Youth Development Fund : NPO No. 046-831

The fund a non profit organization that facilitates and manages donor funds for food security and poverty alleviation projects throughout the Southern African Development Community. Our emphasis is on marginalized rural and peri-urban youth, women, and children. The funds are sourced from the international donor community. The funders are Australian, Irish, Japanese, and Russian, organisations, firms, and individuals.

PREAMBLE:

ü    We, the people of ILIMA, recognise the persistent and increasing vicious burden of chronic hunger, extreme poverty, loss of hope, and sense of helplessness prevailing in our vulnerable rural communities; 

ü    We have come together to mobilise resources for the facilitation of empowerment and development of disenfranchised and marginalized rural communities;       

ü    We commit ourselves to the development of the poor, the disadvantaged, and the marginalized men, women, and youth, thereby pledging to harness all human energies possible as an endeavour towards the realisation of our full potential.            

ü    We, through the powers of volition, dedicate and commit ourselves towards    economic empowerment, social upliftment, cultural advancement, and community development of the downtrodden members of our society.

OBJECTIVES OF THE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT FUND:

ü    The furtherance of sustainable rural agricultural development to meet vulnerable rural society’s needs and increase the well-being and dignity of poverty stricken rural communities; 

ü    The promotion of effective socially sustainable and environmentally friendly poverty alleviation projects, and improvement of food security;

ü    The promotion of The promotion of the role of women and youth in sustainable use of living resources, natural resources, and prevention of pollution and ecological degradation;

ü   The promotion of equitable access to environmental resources by historically disenfranchised communities especially women and youth;

ü    The promotion of ecologically sustainable rural development while promoting justifiable economic and social development for the marginalized rural communities;

ü    The promotion of productive capacity for the poor, the disadvantaged, and the marginalized communities through improvement of means to access capital, resources, credit, land, technology, information, technical assistance, training, markets, extension, and other agricultural support activities;

ü    The promotion of youth development, through advocacy, economic empowerment, skills development, capacity building, job creation, policy enhancement, improving accessibility of capital and technical resources, and entrepreneurial development; and                   

ü    The promotion of healthy, physical, emotional, psycho-social, cognitive, social, and cultural development of children in all aspects of their lives...

Applications & proposals for funding should be sent to:-

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The Fund Manager, Youth Development Fund, PO Box 1587, Amanzimtoti, 4125  

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"Please read the guidelines for proposals to see if your community could qualify before sending us a proposal."

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