Mission

Bridge Kids International, Inc. uses the power of African heritage culture to create communities that support the well being of young people.  We help young  people of Africa and the African Diaspora unleash their social entrepreneurial spirits to solve economic development, education, environmental, girls' rights, and health challenges and link them  for the purposes of friendship, cooperation, and individual and community empowerment.

Vision

​BKI envisions young people and communities that have the confidence, skills, tools and resources to develop creative solutions and thrive.

Bridge Kids International Story

In honor of the young people in Soweto, South Africa who died in 1976 fighting for their educational rights, the Organisation for African Unity instituted June 16th (also South African Youth Day) as The Day of the African Child.  Each June from 1999 – 2005, young people from 3 continents participated in the International Videoconference for the Day of the African Child.  Bridge Kids International was born out of that videoconference experience.

In an effort to sustain the mission of the videoconference beyond the day of the event, Bridge Kids International was incorporated as a non-profit organization in 2003.  During the 2002 videoconference, the youth participants from Senegal, South Africa and the United States identified four major areas they could impact to positively change their lives – education, the environment, girls’ rights, and health.  Bridge Kids adopted the same focus areas and in 2007 added economic development as the fifth.   In 2013 Bridge Kids became a 501(c)3 tax exempt organization in the United States.

The Bridge Kids Way


At Bridge Kids, we have adopted a set of core principles to guide us as we work with dynamic young people of Africa and the African Diaspora and their adult supporters.  It is our expectation that those joining our programs use the Bridge Kids Way to direct their actions and decision-making.
  • The Rights of All Must Be Respected
  • Young People Must Be Protected
  • Our Work Is Centered on Young People of Africa and the African Diaspora
  • Young People Must Exercise Leadership
  • We Recognize the Inherent Strength in Young People and Adults Working Together
  • We Meet As Equals - We Aim to Build Genuine Community
  • Creativity Is the Rule
  • We Strive for Sustainability
  • We Focus on What We CAN Do
  • We Celebrate Our Cultures and Life Experiences

Board of Directors

Dr.  Susan Stukes
Camden, NJ
Chair, Founder


Dr. Jabani Bennett
Louisville, KY

Quaniqua Carthan
Houston, TX

Amanda Chadwick
Englewood, NJ
Nafi Diagne Sall
Saint-Louis, Senegal
Vice Chair

Dr. Muriel Harris
Louisville, KY

Laurent Houekpon
Danville, KY

Itohan Igbinigie
Kernersville, NC

Dr. Mohamed Mbodj
New Rochelle, NY
Zelpha Anderson
Stafford, VA
Treasurer

Dr. Lecia AM Brown
Atlanta, GA

On'Draya Green
Lawrenceville, GA

Jean Pierre Maro
Saint-Louis, Senegal

Dr. Tonkeyta Rodgers
Louisville, KY

Staff

Stacy Bailey-Ndiaye
Executive Director, Founder


Mark Hoosier
Dr. Felix Nyamedor


Mahogany Mayfield


​Kabira Yakini
Jerald Smith


Nisa Cooley

 Annual Report & 990

Program Partners

University of Louisville Theatre Dept. , African American Theater Program

Limerick Neighborhood Association
Lanning Square West Neighbor's Association



West St. Catherine Neighborhood Association

Funding Partners


Owsley Brown III Foundation

International Sustainability Fund
Community Foundation  Health Equity Fund