Somali Youth Leaders Initiative

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has embarked on an ambitious reform effort, USAID FORWARD1, to change the way the Agency does business� with new partnerships, an emphasis on innovation and a relentless focus on results. It gives USAID the opportunity to transform its agency and unleash its full potential to achieve high impact development. USAID is requesting applications from qualified organizations to implement the Somali Youth Leaders initiative, as described fully in the solicitation. At the end of the agreement(s), USAID/East Africa expects the implementer(s) to have achieved the following results: 1. Somali youth, community members and education officials have improved secondary education services that are perceived as more fair and equitable; 2. Youth are better able to be economically self-reliant with supportive systems; and 3. Youth participate and contribute more positively and productively to society.