LEAP Africa YDoS Impact Report

Mobilizing African Youth as Agents of Sustainable Development
Annual Report 2025

Leading Change, Building Africa
When Will Nigeria Roll Double 6? From national progress to everyday life

When I saw an Independence Day message featuring two dice showing double six, it took me back to childhood. For many of us who grew up playing Ludo, rolling a six was exciting. Rolling double six was something else. It meant you could move ahead while everyone else was still waiting for their turn. There […]
Reach Report 2025

LEAP Africa 2025 Reach Report For over 23 years, LEAP Africa has pioneered a more inclusive and thriving continent by cultivating dynamic, innovative, and ethical youth leaders. Our evolution has seen us transition from delivering stand-alone programs to strengthening the entire pan-African youth-development ecosystem. In 2025 alone, our strategic footprint has reached 48 African countries, […]
Who Gets to Lead? Rethinking Power, Representation and Women’s Political Leadership in Africa

Africa stands at a demographic and democratic crossroads. By 2050, one in every four people on earth will be African, giving the continent the world’s youngest population and one of its largest political constituencies. Yet, at this very moment of rising influence, the institutions meant to represent African societies remain strikingly unrepresentative of half their […]
iLEAD Evaluation report 2024

“Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones
we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.”
Barack Obama
Unlocking Decent Work for African Youth: Aligning Policy, Skills and Mindsets for Dignified Futures

“Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones
we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.”
Barack Obama
Africa’s Outlook on the Future of Social Entrepreneurship: Navigating Challenges and Opportunities in Africa’s Social Enterprise Landscape

“Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones
we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.”
Barack Obama
Digitalisation, AI, and the Future of Workplace Safety: Implications for Youth-Serving Organizations

“Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones
we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.”
Barack Obama
Bridging the Digital Governance Gap: How Nigeria’s Youth Uses Social Media to Participate in Governance Dialogues

“Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones
we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.”
Barack Obama