Ever feel like everyone on the internet thinks just like you do? It's likely because of a phenomenon called filter bubbles.
What we teach the older children at the orphanages we work with.
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When our champions leave the orphanage, our work does not end.
At YouMeWe, mentors continue walking with mentees and scholars through their first year of higher education. That means weekly check-ins and a commitment of 5 hours a month, helping with real life things like furnishing an apartment, planning a 4-year budget for tuition and living costs, learning how to make a quick meal, or speaking up when someone takes advantage of them.
We do not say goodbye. They become part of Empower Village, a steady home they can always come back to.
If you want to help a young person build a strong start into adult life, we’d love to hear from you.
#YouMeWeNPO #YouthEmpowerment #Mentorship #HigherEducation #ForTheYouth
This week, the kids brought their creative visions to life as stop motion animations/claymations using cameras and simple editing. We are excited to see their finished products next week!
If you are interested in volunteering with us, please contact us at [email protected]
Late June already. Summer break is almost here.
For most students, that means rest. For youth in care, it's one of the most important stretches of the year. Exam prep. Part-time job applications. Figuring out what comes next after turning 18.
Right now, our volunteers are sitting down with them, one-on-one, helping them map out their summer. Not just goals on paper, but real, step-by-step plans they can actually follow.
If you have 2 hours to spare this summer, you could help a young person figure out their next move. That's not a small thing.
Join us.
#YouMeWeNPO #YouthEmpowerment #DigitalInclusion #SocialImpact #fortheyouth
Tonight’s lesson focused on how to speak to people in a professional environment.
From greetings to polite responses, these small skills help build confidence for school, work, and daily life. Thank you to everyone who keeps showing up for our students and making these classes possible.
If you’d like to support more lessons like this, send us a message.
#YouMeWeNPO #YouthEmpowerment #EnglishTogether #VolunteerSupport #fortheyouth
Since the beginning, we have brought the principals of the homes we support into donor offices.
It helps people understand why this work matters, and it gives them a direct connection to the young people they may one day hire or mentor after they age out of care.
That connection matters.
#YouMeWeNPO #YouthEmpowerment #SocialImpact #MentorshipMatters #SupportYouth
At the 2026 Copenhagen Summit, a panel called 'Youth & AI: Where We Go' brought together researchers and youth advocates to talk honestly about AI and kids.
The clearest takeaway? Technology isn't the biggest risk factor for a child's mental health. Weak relationships are.
The experts pointed to one thing that consistently protects young people as they navigate screens, algorithms, and an AI-shaped world: strong IRL connections. Real people. Consistent presence. Someone who shows up.
That's exactly what our volunteers do every week.
We give the children we support access to devices and digital tools so they're not left behind. But it's the volunteer sitting with them, preparing for an exam, talking through a problem, just being there, that builds the kind of resilience no app can replicate.
If you're in Japan and want to be that person for a young person who needs it, we'd love to have you. DM us or visit youmewenpo.org to learn how to get involved.
#YouMeWeNPO #YouthEmpowerment #DigitalInclusion #SocialImpact #fortheyouth
"The youth is the hope of our future." Jose Rizal
We take that seriously.
For 17 years, volunteers have shown up for children in institutional care, tutoring, mentoring, and just being present for kids who need to know someone believes in them.
That is what honoring those words actually looks like. Not a poster. A person, showing up.
If you want to be one of those people, we would love to have you.
Sign up to volunteer at youmewenpo.org
The kids are going to camp this August at Yamanakako and we need your help to make it happen.
The Designing Artists Academy (DAA) summer camp is coming together, but we still need sponsors to cover transportation, meals, accommodation, and art programming for the children in our care.
Whether you're a company looking to put your CSR support somewhere real, or an individual who wants to show up and volunteer at camp, this is your moment.
Every contribution, big or small, gets these kids to the lake and into the studio.
DM us, visit youmewenpo.org, or email [email protected] to become a sponsor or volunteer. Let's make August count for them.
#YouMeWeNPO #YouthEmpowerment #DigitalInclusion #SocialImpact #fortheyouth
This week we taught the kids about the history of animation!
The kids loved learning about animation and even drew their own simple animations for fun!
If you are interested in volunteering with us, please contact us at [email protected]
This week we taught the kids about the history and usage of GPS along with playing a fun few rounds of GeoGuessr!
It's always rewarding to see the joy it brings to teach these children about the world!
If you are interested in volunteering with us, please contact us at [email protected]
In 2007, someone asked our founder Michael Perry-Clemons to play Santa in an orphanage.
The following year in 2008, a team approached about the idea of starting a summer camp for orphans. This did not exist. The idea was artists would come and teach the kids the different art forms and while all their classmates went on vacation and paid summer camps, they would have a place to go year after year after year. 18 years later we are still bringing the children together. Though the first children now have children of their own.
We need everything for this every year.
Sponsorship for travel, food and supplies.
Volunteers as artists, teachers and camp directors.
Please contact us at [email protected]
Thank you for your donation, LeWagon!
We would like to thank LeWagon for their generous donation of laptops!
Learn more about LeWagon here: https://www.lewagon.com/ja
