About Youngsters Appeal Foundation

We are a Uganda-based nonprofit dedicated to empowering underprivileged girls and young mothers through education, menstrual health, skills training, and economic opportunity. Since our founding, we have reached over 800 girls across five schools and partnered with organisations like Microsoft, Canva, and DHL.

What is this program?

The Virtual CAS Program is a structured, remotely-delivered initiative designed for IB Diploma students.

Students engage directly with our work in Uganda through guided projects, collaborative sessions, and measurable deliverables: fulfilling all three strands of CAS (Creativity, Activity, Service) in one cohesive experience.

How schools benefit

IB-aligned outcomes

Fully mapped to CAS learning outcomes – easy for coordinators to sign off.

Global citizenship

Turnkey coordination

Measurable impact

Students gain genuine cross-cultural exposure to development work in Sub-Saharan Africa.

We handle scheduling, mentorship, and documentation – minimal lift for your CAS coordinator.

Students see and report on real outcomes – girls supported, resources delivered, and awareness raised.

Program overview

An 8-week virtual program, meeting bi-weekly (4 live sessions). Students work in small project teams with YSA mentors. All sessions are recorded for async access.

Orientation & context-setting

Introduction to YAF's mission, the challenges girls in Uganda face, and how students will contribute. Students set personal CAS goals.

Project design & skills workshop

Teams choose a focus area (menstrual health advocacy, education campaigns, fundraising). Workshop on design thinking approaches.

Implementation & mentored work

Students execute their projects with regular check-ins from YAF mentors. Creative output (campaigns, videos, resources) is developed.

Showcase & reflection

Final presentations to the YAF team and school. CAS portfolio evidence collected. Certificates of completion issued.

Week 1-2

Week 3-4

Week 5-6

Week 7-8

What students will learn

Global development & gender equality

Campaign design & public communication

Empathy-led community service

Project management & accountability

Reflective journaling for CAS porfolio

Cross-cultural collaboration skills

Ready to bring this to your school?

Our team is happy to walk your CAS coordinator through the full program, answer questions, and tailor the experience to your school's calendar.