SANKOFA YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, INC.

About Us

Sankofa Youth Development Program Incorporated is a non-profit Rites of Passage and Manhood Development community-based organization in Birmingham, Alabama. Sankofa YDP prepares youth intellectually and socially with a foundation that will afford them the opportunity for success in their personal lives and contribute to their collective input within their family and community. Sankofa YDP involves a program format that addresses the cultural, educational, health, and emotional well-being of program participants, emphasizing but not limited to the following areas:

Low Self-esteem
Lack of Self-awareness
Juvenile Delinquency
Adolescent Fatherhood
Gang Violence
Health
Drugs
Unemployment

Our core curriculum includes:

Cultural Spiritual
Socio-Political and Economic
Science
Health & Nutrition
Technology
Leadership
Nationbuilding
Parenting