Guiding Principles:

Youth Action for Success and Development (YASD) follows the below-mentioned guiding principles in the implementation of its programmes:

• Use of indigenous knowledge
• Recognising community engagement and participation
• Making efforts to achieve the highest quality standards
• Promoting a culture of innovation and creativity
• Meeting deadlines
• Enhancing networking and coordination
• Facing challenges

Professional Strength

• Highly qualified, experienced and devoted board members and staff;
• Adaptability to cope with and meet the requirements of the diverse socio-cultural environment of society.
• Presence of the youth leaders with diverse skills and experience in all our programs that the organisation operates
• Existence and establishment of good relationships with all community structures
• The overwhelming support of local people.
• Acceptance as a representative of the common people of the area.
• Extensive network to undertake initiatives at the grassroots;
• Strong partnerships for undertaking innovative initiatives;

YASD Partners

• FOCESE
• Malawi- Scotland Partnership
• Health Policy plus
• Irish Rule of Law International
• SAfAIDS
• Government ministries and departments
• Family Planning Association of Malawi
• National Youth Network on Climate Change
• MIET Africa
• National Youth Council of Malawi

Memberships:

• Member of National Youth Network on Climate Change
• She Decides Malawi
• Malawi- Scotland Partnership
• YouthWave Malawi
• Lilongwe Youth Action Movement
• National Youth Advocates of SRHR organisations alliance
• National Climate Change Influencers
• International Youth Ambassadors network.