BIO
Mbaye Mbengue is the Founder and CEO of Youth Education and Sports Development (YES4DO). He is originally from Senegal and resident in the United States. For his engagement in humanitarian, Social Justice and impact as a Young African Leader in the Diaspora, he won many awards and represented his foundation Youth Education and Sports Development in many important summits, as a speaker and Youth Leader influencer.
In 2021 he was nominated in the Global list 100 of the Most Influential People of African Descent (MIPAD) in 2022 he was recognized by the African Union Mission to the US as an African Youth Group Leader in the Diaspora.
He has unremittingly been working in multiple subsidiaries of the United Nations for over fifteen years, namely United Nations Office for Projects Services (UNOPS), United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), United Nations Department of Management (UN-DM) and an international NGO, African Renaissance and Diaspora Network (ARDN), which advocates for and supports UN development processes as they relate to Africa and the African diaspora.
Before his tenure with the United Nations, he played soccer steadily with various teams. Firstly, in Senegal with the youth national soccer team, then in France with the Paris Football Club before progressing to Italy with Internazionale de Milano. Unfortunately, he sustained an irreversible injury which ended his professional soccer career, and soon after, he moved to the
United States to complete his education.
His aspirations are to generate a meaningful impact among children and the most vulnerable, to promote humanitarian development and peace interactions around the world through common interests such as culture, sports, youth development, entrepreneurship, clean water initiatives and climate advocacy.
