Our Programs

Road safety training

1. Road Safety Protecting young road users

We train boda-boda riders and youth on safe riding, distribute free and subsidized helmets and reflective jackets, run "Helmet On, Future On" campaigns, and advocate for stronger road safety laws.

→ Because no young person should die or be disabled just going to school or work.

SAYA provides:

  • Practical road safety trainings

  • School outreach and child-focused education

  • Boda-boda rider engagement and training

  • Distribution of reflective jackets and helmets

  • Helmet-use awareness campaigns

  • Advocacy for safer roads and policies

Water safety community meeting

2. Drowning Prevention Saving lives near lakes and rivers

In fishing communities and near lakes, rivers, and pools, we teach survival swimming, distribute life jackets, train community swim instructors, and place rescue equipment at landing sites.

→ Uganda loses hundreds of youth to drowning every year — we are changing that.

SAYA works to:

  • Swimming and rescue skill training

  • Community water safety awareness

  • Safety support for fishing communities

  • Advocacy for safer water transport

SRHR youth workshop

3. Sexual and Reproductive Health & Rights (SRHR) Health, dignity, and choice

We deliver peer-to-peer education on contraception, consent, HIV prevention, and ending teenage pregnancy and child marriage. We fight stigma, link youth to youth-friendly clinics, and push for better SRHR policies.

→ So every young Ugandan can make informed choices about their body and future.

SAYA intervenes by:

  • SRHR education and life-skills

  • Menstrual hygiene support

  • Access to youth-friendly health services

  • Family planning information and referrals

Substance abuse prevention outreach

4. Youth Against Alcohol, Tobacco & Nicotine Products Prevention and community support

We run "Choose Life, Not Smoke" and anti-alcohol campaigns in schools and communities, train youth ambassadors to say NO, expose industry tricks that target children, and support bans on shisha and vaping products.

→ We refuse to let big companies profit by hooking our generation.

SAYA fights this by:

  • Behavior-change communication

  • School & community dialogues

  • Anti-addiction awareness campaigns

  • Referral partnerships with health providers

Youth economic empowerment session

5. Youth Empowerment & Leadership Skills and enterprise support

We build confidence, public speaking, and leadership skills through Safe Youth Chapters in schools, universities, and districts. We mentor young advocates to lead campaigns, speak to leaders, and start their own community projects.

→ Today's trained youth are tomorrow's policymakers, parents, and change-makers.

SAYA offers:

  • Entrepreneurship and business training

  • Financial literacy and savings groups

  • Digital skills and mentoring

  • Youth enterprise support and incubation

Our Impact at a Glance Short, powerful results