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YES Leader: Mr. Agbayizato Abdou Kdari (Elvis)
Email : elvis@yesweb.org

  • Found YES Togo Network in 2002, as a nonprofit organization that helps youth by building leadership and entrepreneurship
  • His vision is to empower young people to take up future challenges through employment creation.
  • Initiated CHALLENGE FORUM, an annual entrepreneurship and Youth Employment Forum, and CHALLENGE BUSINESS a program dedicated to give financial and technical support to young people
  • Raised funds from key partners such as ECOBANK , and technical support from UNDP Togo.
  • Was awarded/ selected as UN young leader for MDG implementation in Togo in 2008
  • Serves as a member of
  • Youth Employment specialist for the NAP process of YEN
  • AIESEC Country president and Country coach for West African countries www.aiesec.org
  • Founding member of Togo National Youth Council
  • National coordinator of Global Call against Poverty (GCAP- www.whiteband.org )
  • Attained Global exposure at YES Alexandria 2002 and 2009, YES KENYA 2006, African Development Forum ADF 2007, UNIDOyouth employment initiative in Mano river regions, UNCTAD 2008 Accra -Ghana. )
  • Has a Masters Degree in Business administration
  • His key expertise is in the areas of Youth Employment and Entrepreneurship and trainer of Information Technology and telecommunications (TIC).