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YouThrive is a youth-focused intervention of Zoë-Life dedicated to enhancing the resilience, confidence, and well-being of adolescents and youth aged 13 to 24.

As an extension of Zoë-Life's KidzAlive programme, we continue with our commitment to care, ensuring that as children grow, their systems and support grow with them.

Within YouThrive, we understand our youth's challenges and respond with a holistic support intervention that covers health education, identity, career guidance and psychosocial care, all designed to grow their resilience and confidence.

Our goal is to create a safe space where youth can explore their identities, make confident choices, and actively shape their future as to have a positive impact on themselves and their communities. Drawing on the lessons and successes of KidzAlive, YouThrive introduces innovative programs with a youth-friendly approach to equip young people with the tools to unlock their potential, ensuring they not only survive but thrive.

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We're dedicated to empowering youth by offering tailored programmes to meet their needs.

From health education to career guidance, our initiatives are designed to support adolescents and young adults through:

• innovating how young people access health services

• addressing gender-based violence and child abuse

• helping learners discover their potential career path

• preparing high school learners for life after school

YouThrive Innovations

Explore the YouThrive Framework
YouThrive Schools

YouThrive Schools is a school-based Life Skills and Wellbeing programme delivered through structured sessions with high school learners. It strengthens self-awareness, resilience, decision-making, communication, goal-setting and future readiness.

YouThrive Health

YouThrive Health equips young people with the knowledge, skills and confidence to make informed health decisions. Sessions cover HIV literacy, sexual and reproductive health and rights, mental wellbeing and health-seeking behaviour.

YouThrive Safe

YouThrive Safe helps adolescents recognise, prevent and respond to violence, abuse and exploitation. Sessions cover consent, healthy relationships, gender-based violence, child protection and personal safety.

YouThrive Careers

YouThrive Careers helps learners explore their strengths, interests and future opportunities through career assessments, subject-choice guidance, tertiary education preparedness and career counselling.