Vision
A Skilled, Empowered and Progressive East African Youth Positively Contributing to their communities Development.
Mission
Yaden (Youth, Arts, Development & Entrepreneurship Network) is a youth focused development and entrepreneurship initiative on a mission to mobilise young people and assist them identify their potential. Facilitating them advances these potentials into skills. Skills that offer them an opportunity to earn a decent livelihood, at the same time empowering them to actively participate in socio-cultural and econo-politico development of their communities.
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Network countries
Capital City: Bujumbura
Main Cities: Kitega
Population: 6,168,000
Area: 27,830 km2
Currency: Burundi franc
Languages: French, Kirundi
Religions: Roman Catholic
Capital City: Nairobi
Main Cities: Mombasa, Kisumu
Population: 37,975,000
Area: 580,370 km2
Currency: Kenya shilling
Languages: Swahili, English
Religions: Protestant , Roman Catholic, Muslim, Others
Capital City: Kigali
Population: 8,057,000 (prior to Civil War)
Area: 26,340 km2
Currency: Rwanda franc
Languages: French, Kinyarwanda, Swahili
Religions: Animist, Roman Catholic
Capital City: Dodoma
Main Cities: Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar, Tanga, Mwanza
Population: 29,755,000
Area: 945,090 km2
Currency: Tanzanian shilling
Languages: Swahili, English, local dialects
Religions: Animist, Christian, Muslim
Capital City: Kampala
Main Cities: Jinja, Mbale, Masaka
Population: 19,823,000
Area: 235,880 km2
Currency: Uganda shilling
Languages: English, Luganda
Religions: Roman Catholic, Protestant, Animist, Muslim