A Ugandan foundation turning youth energy into livelihoods.
Who we are
Aswam Youth Foundation (AYF) is a Ugandan youth-focused, community-based organisation addressing youth unemployment, skills mismatch and community wellbeing through an integrated mobilisation-to-livelihoods model. We use sports for mass engagement, drama for behaviour change, and structured skills pathways to support young people to transition into employment, self-employment and enterprise.
We work primarily with young women and adolescent girls, youth not in education, employment or training (NEET), persons with disabilities (PWDs) and youth from low-income households — in partnership with schools, community institutions, SMEs, NGOs and local authorities.
Our values
Young women, PWDs and NEET youth are at the centre of our design.
We measure success by income earned, not sessions delivered.
We work with schools, SMEs, churches, NGOs and local authorities.
Safeguarding, transparency and community accountability guide us.