Through Education, we are empowering youth to make a difference in the world we will one day inherit!
A Queensland representative sprinter was set for a promising career in athletics when his life took a dramatic turn for the worst and at 18 he was diagnosed with the incurable disease Ulcerative Colitis. Glen had two choices: to perpetuate an existence, or choose to fight back & have a life. Glen chose the latter. Visit our Ambassadors page.
Our Mission:
Our Vision:
To develop low socio-economic communities by creating opportunities and pathways for students at tertiary education institutions.
“Youth Unite For Education” will be globally recognised as an organisation that positively impacts developing countries and low socio-economic communities through the implementation of educational initiatives that work towards achieving the UN Millennium Development Goals and others alike.
Macquarie University Chapter: macq@yufe.org or Skype us at YUFE.MACQ
Youth Unite For Education
PO Box 38
West Ryde, NSW 2114
Australia
The Team
YUFE Chapters
YUFE@MQ
Our Projects
If you are part of a not-for-profit organisation that would like to come on board, please let us know! We have a number of prospective projects coming through and would love to see what else is out there.
Once YUFE has finished refining your community-service project for academic approval, think of the number of university students that would be made available to your organisation! Not only are we 'young people’ being educated, we are opening up the gates to educated students who might just make 'that little difference'.
Contact us at admin@yufe.org and we will be sure to get back to you shortly.
Our Partners
YUFE has partnered with tertiary education institutions and not-for-profit organisations to help bridge the gap between the community service sector and the education industry. Our formalised partners are listed below.
If you are from a Tertiary Education Institution or Not-For-Profit Organisation and would like to sign-up as a YUFE Partner, we would love to hear from you! Please send us an email at admin@yufe.org and we’ll be sure to get back to you shortly.
Our Sponsors
If you would like to become a YUFE Sponsor, we would love to hear from you! Please send us an email at admin@yufe.org and we’ll be sure to get back to you shortly. We encourage young professionals to become Youth Sponsors and very much appreciate corporate support.
Youth Sponsors
Ben Potter is a young professional whose expertise was made available to YUFE in the form of graphical design and website design. His services have been flawless and have been greatly appreciated. See his website at: www.benjaminpotter.org
Heather is a young photographer and has kindly offered her support in the form of photos which have been used on this very website. Her support is very much appreciated. Feel free to visit her blog here.
Michael Raynor from Darval Solutions has kindly offered his support in the form of web hosting and usage of their Content Management System PageAssistant. Darval Solutions offer specialist IT consulting and associated services. Their support is very much appreciated. Contact details can be found at www.darvalsolutions.com.au
A Queensland representative sprinter was set for a promising career in athletics when his life took a dramatic turn for the worst and at 18 he was diagnosed with the incurable disease Ulcerative Colitis. Glen had two choices: to perpetuate an existence, or choose to fight back & have a life. Glen chose the latter.
With the $2 he had left from his disability pension, Glen pursued one of his dreams of starting a Youth Centre in his hometown. Through sponsorship and fundraising Glen developed a fully functional venue, known as the X-treme Youth and Community Centre.
As this venture developed Glen committed himself to community development and empowering young people to reach their full potential. Surplus funds from the Community Centre enabled Glen to initiate an Emergency Food Relief Program that to date has distributed 20,000 food parcels to needy families in the Redcliffe area. Glen has been well recognised for his efforts including:
• 1998 Young Australian of the Year Queensland Community Service
• 1999 Young Australian of the Year National Finalist
With his continued success with the X-treme Centre and an increased community profile, he commenced a full-time career as a motivational speaker and peak performance coach in high schools. Having learnt to lift himself out of difficult situations, Glen began to inspire a generation that often experiences a sense of hopelessness to hope against all odds.
In 2004 Glen founded OXYGEN FACTORY which changes lives by bringing a message of hope through seminars and resources for high school students, parents, teachers, community organizations and businesses across Australia. OXYGEN FACTORY delivers leadership, personal development and values training to over 200 schools and up to 50,000 young people annually.
Our Ambassadors
Glen Gerreyn
A Queensland representative sprinter was set for a promising career in athletics when his life took a dramatic turn for the worst and at 18 he was diagnosed with the incurable disease Ulcerative Colitis. Glen had two choices: to perpetuate an existence, or choose to fight back & have a life. Glen chose the latter. With the $2 he had left from his disability pension, Glen pursued one of his dreams of starting a Youth Centre in his hometown. Through sponsorship and fundraising Glen developed a fully functional venue, known as the X-treme Youth and Community Centre. Read More.
Here at YUFE, we are currently searching for Ambassadors to carry the YUFE name and support our work. If you know of anyone suitable for this position, please send us an email at admin@yufe.org with a brief description of the prospective Ambassador and a reason why you think they would be a good face for YUFE.
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Photography by HEATHER WALLACE. Website and Graphic Design by BEN POTTER
