ORGANIZATIONAL PROFILE:
Youth 2 Youth Zambia was established and became operational in 2013, its an initiative that is youth centered, focused and led. The initiative was officially registered with PACRA on September 19 2014. It is aimed at mentoring and molding the capacity of young people ;in and out of school young people (15- 35) into self-reliant, self- sustainable, talented and productive individuals. Realizing the GAPS in the development agenda during the UNWTO youth forum on sustainable tourism; that although the youth are the majority population of the global village, they are still under-utilized, marginalized, under productive and most luck the skills to make them marketable in the circles of employment, business and capitalization, Youth to Youth team in Zimbabwe agreed with the Zambian youth party to establish a Chapter in Zambia to contribute and increase the efforts of the youth 2 youth initiative across the globe.
OUR ROLE AS CIVIL SOCIETY
To provide young people with the opportunities in skills development, be a driving force behind greater achievements through the active mobilization and engagement of young people with public support through information collection and dissemination, provide linkages for mentorship, policy development consultation and policy implementation, lobbying and advocating for equal opportunities and participation.
To promote investment in youth, by promoting youth sustainable entrepreneurship, capacity and character development, life skill and youth productivity in addition to awareness creation on cross culture and cross cutting issues that affect youth in the global village.
AIM
To mentor and mold young people into self-reliant, self- sustainable, talented and productive individuals; empowered to thrive as entrepreneurs, peer mentors, role models and youth ambassadors in tourism, cross-cutting and cross culture issues while contributing to sustainable development .
VISION
Youth to Youth Zambia envisions a globe village of youths that are empowered, motivated, self-reliant productive and are meet with equal opportunities. Creating a generation empowered with actions for sustainable development at community, district, national and global level.
MISSION
To empower, enhance and strengthen youth capacity in addressing the cross cutting issues that are multi- cultural or cross -culture and are threatening the world’s largest resource and power force for change by cultivating an enabling environment and equal opportunities for sustainable development.
CATCHMENT /OPERATIONAL AREAS
Youth to Youth Zambia is situated in Lusaka, capital city of Zambia and will be operating from Lusaka mainly with its activities spread cross the provinces, with keen interest in the touristic prone areas such as Livingstone, Siavonga, Solwezi, Mwinilunga and Chipata.
OUR ROLE AS CIVIL SOCIETY
To provide young people with the opportunities in skills development, be a driving force behind greater achievements through the active mobilization and engagement of young people with public support through information collection and dissemination, provide linkages for mentorship, policy development consultation and policy implementation, lobbying and advocating for equal opportunities and participation.
To promote investment in youth, by promoting youth sustainable entrepreneurship, capacity and character development, life skill and youth productivity in addition to awareness creation on cross culture and cross cutting issues that affect youth in the global village.
AIM
To mentor and mold young people into self-reliant, self- sustainable, talented and productive individuals; empowered to thrive as entrepreneurs, peer mentors, role models and youth ambassadors in tourism, cross-cutting and cross culture issues while contributing to sustainable development .
VISION
Youth to Youth Zambia envisions a globe village of youths that are empowered, motivated, self-reliant productive and are meet with equal opportunities. Creating a generation empowered with actions for sustainable development at community, district, national and global level.
MISSION
To empower, enhance and strengthen youth capacity in addressing the cross cutting issues that are multi- cultural or cross -culture and are threatening the world’s largest resource and power force for change by cultivating an enabling environment and equal opportunities for sustainable development.
CATCHMENT /OPERATIONAL AREAS
Youth to Youth Zambia is situated in Lusaka, capital city of Zambia and will be operating from Lusaka mainly with its activities spread cross the provinces, with keen interest in the touristic prone areas such as Livingstone, Siavonga, Solwezi, Mwinilunga and Chipata.
