KIYO

22/04/2026

✨ Our Annual Report 2025 is out now!

We’re proud to share the impact we’ve made together, reaching 18,667 children and youth worldwide through our programs over the past year. 🌍

Thank you for being part of this journey.

📖 Read the full report via the link in our bio!

23/03/2026

🎪🌍 Last week, KIYO, together with Amoukanama , supported young people from Campus de Reynaert - Salto Humano in Tielt, in raising awareness on climate change through the art of circus.

Through creativity and collaboration, youth came together to explore climate justice and express their voices in powerful ways.

This initiative shows how participatory and creative approaches can empower young people to engage with global challenges.

20/03/2026

08/03/2026

🌎Today, on International Women’s Rights Day, we recognise the rights, strength and potential of women and girls around the world.

✨When girls and women have access to learning opportunities, skills development and supportive environments, they can take charge of their lives, realise their talents and contribute to positive change in their communities.

🤝Through initiatives such as climate-resilient agriculture project and vocational training, KIYO and its partners work alongside women to strengthen their capacities and expand their opportunities.

27/02/2026

🌎Today, on World NGO Day, we celebrate non-governmental organisations around the world that work every day to support people in need, address social challenges, and contribute to a more just and sustainable future.

NGOs are driven by vision and purpose. At KIYO, our mission is to empower young people to dream, take action, and lead change in their communities and beyond.

🤝Today, we celebrate not only our own journey, but also all the organisations that are shaping the future and working to solve global challenges.

25/02/2026

On December 2025, our partner Associação Beneficente AMAR icente AMAR hosted the III Forum on Socio-Productive Inclusion and Female Leadership – Women in Motion: Challenges and Opportunities in Brazil.

The Forum created a space for dialogue on women’s economic autonomy, access to the labour market, and the importance of strong support networks. Socio-productive inclusion helps reduce inequalities and create sustainable opportunities.

We are proud to support initiatives that expand opportunities and strengthen young women’s leadership. 💛

11/02/2026

After careful consideration, KIYO will gradually phase out its activities by the end of June 2026.

This decision was not taken lightly. Until the end of May 2026, we remain fully committed to completing our 2022–2026 DGD programme and all ongoing projects. Our priority is to honour our commitments to young people, partners and donors throughout this transition.

To everyone who has supported KIYO over the years: thank you. Because of you, thousands of young people in Belgium, the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Philippines, Brazil and Burundi have been empowered.

👉 Read the full official statement via the link in bio.

09/02/2026

Do you work with young people around or ?

💫 BeGlobal is mapping organisations and initiatives working with young outside formal education.

04/02/2026

🌍 Partner Spotlight: Jessabel Pino-Concepcion on Empowering Youth in the Philippines

Meet Jessabel Pino-Concepcion, Project Coordinator for the Enhancing Self and Wage Employment Opportunities Programme at Bidlisiw Foundation Inc. - Philippines Foundation Inc.

🗣️ She shares:
“KIYO’s support is a transformative investment in the future of marginalized youth. It empowers them with essential life skills and provides access to meaningful employment opportunities. The success stories of young people who have secured stable jobs and can now support themselves and their families stand as a testament to the power of KIYO’s programme.”

✨ At KIYO, we believe it is essential to empower marginalized youth so they can access the same meaningful employment opportunities as their peers.

Together, KIYO and Bidlisiw Foundation Inc. collaborate to advance children’s rights and youth empowerment.

28/01/2026

🌍 Youth voice, shaping tomorrow
Meet Eduardo, 20, from Brazil.

He is a YOUCA Brasil youth participant, part of Reach Capoeira do Dendê, and a member of KIYO’s National Youth Advisor Board (NYAB).

Through YOUCA, Eduardo has found a space that supports and welcomes him in his daily life as a young Black man living in the periphery, a space of resistance, inclusion, and constant access to resources.

🗣️ He shares: “Talking about YOUCA is talking about a place that supports and welcomes me with all the experiences I face in my daily life as a young Black man living in the periphery. To speak about YOUCA is to speak about resistance, about a place of inclusion, a space that is always offering us many resources. Today, I feel fulfilled knowing that there is an organization working to ensure that young people have more guarantees of their rights.”

✨ At KIYO, we support young people in building the knowledge, skills, and confidence they need to claim their rights and shape their future.