HRDC YLP’s mission is to invest in young women and men across Somalia to unleash their potential to become social innovators, leaders, thinkers, and a powerful force for change in the Somali community. YLP encourages participants to be entrepreneurial changemakers, capable of developing their ideas from plans to practice.
YLP provides training and capacity-building for youth through workshops, innovation camps, hackathons, and other activities. Human-centered innovation and Design Thinking methodology provide valuable tools for social innovation and tackling the complex development challenges in Somalia.