Youth Excellence Center

20/03/2026

See you soon in Dakar, Senegal 🇸🇳!

Thrilled to share some fantastic news! 🌍🎉🔥

Our CEO and Co-Founder, Yenesew Alene Belew has just received an official invitation from the European Commission and the Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) — with the amazing support of the Delegation of the European Union to Senegal — to join the 2026 Regional Erasmus+ Cluster Meeting and Contact-Making Seminar for Sub-Saharan Africa! 🥳🇪🇺🇸🇳

Mark your calendars: 19-20 May 2026 at the beautiful Hôtel Fleur de Lys (Point E) in vibrant Dakar, Senegal! 🌴☀️ This is going to be an unforgettable gathering of Erasmus+ project beneficiaries, passionate stakeholders, experienced organisations, and fresh newcomers from Sub-Saharan Africa, the European Union, and associated countries! 🤝💡

The spotlight this year? Super inspiring: the role of Erasmus+ in developing skills for the future — perfectly in sync with the Global Gateway strategy! 🌟

🚀 We’ll see powerful real-life Erasmus+ project showcases, lively panel discussions, and tons of networking magic to ignite new transnational partnerships! 🔥🔗

As an Erasmus+ beneficiary, he is beyond excited (and truly honoured! 🙏❤️) to share his own journey — the life-changing mobility adventures ✈️, incredible capacity-building moments 📈, beautiful intercultural connections 🌈, and game-changing skill development that Erasmus+ has brought into my life! It’s the perfect stage to celebrate how these opportunities empower people and institutions to build a brighter, more skilled, and connected future! 🌍💪

Huge shoutout and endless thanks to the CBHE Team and everyone making this happen — he is already buzzing with anticipation for the ideas, inspiration, and new friendships in Dakar! 🫶✨

European Union in Ethiopia
European Commission


African Union







🌟🚀🎓

20/03/2026

Thrilled to share some fantastic news! 🌍🎉🔥

Our CEO and Co-Founder, Yenesew Alene Belew has just received an official invitation from the European Commission and the Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) — with the amazing support of the Delegation of the European Union to Senegal — to join the 2026 Regional Erasmus+ Cluster Meeting and Contact-Making Seminar for Sub-Saharan Africa! 🥳🇪🇺🇸🇳

Mark your calendars: 19-20 May 2026 at the beautiful Hôtel Fleur de Lys (Point E) in vibrant Dakar, Senegal! 🌴☀️ This is going to be an unforgettable gathering of Erasmus+ project beneficiaries, passionate stakeholders, experienced organisations, and fresh newcomers from Sub-Saharan Africa, the European Union, and associated countries! 🤝💡

The spotlight this year? Super inspiring: the role of Erasmus+ in developing skills for the future — perfectly in sync with the Global Gateway strategy! 🌟

🚀 We’ll see powerful real-life Erasmus+ project showcases, lively panel discussions, and tons of networking magic to ignite new transnational partnerships! 🔥🔗

As an Erasmus+ beneficiary, he is beyond excited (and truly honoured! 🙏❤️) to share his own journey — the life-changing mobility adventures ✈️, incredible capacity-building moments 📈, beautiful intercultural connections 🌈, and game-changing skill development that Erasmus+ has brought into my life! It’s the perfect stage to celebrate how these opportunities empower people and institutions to build a brighter, more skilled, and connected future! 🌍💪

Huge shoutout and endless thanks to the CBHE Team and everyone making this happen — he is already buzzing with anticipation for the ideas, inspiration, and new friendships in Dakar! 🫶✨

European Union in Ethiopia
European Commission


African Union







🌟🚀🎓

19/03/2026

Eid Mubarak 2026 🌙✨

As the crescent moon heralds joy and renewal, may this Eid bring clarity to your path, serenity to your soul, and success to your endeavours. Wishing you and your loved ones peace, prosperity, and unbreakable bonds of kindness. Eid Mubarak from the heart. 🤍🕌

02/03/2026

130th Anniversary of the Victory of Adwa:
A Timeless Triumph of Ethiopian Unity and Defiance

Rise, Ethiopians! Today, on this blazing March 2, the fire of Adwa roars again in every proud heart—130 years of unstoppable glory exploding into the present!

Feel it surge through your veins: that day in 1896, when the mighty Ethiopians—fierce, unbreakable, one thunderous heartbeat—stood tall on those sacred hills and crushed the arrogant Italian dream of domination. They came with guns, greed, and division, believing they could break what no empire ever could. But the Ethiopians answered with a roar that still echoes across continents!

Emperor Menelik II and Empress Taytu Betul led not just armies, but legends—warriors forged in courage, united beyond tribe, beyond fear, beyond any shadow of doubt. Spears flashed like lightning, strategy burned brighter than colonial ambition, and every Ethiopian soul charged forward with the certain knowledge: this land belongs to no conqueror!

They did not merely win a battle—they shattered illusions, humiliated invaders, and lit a torch of freedom that no darkness could ever extinguish. Adwa was not survival; it was supremacy. It was proof that when Ethiopians stand as one, the world itself must bow.

Today the Youth Excellence Center stands in awe and shouts with uncontainable pride: Congratulations, Ethiopians! Celebrate wildly, lift your heads high, let every young heart ignite with the same invincible spirit! The blood of heroes courses through you—unconquered, unbreakable, destined for greatness.

Adwa is not history—it is your power, your fire, your eternal crown. Carry it forward. Let every step you take today be a declaration: We are the children of victors. We rise. We conquer. We endure forever!

27/02/2026

Dream big? What if the next big idea for Africa came from you? 🌍💡 At the Youth Excellence Centre, we’re not just empowering youth—we’re unleashing a continental transformation. 🚀 The future of the continent starts with you. We’re turning ambition into action. Are you ready? 🌍✨ Join the movement! We’re building bigger!

26/02/2026

The Youth Excellence Centre is a dynamic hub dedicated to empowering and inspiring the next generation of African leaders.
We envision and develop youth across Ethiopia and the continent by building excellence in:

1. Leadership & personal growth
2. Climate change action & environmental sustainability
3. Start-ups, innovation & technology
4. Community development
5. Key social, economic, cultural, environmental, and legal issues shaping Africa's future

Through transformative programs, mentorship, skills training, and collaborative initiatives, we equip young people to lead with purpose, innovate boldly, and drive positive change in their communities and beyond.

Join us in building a brighter, more resilient Africa — one empowered youth at a time! 🌍✨