St. Bakhita’s Youth Centre

The Youth Centre was created to provide a safe and alcohol-free space for the youths in Mazabuka. The centre was opened in April 2010 to provide space for workshops, recreation activities and counselling services for the youths. A Mercy Sister offers one-to-one counselling at the centre and is overall manager.

The centre provides a safe alcohol free environment for youths from the locality from the age of 10 to 25 years. The hall has space for meetings and training workshops. It also has a pool table, table tennis/ping pong, draughts, mini soccer and movie nights every Friday .The centre also has a gym and a library with two thousand books.

Chess

Workshops

The Gym

Library

Basketball Team

Mini Soccer

St. Bakhita’s Association works with international partners i.e. ABC ZAMBIA, Diocese of Milan and SERVE Ireland. The latter provides youth leadership training for the youths who volunteer and run the centre. (www.serve.ie) (www.youthlink.org.uk)

Partnerships
The St. Bakhita Youth Centre has run several programs with SERVE IRELAND and YOUTH LINK i.e. youth leadership training and youth work training respectively.

Co-Founders Of The Youth Centre

Official Opening (www.serve.ie)

Youth Work Training (www.youthlink.com)