Today we shine our Staff Spotlight🌟 on Yvonne Uwera, a Global Health Corps Fellow who recently joined us in the role of Project Coordinator. Yvonne is passionate about youth empowerment, mental health, and gender equality. She loves reading and fashion! Happy to have you onboard Yvonne! 💜

Feature Alert 📰 Our friends at UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 showcased the CyberRwanda platform in 'Using digital tools to support classroom-based sexuality education.' We were thrilled to share how we're helping #youth become more informed about sexual & reproductive health! buff.ly/3TVHIzX

🏃🏿‍♀️🏃🏻‍♂️🏃🏽‍♀️Want to be part of the #Cityzens4CleanAir movement leading up to #COP27 ?

Here's how👇🏿

Introducing Behind the Scenes, a new blog series where YLabs' resident writer, Gary Layn, takes you behind the curtain on our work.

Today's topic? The three elements to writing an impactful story! Read more: buff.ly/3FkfVo1

#storytelling #behindthescenes #writingtips

The awesome panel after an interesting session on youth-led Mental Health Innovation led by Grand Challenges Canada & citiesRISE at #GCAM22 . #MentalHealth

Mireille from YLabs in Rwanda works with young people to co-design the support they need and want to support their mental health. Due to #intergeneration trauma from the genocide in the 90s. Grand Challenges Canada #GCAM22

Design researcher Mireille UMUTONI joined Grand Challenges Canada for their annual meeting in Brussels to discuss the current state of mental health for young people! #GCAM22 #GrandChallenges

Hip, hip, hooray for our CEO Rebecca Hope, one of GLG’s 2022 Social Impact Fellows! 🎉🙌

We’re over-the-moon about this partnership with GLG, which will connect YLabs with the experts and insights to help us improve how we’re showing up for young people across the globe!

YLabs is #hiring two roles (Associate Project Director + Senior Technical Specialist) in #DarEsSalaam , Tanzania! We're looking for organized, collaborative individuals who are excited about improving the health & livelihoods of young people. Learn more: buff.ly/3SHqy8k

🌬️Yesterday's workshop with team #CleanAirAccra was heaps of fun - with lots of new insights on air quality on the routes the run leaders chose for their first #Cityzens4CleanAir runs in #Accra . 🙌🏿 Here's to coming up with tangible citizen actions to ensure cleaner air for all!

Workshopping with the #Cityzens4CleanAir Run Leaders yesterday! Loved seeing our running routes and air quality perceptions come to life on these maps! #CleanAirCOP27 UrbanBetter.science YLabs

Staff Spotlight 🌟: Meet our new Product Manager, Mary Mbuvi! As a PM, Mary is passionate about understanding and solving the needs of young people through digital solutions. She enjoys reading books, hiking, bike riding, and is a nature enthusiast!

Welcome to the team, Mary! 💜

A glimpse of the activities from Day 3️⃣ #AirPollution Workshop in Fedha, Embakasi. The participants got to know each other through the ice breaking activities. They also managed to write down their expectations of the workshop as well as their visions ♥️

Excited to participate in a panel on #designthinking in global public health. Will be highlighting the awesome work of YLabs in CA and beyond #youthcentereddesign #aysrh

Day 2️⃣: At our youth co-design workshop, yesterday as we held discussions around air pollution & heat with YLabs and how its affecting young parents and their children in Dandora. Very interesting & informative sessions ♥️

#workshop #airpollution

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Fantastic start to the mini-workshop program by Y-Labs (Youth Development Labs). Understanding young people experiences of heat & air pollution targeting those living in urban areas within Nairobi, Kenya.

#communityworkshop