The Alliance for Youth Achievement, Inc. is dedicated to helping orphans and street children around the world. AYA has partnered with twenty-four organizations in Uganda, Kenya, South Africa, Thailand and Vietnam who are helping children with a variety of innovative programs. These include micro-finance programs to increase the income of guardians caring for orphans, group homes for orphans and street children, child sponsorship programs, school fee sponsorship programs, and hospices and medical missions for those with HIV/AIDS.