Empowering Youth. Elevating Communities.
Building a brighter future for youth, single mothers, and underserved communities in North Eastern Uganda, Kalaki District..
- Female-founded
- Youth-led
- People-focused
Who We Are
Immediate Elevation Action (IMELA) Youth Foundation IYF is a female-founded, youth-led community-based organization (CBO) established in 2022 in response to the growing challenges of youth unemployment, school dropouts, child marriages, and widespread poverty in underserved communities.
We are committed to empowering youth aged 12–35, especially school dropouts and single mothers, through education, vocational skills, economic empowerment, and advocacy. At IYF, we believe in building a world where every young person has the opportunity to reach their full potential — free from poverty, discrimination, and abuse.
We don't wait for change. We act to create it — with love, dignity, and purpose.
How we work
Grassroots-Led Transformation
We work directly with underserved communities—starting where the need is greatest. Our approach is rooted in local leadership, lived experience, and peer-to-peer empowerment.
Skills Before
Support
We empower youth and single mothers with practical skills—before offering financial aid. This creates lasting independence, not dependence.
Group Power through VSLAs
We form self-managed savings groups (VSLAs) where members save, lend, and learn together. It’s financial inclusion from the inside out.
What We Do
At Imela Youth Foundation, we address the root causes of poverty and vulnerability through practical, people-centered programs that empower youth, single mothers, and entire communities.
Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Prevention
We raise awareness, support survivors, and educate communities to break the cycle of violence and protect vulnerable women and girls.
Village Savings & Loan Associations (VSLA)
We organize savings groups to help members save, borrow, and invest together — providing financial inclusion and resilience at the grassroots.
Health & Sanitation Awareness
We promote HIV/AIDS prevention, menstrual health, reproductive health and waste management.
Vocational & Life Skills Training
We equip youth and single mothers with marketable skills — training from soap making, jelly, shampoo, hair food, conditioner, liquid soap and chalk — for self-reliance.
Education Support
We provide educational assistance to bright but disadvantaged learners, helping them stay in school and reach their full potential.
Socio-Economic Empowerment
We promote entrepreneurship, savings culture, and small business growth to lift families out of poverty and build sustainable futures.
Get Involved
You Can Help Empower Lives
There are so many ways you can be part of the change with IYF. Whether you volunteer, donate, or collaborate, your contribution helps lift youth and single mothers out of poverty.
Volunteer
Be part of a purpose-driven team that empowers vulnerable youth and single mothers through community outreach and skills programs.
Donate
Your support helps fund vocational tools, educational materials, and emergency support for underserved households.
Partner with Us
Collaborate with us to scale impact, train more youth, and provide sustainable development in rural communities.
Our Impact So Far
Since 2022, IYF has touched hundreds of lives by empowering vulnerable youth and single mothers with practical skills, financial tools, and opportunities to rise above poverty.
Youth Empowered
Reached through training, mentorship & support.
Single Mothers Supported
Benefited from VSLA, skilling & advocacy.
Vocational Trainees
Trained in tailoring, soap-making & entrepreneurship.
Communities Reached
Engaged in hygiene, sanitation & HIV/AIDS awareness.