Overview of Organization
Centrefor Youth and Development (CYD) is a Malawian Non Governmental Organizationworking on Youth and Development programmes. The organization was establishedin the year 2010 by a few concerned youths to facilitate positive andsustainable change. Thedesire to establish such an institution was fuelled by a need to have afacility that will be able to channel the energies of students and youthtowards positive development by pro-actively addressing the educational,financial and social challenges. CYD from inception is a youth driveninitiative and as a result, it is predicated in the same democratic values thatcharacterizes the current Malawian society.
Our programmes are always shaped by the needs of youthin the community, by continuously assessing the needs of the youth in our areaof operation.
Our location in the community makes the programmes andservices we provide highly accessible to all young people. The organization hasin the past two years strengthened its physical and human resources capacityand has also positioned itself well within the broader Development sector andwithin the Youth Development Sector.
Our Vision is to be the model of best practice interventionswithin the youth development sector in Malawi and beyond
Our Mission is to facilitate a sustainable process of Research,Counselling, Training and Development for the creation of enabling environmentfor Youth to achieve their fullest potential.
Strategic Objectives
- To mobilize material and financial resources by creatinglong lasting partnerships with the donor community and other serviceprovisioning organizations for youth and development programmes
- To promote youth cultural exchange and volunteerplacement amongst Malawian and international youths
- To implement sustainable and integrated youth and developmentprogrammes by establishing very close ties with the community and CYDs targetgroups i.e. youth
- To implement research on youth and development issues,facilitate provision of counselling and information on welfare, career, business,employment and training development opportunities for young people