Current projects

For the next two years, from 2019 to 2021, Youth First will implement the SAHY program, which aims to build a healthy and supportive environment for youth to reach their full potential through multiple interventions.

Youth First sees a great potential in Malagasy youth , this is why we have long campaigned for their voice to be heard, considered and included through each of our projects. This advocacy for taking into account the voice of young people and their participation in all spheres of society has started with the Youth Summit organized by Youth First since 2016 and continues today through the federation of a national community of young, informed leaders and agents of change, notably through the Studio Sifaka project.

Since being set up in 2011, Youth First has focused on the promotion and empowerment of young people; first with the Young Women Leadership Program, a capacity building and leadership program for young girls, support and initiation to entrepreneurship, then through the accompaniment of young entrepreneurs within the Hary Project, which was our first collaboration with CRS Madagascar.

The HARY project, in partnership with CRS Madagascar, aims to promote entrepreneurship among rural youth in four areas of Madagascar: Mananjary, Morombe, Tamatave and Tulear. It offers a training program in entrepreneurship and business plan coaching. The young entrepreneurs with the best projects are provided with a funding and technical support to promote the financial inclusion of young people in rural areas.

The National Youth Summit is a national gathering of young representatives of the 22 regions to provide a space for political, cultural, economic and social dialogue to Malagasy youth as a whole. The summit aims to ensure that resources and an enabling environment are made available to young people to enable them to initiate, be involved and, as far as possible, show leadership in all aspects of youth development efforts country.

The Mahatsangy Club is a youth structure set up by young people and for young people.

Breaking the Cycle is an international initiative led by six organizations from India, Spain, Bangladesh, Madagascar, Greece and Nepal to fight gender-based violence among young people. It also aims to provide educators in formal and non-formal education areas with information and tools to work with young people in the prevention of gender-based violence. Lastly, the project aims to foster cooperation and exchanges between young people from partner organizations around the world.

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