Centre for Youth Empowerment and Civic Education (CYECE) is a Non-Governmental and not-for-profit organization established in March 1997. It was formed with the aim of addressing the socio-economic development issues affecting children and young people in Malawi.
CYECE’s development goal calls for Scaling up of interventions and efforts that protect children’s rights, empower young people and promote their health and wellbeing in Malawi. CYECE headquarters is based in Lilongwe in Area 15 and it has programmes across Malawi with community-based projects in Lilongwe, Kasungu, Dowa, Salima, Mchinji, Dedza in the central region, Mangochi, Chiradzulu, Machinga, Balaka, Mwanza, Neno, Zomba, Thyolo, Blantyre and Chikhwawa in the southern Region and Karonga, Nkhatabay, Mzimba in the northern region.
The Organization uses four interlinked strategies of Community Mobilization, empowerment, Capacity building and advocacy to fulfill its mandate with Meaningful Youth Participation (MYP) as an overarching approach to all the processes and programme implementation. CYECE has a strong and active board of trustees which has professionals from diverse backgrounds and disciplines. The board has a membership of nine people and it provides oversight leadership on governance and policy of the organization. Management of the organization is vested in the hands of the secretariat which is headed by the Executive Director who oversees the day-to-day operations of the organization.
OurVision
By 2030, Malawi and the world at large is a climate sensitive society where children and young people in their diversities are safe, empowered, healthy and are meaningfully participating in social and economic development.
Our Mission
CYECE is Malawian non-profit making and non-governmental organisation that exists to empower children and young people and promote their rights and wellbeing through community mobilization, capacity building, behaviour change communication, research and advocacy; taking into account the values of transparency, accountability, professionalism and diversity
Our Goal
To ensure well-being of children and young people in their diversity
Our Objectives
Strategic Objective 1: To ensure that children are protected from all forms of violence, abuse and exploitation and are realising their full potential by having access to inclusive and quality early childhood development, primary and secondary education, health care and meaningfully participating in the society.
Strategic Objective 2: To promote adolescents and young people’s access to quality and comprehensive SRHR, HIV/AIDS, mental health information and services and ensure they have adopted healthy lifestyles.
Strategic Objective 3: To promote development and empowerment of young people in their diversities for meaningful participation and involvement in social and economic development.
Strategic Objective 4: To facilitate mobilisation of resources for investment into child protection, development, participation and youth well-being and empowerment initiatives.
Outcomes
Outcome 1: All children are protected from all forms of Violence, abuse and exploitation realizing their full potential through access to inclusive and early child development, primary and secondary education, health care and meaningful participation in society.
Outcome 2: Increased Meaningful participation and involvement of young people in social and economic development, fostering empowerment across diverse backgrounds.
Outcome 3: Adolescents and youth have widespread access to quality and comprehensive sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), HIV/AIDS, and mental health information and services, leading to the adoption of healthy lifestyles.
Outcome 4: Engagement into social enterprise that will facilitate mobilization to support programs and services for children, adolescents, and young peopl
High retention of children to schools in tobacco growing areas after introduction of the After School Initiative
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