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NYCOM PROFILE
Mission Statement
To
work towards empowering the youth of Malawi to utilize their potential
to realize their aspirations and ambitions
for their personal
development and for national development."
Background Information
The National Youth Council of Malawi is a statutory corporation of the
Republic of Malawi established through an Act
of Parliament, The
National Youth Council of Malawi Act No. 22 of 1996.
Objectives and Functions
The National Youth Council of Malawi aims to:
Develop, promote, encourage and coordinate all forms of youth activities in Malawi.
Facilitate and encourage cooperation among registered youth organisations in Malawi.
Initiate operation and management of non-profit making and profit-making projects in support of youth development.
Organize and promote scholarships for youth workers, members of youth organizations and relevant officials.
Foster the promotion of training courses.
Registration and support of youth organisations in Malawi
Advise government and any authority either specifically or generally on matters relating to youth, sport and recreation.
Develop and institute guidelines for cooperation between government
and other organisations and agencies operating
for the youth in Malawi.
In all these areas, the National Youth Council of Malawi plays a strong
advocacy role for the
youth of Malawi.
Program Areas and Priority Target Groups
The Council recognises the need to provide opportunities for all youth
in Malawi regardless of status. In view of this,
the Council endeavours
to promote the participation of disadvantaged youth in all its
programmes and activities.
The priority youth identified are:
Street youth
Out-of-school youth
Deviant youth
Female youth
The priority areas for action by the council are:
Youth economic empowerment through promoting the education, training and youth livelihoods skills
Science, technology and Environment
Population, health and environment
Social services, recreation, sports and culture
Adolescent reproductive health |
