Genesis Sylvester Kolliemene

Genesis Sylvester Kolliemene has over five years of experience in civic leadership with a focus on youth development, community services, and peacebuilding. Currently, Genesis is the executive director at the Youth Positive Transformation Initiative (YOPTI), where he focuses on working with officials to ensure that the organization meets its objectives and that policies and principles are followed and practiced. Genesis Sylvester Kolliemene also manages the day-to-day activities of the organization and compiles comprehensive activity reports for the board of directors. YOPTI emerged from a youth group to become a nonprofit organization. YOPTI designs and implements youth capacity building programs to transform the lives of disadvantaged youth, promoting self-actualization and national growth and sustainability. Upon the completion of the Mandela Washington Fellowship, Genesis intends to strengthen and expand YOPTI’s youth capacity building programs across the central region of Liberia, while fostering youth networks for national development. Stayed in Africa.