YEPP collaboration with Think Africa ry in Think Africa Week 2025
Event: Wellnes and Empowerment for the Youth
Date: 5th September
Time: 15:00 – 20:00
Event Address: Annantalo – Annankatu 30, 00100 Helsinki
The program engages Afro-background youth in expert-led workshops focused on upcycling clothing and peer-supported wellness circles. Through these activities, participants will explore sustainability, address anxieties around education and career development, and strengthen personal wellbeing. By the program’s conclusion, they will be equipped with practical tools and insights to navigate Finland’s evolving political, social, and economic landscape.
Session 1: Youth Entrepreneurship 3pm-5pm
This entrepreneurship program is designed to inspire and empower African youth to transform their business ideas into reality. Through a series of expert-led sessions, participants will learn the fundamentals of launching a business. A representative from Business Helsinki will provide essential guidance on how to get started, while a founder of Sambusa Oy will share practical, real-time advice on managing a successful enterprise. To provide hands-on experience, the founder of F’joy Couture will lead a workshop on how to upcycle fashion and build a sustainable business from their own wardrobe. By the end of the program, participants will have gained the knowledge and confidence to take bold steps toward starting their own ventures.
Session 2: Self-Care – Mind & Body: Navigating Change as African Youth 5.15pm – 7.15pm
The discussion will focus on culturally grounded and practically accessible strategies for managing stress, anxiety, and specific self-care concerns, such as hair and skin care, which are often unique for African youth in Finland. The goal is to provide participants with effective tools that are not only culturally relevant but also economically feasible.
Register here for more info.
Explore European Universities!
Calling all YEPP members turning 18 years old by 1st of May 2025! In partnership with Erasmus+, we’re launching a brand new program that will take five migrant youth of African background on trip to Ireland, Denmark, and Sweden!
This incredible opportunity will allow you to:
- Visit your choice universities: Get a firsthand look at university life in Europe.
- Explore English-language programs of your choice: Discover the diverse range of study options available.
- Learn about the application process: Receive expert guidance on how to apply to European universities.
- Explore the social and cultural offerings of your chosen city.
This program is funded by European union.
Learn to Code for young people
Thanks to RoboGarden in Canada, we have started a new partnership with Skillstailor to provide 500 training tickets for youth with migrant background to learn coding! We believe that everyone should have the opportunity to learn valuable digital skills, and this is a fantastic chance to do just that.
We’ll be offering these coding courses to interested youth for a small fee to help raise funds for YEPP’s ongoing initiatives.
We will kickstart this project with a coding bootcamp on the 18th of February.
Register here for more info.