support for LGBTQI+ community members in distress.
• Ya_All Helpline Telephone, WhatsApp, and in-person counselling helpline providing crisis support, mental health assistance, and linkages with Tele-MANAS for marginalized youth in Manipur.
• Ya_All Fest Annual fundraising and community festival bringing together supporters and donors to raise funds and awareness for marginalized youth communities.
• Queer Games Sports and recreational initiative creating inclusive spaces for LGBTQIA+ youth, including the transgender football team.
• Ya_All Sports Club (YSC) LGBTQ+ youth-led sports club providing an inclusive and safe space for queer individuals to play football without discrimination and advocating for inclusion in sports.
• Rainbow Trust Centre 15-bedded in-stay residential facility providing psychosocial rehabilitation, de-addiction support, and livelihood skills training for LGBTQ+ individuals.
• Rainbow North East Research and mapping project documenting LGBTQIA+ resources, services, networks, and collectives across Northeast India and assessing effectiveness of rights and protection measures.
• Digital For Good Skill-building workshop in digital tools, social media marketing, product design, planning, and entrepreneurship for young vulnerable communities.
• The Wari Project Audio-visual podcast series featuring conversations with diverse personalities about their personal journeys, in collaboration with Paomi Post.
• LearnLift Eight-day food processing training program covering pickles and bakery items, with entrepreneurship, product design, marketing, and startup ideation, implemented under the EQual Fellowship supported by The Humsafar Trust.
• Kekru Session Annual convergence of storytelling, poetry, filmmaking, and other art forms showcasing the artistic landscape of Manipur.

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered major, minor and core.

• The Humsafar TrustmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2025Partner for LearnLift project - food processing training for LGBTQIA+ and PLHIV community. 20 participants trained in pickles and bakery items with entrepreneurship guidance.
• Publicis SapientmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2024Partner for Digital for Good workshop on October 6, 2024 providing digital skills training for LGBTQ+, YPLHIV, and internally displaced persons.
• IRDSO (Institute for Integrated Rural Development Service Organisation)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2024Partner for self-care sessions targeting elderly women in the community.
• Mariwala Health Initiatives (MHI)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2024Partner for mental health and well-being programs. Ya_All implements peer support, tele-counselling, and in-person counselling services under MHI support. Linkages with Tele-MANAS for wider professional support access.
• UNIDSmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for Rainbow North East project mapping LGBTQIA+ resources and services across three states in Northeast India.
• Department of Social Welfare, Government of ManipurcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment partner for Rainbow Trust Centre providing safe and inclusive space for LGBTQ+ individuals in Manipur.
• Paomi PostminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for The Wari Project - audio-visual podcast series featuring conversations with diverse personalities.
• Go Green Group Manipur and Global Shapers ImphalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated for first-ever Zero Waste Clean Up Drive at Lamphel Supermarket as part of Environment Day celebration.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Sangama: Bangalore-based Indian organization providing crisis support, shelter, and legal aid to sexual minorities — directly comparable in crisis intervention, helpline, and LGBTQ+ community service delivery.
• Naz Foundation (India) Trust: Major Indian NGO working on HIV/AIDS, sexual health, and LGBTQ+ rights with a youth-services orientation — closely comparable in advocacy, health-linkage, and capacity-building offerings.
• The Humsafar Trust: One of India's oldest LGBTQ+ community organizations providing health, counselling, and livelihood support — a direct program peer and active partner of Ya_All on the LearnLift food-processing training project.
• SAATHII (Solidarity and Action Against The HIV Infection in India): India-based organization strengthening community systems for HIV-affected and LGBTQ+ populations — highly comparable in peer-support, health-linkage, and capacity-building programming.
• India HIV/AIDS Alliance: National NGO supporting community-based HIV programming for key populations, including LGBTQ+ youth — comparable in funder mix, target population, and capacity-building approach.
• Nazariya: A Queer Feminist Resource Group: India-based queer feminist organization providing mental health support, helpline, and resource materials to LGBTQ+ persons — directly comparable in counselling and youth-LGBTQ+ service design.
• Y+ Global: Global network of young key populations living with and affected by HIV; Ya_All's website is 'Powered by Y+ Global' indicating an integrated partnership and shared youth-LGBTQIA+ / HIV mandate.

Broad incumbents

• APCOM Foundation: Asia-Pacific regional coalition working on LGBTQ+ rights and HIV — broader geographic and advocacy scope than Ya_All, but overlapping target populations and a likely funder/convener relationship.

Emerging players

• Mariwala Health Initiative: Indian philanthropic funder and field-builder for mental health and wellbeing — direct funder of Ya_All and a convener of comparable LGBTQ+ mental health initiatives across India.
• QueerAbadi: Indian platform curating resources, helplines, and safe spaces for LGBTQ+ persons — comparable in its digital/community-resource orientation toward young LGBTQ+ populations.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/manipur.youthnetwork
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/yaall
• Instagraminstagram.com/ya.all.northeast

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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