About YUU Organization
Youth-led non-profit organization for ethnic minority youth since 2017
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About YUU Organization
Since 2017
YUU Organization is a youth-led non-profit organization aiming to empower ethnic minority youth in the Central Highlands of Vietnam. Working closely with the community members, we develop a sustainable ecosystem of education, career development and cultural conservation to provide opportunity and narrow gaps for Highlands’ youth.
Our vision
We want to become a non-profit organization serving ethnic minority communities in the Central Highlands of Vietnam, narrowing the gap in opportunity access and raising the unheard voice from community to create meaningful change from within.
We aim to empower young ethnic minority people in the Central Highlands of Vietnam to develop their potential, actively participate in local community development and become the kernel of change for their own hometowns.
Core values
Responsibility
We believe that all community members have a shared responsibility to contribute towards local sustainable development and improve people’s quality of life.
Ambition
We share a belief that the young people in the Central Highlands of Vietnam have the ability to participate, contribute and lead the change of the community.
Willing to learn
We understand our limits and are eager to improve ourselves to actively participate in the social movement of the Central Highlands.
Our team
YUU Organization
We develop and execute projects in education, career development and cultural conservation as direct services for ethnic minority communities in the Central Highlands of Vietnam.
YUU Organization in Kon Tum
We nurture a young generation of pioneering leaders in Kon Tum by guiding them through service-learning and community projects based on social issues.
Meet the team
10 years, 1 journey, 2017 – 2027
“From a charitable project, YUU Organization has continuously improved to better serve our local community, build community force and support ethnic minority youth.”
Our journey
Featured projects
9/2017
Trung Thu Cho Em 2017
Our first project to celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival for 50 children and students at Teresa’s orphanage, Đăk Rơ Wa village, Kon Tum province.
2018
YETI: Lửa Khát Vọng
Initial summer camp program to inspire and support necessity for 150+ students in Plei J’Drap villages.
2018
Smile Class 2018
Educational project to help 60+ students prepare for middle high school before the new academic year at Vinh Sơn 5 orphanage for 3 months.
2018
Trung Thu Cho Em 2018
Mid-Autumn Festival project for 1,200+ children in 5 villages of Dak Ha district, Kon Tum.
11/2018
Áo Ấm Mùa Đông
Donated 50 warm jackets and 30 kg of second-hand clothes to students in Ku Xia II village, Ngok Lây commune, Tu Mơ Rông district, Kon Tum.
2019
YETI: Ngàn Ước Mơ Việt Nam
Career-based experience camp for 100 female students in Dak Ha district, Kon Tum.
2019
Ấm Tình Xuân Sang
Organized a Lunar New Year festival with interactive cultural activities for students at Vinh Sơn 4 orphanage.
2020–2021
Smile Class & Đừng Từ Bỏ Summit
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the project delivered virtual and in-person classes to support over 200 ethnic minority students across multiple orphanages in keeping up with their academic year.
2020
YETI: The Local Cohort Summit
YETI brought students and facilitators together for The Local Cohort Summit to learn cultural knowledge from elder villagers, artists and social enterprises in Kon Tum.
2021
Localized Project-based Learning
An educational project with Bahnar students to improve active learning and raise awareness of the local culture, with creative writing and an interactive way of learning English.
9/2021
Together (Đồng Hành)
Supporting 100 marginalized families heavily impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic at Plei J’Drap village, Kon Tum province.
2021
YETI: Liberate Your Potential
First career orientation summer camp, guiding 70 students at Plei J’Drap to understand their strengths when choosing a university and career path.
2022
Wooden Funeral Sculpture Documentary & Academic Research
A documentary and research on the tomb house statues of the Bahnar and Jrai people in Kon Tum.
2022
YETI: Environmental Summer Camp
Shared environmental knowledge with students at Vinh Sơn 2 orphanage through interactive learning.
2023
Wooden Funeral Sculpture Ethnographic Exhibition
Động Tượng, an exhibition bringing the art of the tomb house statues to a new generation.
2023
YETI: S.A.P
A sex education camp helping students at Vinh Sơn 2 orphanage and nearby villages learn about and prevent sexual abuse.
2024
YETI: Map of Dream
A career orientation camp for middle and high school students at Vinh Sơn 4 orphanage, Kon Rẫy village, Kon Tum.
2025
Xuân Sang
Celebrated the Lunar New Year with students at Vinh Sơn 2 orphanage after our volunteer members completed the service-learning course.
2025
MÔ NÊ
An international cultural exchange with the French NGOs Camplus Culture and Génération Panasiatique, introducing the diverse ethnic minority cultures of Kon Tum and YUU’s education and cultural conservation work in Kon Tum city and Kon Von Kia village.
2025
Smile Class: Chắp Cánh
Summer tutoring classes for students at Vinh Sơn 1 and Vinh Sơn 2 orphanages to prepare for the upcoming academic year.
2025
YETI: BALO
A career orientation camp focused on vocational training for students at Vinh Sơn 2 orphanage.
2026
Xuân Gần
Celebrated the Lunar New Year with an interactive art workshop and fundraising activities to support students at Làng Cùi Kon Tum.
2026
YETI: K.N.O.T
An art and cultural learning summer camp for students at Vinh Sơn 2 orphanage.
9/2026
Trung Thu Cho Em 2026
A lantern-making workshop and interactive activities for students at Kim Phước shelter and the Đăk Kia leprosy village during the Mid-Autumn Festival.
10 years of YUU
Together, we continue to support ethnic minority youth in the Central Highlands.
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