Our History
Worldwide, youth face myriad challenges in terms of access to equal opportunities to jobs and having a voice in decisions which affect their lives. These challenges threaten their development and wellbeing.
When Youth Line Forum was started in 2014, the common vision was ‘communities where all youth especially Young Women thrive’.
Demographically we are approaching a rapidly increasing youth population and after 2014 every year that passes will see an increase in size of all age cohorts between 10 and 20 years of age. A greater proportion of these will be in urban and suburban areas, (young people make up a greater percentage of the population in rural areas).
Youth Line Forum Exists to create an environment where youth are recognized, their strengths, interests, and abilities nurtured to bring out meaningful change.
We are committed to building young leaders, promoting good governance and accountability while ensuring that young people make safe sexual reproductive health choices. The first stage of this process is to urge young people to formally organize themselves as fundamental agents and catalysts for change in the continent.
Vision
A generation of inspired and empowered young people transforming their communities
Mission
A dynamic institution championing and synergizing youth actions to foster economic development and good governance
Core Values
Integrity and trustworthiness: We conduct our business in accordance with the highest standards of professional behavior and ethics.
Passion: Our energy and enthusiasm are contagious. We are inspired to make a lasting impact.
Ambition: We believe that we can and do change the world. If it is not going to be big, we do not even attempt it!
Down to earth: We are young. We trust each other. We believe in serious fun. We are down to Earth!
Core Values
Integrity and trustworthiness: We conduct our business in accordance with the highest standards of professional behavior and ethics.
Passion: Our energy and enthusiasm are contagious. We are inspired to make a lasting impact.
Ambition: We believe that we can and do change the world. If it is not going to be big, we do not even attempt it!
Down to earth: We are young. We trust each other. We believe in serious fun. We are down to Earth!
Ideology
We are grounded in (a) the recognition that young people, in all their diversity, have both a right and a duty to participate and contribute to development at the community level and beyond and its this will increasingly shape and transform the quality of and prospects for sustainable human development. Underpinning all these efforts is recognition of universal human rights of all men and women, without discrimination
Our Community Of Engagement
We strive to be inclusive and engage citizens from diverse backgrounds in terms of expertise, age, country, region and socio-economic backgrounds. We work with the following communities inclusive of national and regional governments:
1)Youth in formal and informal sector.
2)Youth in Entrepreneurship
3)Grassroots Champions
4)Civil Society organisations
5)Artists, Creatives & Entertainment Professionals
6) National Youth Councils | Students Led Movements |Students Governments
7)Academicians & Researchers
8)Youth and women in the Informal Sectors among others.
Our Community Of Engagement
Being a predominantly patriarchal society, communities have high prevalence of strong negative socio-cultural stereotypes, many of which aggravate gender inequality against girls and women and inhibit partner and inter-generational communications on rights and limit access to social services and opportunities. Indeed, gender-based and especially sexual violence still prevails, further inhibiting women and girls’ ability to realize their rights and also limits them from accessing social protection/justice and many of their lives are characterized by unfulfilled rights. At Youth Line Forum, we look out for young girls and commit to strengthening their social-economic especially those in rural communities and in the urban slums.
MoreSo, on our work on Diversity, We question our Sense of Power, Privileges, Ethnicity, Age, Physical Abilities, Biases, Sexism, Racism, Sexual Orientation, Homophobia and Religious Fundamentalism amongst others.