About YELL
Youth Empowering Legislative Law
Mission
To deliver faith-based regional equity through building net-worth among low-moderate income residents by providing manufacturing, job training, job creation and business development in the construction industry.
Vision
Our Low-Moderate Income development needs alternative vehicles to allow our underserved and displaced citizens' participation in the free enterprise system. YELL creates jobs, affordable housing, and training businesses for upward net-worth equity ownership.
Goal
Provide job creation services in water, energy, housing, and infrastructure development, mobilizing teams to build in industrial, commercial, and residential construction using green building materials.
Objective
To partner with the community, government, developers, and builders to achieve our goals.
Our History
YELL was born out of a connection to ENUF, the founder's U.S.-based nonprofit. Members first met at the SRDC International Summit in Monrovia on November 8, 2021, registering 55 people from Liberia and the Western diaspora. YELL formally launched as a national nonprofit on November 26, 2021.
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Governance
- Board of Directors: 3 to 12 members, 3-year terms, maximum two consecutive terms, meets monthly, quorum of 40 percent.
- Officers: Chair, Vice-Chair, Secretary, Treasurer, and two at-large members.
- Finance Committee: Chaired by the Treasurer plus three other Board members, responsible for fiscal procedures, the fundraising plan, and the annual budget.
- Financial transparency: "The financial records of the Committees are public information and shall be made available to the membership, Board members and the public." (Bylaws, Article V, Section 3)