KAYO celebrates yet another year of great achievements and success and holds the Third Annual Conference for the Kurdish Youth in North America on April 18th, 2009 at San Diego State University in San Diego, California. The theme of the gathering was promote leadership among the youth, building alliances with Kurdish communities abroad and renewing an understanding of the Kurdish identity.

Pictures of the 2008 Dallas Kurdish Youth Soccer Team, "FC Kurdistan", bringing the young Kurds together for sports to face off against other teams in the local leagues.

Kurdish American Youth Organization held a picnic event in Nashville, Tennessee on Saturday, July 26th to bring together the Kurdish Youth and to celebrate the summer with plenty of food, music and dancing.

The KAYO Southern California Chapter celebrated the Newroz holiday on the beach with a large bonfire on the night of Newroz. The Youth organized a Picnic Party with traditional Kurdish foods, music and dancing at the beach the next day to continue the Spring celebrations.

KAYO celebrates over two years of success and holds the Second Annual Conference for the Kurdish Youth in North America on February 9th, 2008 in Dallas, Texas. The theme of the gathering was promoting greater awareness of Kurds, building alliances with other communities and leadership among our own and the importance of education.