Our Core Mandate
Founded
in
2012,
Youth
and
Society
(YAS)
is
a
Non-Governmental
Organisation
(NGO)
with
mission
to
promote
and
defend
human
rights
and
democratic
governance
in
Malawi
in
the
principal
interest
of
young
people
and
marginalised
groups.
We
continue
to
play
a
critical
watchdog
role
in
areas
of
accountability
and
anti-corruption,
democratic
governance,
human
rights
and
citizen
voice.
Our
core
approaches
include
capacity
building,
public
interest
litigation,
civic
education,
advocacy,
constructive
dialogue,
research
and
coalition building.
Institutional Governance
We
are
legally
registered
with
the
Government
of
Malawi
under
the
Trustees
law,
NGO
Board
and
the
Council
for
Non-Governmental
Organisations
of
Malawi
(CONGOMA).
We
are
governed
by
our
Constitution
and
an
operational
Board
of
Trustees.
The
7-member
Board
of
Trustees
is
responsible
for
the
overall
organizational
policy
direction
and
decisions.
On
day-
to-day operations, YAS has a full time management headed by the Executive Director.
primarry beneficiary targets
•
Children
•
Youth
•
Women
•
Marginalised communities -People with disability, the elderly, and People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWA)
vision
Economic Freedom for All.
mission
To mobilise, organise, and build a revolutionary youth movement that pro-actively participates in wealth creation, economic justice and democratic governance in Malawi.
Our Core Mandate
Founded
in
2012,
Youth
and
Society
(YAS)
is
a
Non-
Governmental
Organisation
(NGO)
with
mission
to
promote
and
defend
human
rights
and
democratic
governance
in
Malawi
in
the
principal
interest
of
young
people
and
marginalised
groups.
We
continue
to
play
a
critical
watchdog
role
in
areas
of
accountability
and
anti-corruption,
democratic
governance,
human
rights
and
citizen
voice.
Our
core
approaches
include
capacity
building,
public
interest
litigation,
civic
education,
advocacy,
constructive
dialogue,
research
and coalition building.
Institutional Governance
We
are
legally
registered
with
the
Government
of
Malawi
under
the
Trustees
law,
NGO
Board
and
the
Council
for
Non-
Governmental
Organisations
of
Malawi
(CONGOMA).
We
are
governed
by
our
Constitution
and
an
operational
Board
of
Trustees.
The
7-member
Board
of
Trustees
is
responsible
for
the
overall
organizational
policy
direction
and
decisions.
On
day-to-
day
operations,
YAS
has
a
full
time
management
headed
by
the
Executive Director.
primarry beneficiary targets
•
Children
•
Youth
•
Women
•
Marginalised
communities
-People
with
disability,
the
elderly,
and
People
Living
with
HIV/AIDS (PLWA)
vision
Economic Freedom for All.
mission
To
mobilise,
organise,
and
build
a
revolutionary
youth
movement
that
pro-actively
participates
in
wealth
creation,
economic
justice and democratic governance in Malawi.
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- Who we are
- Our team
- Board of trustees
- Strategic plan
- Yas drills karonga duty bearers
- Gaps in implementation of access to information law in malawi
- Abolish death penalty
- Yas takes ati act to local councils
- Yas, other csos decry worsening economic inequality
- Yas, other csos decry worsening economic inequality-a
- YAS, other CSOs ask Government to drop criminal defamation cases
- YAS reiterates call for abolition of death penalty in Malawi
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