International Youth Alliance for Peace invests in innovative ideas, convenes interested parties, shares its learning and advocates for change in support of young people being healthy, creative and fully engaged citizens.
An inclusive society that values and supports the full engagement of its young people in the civic, social, economic and cultural life of diverse and environmentally healthy communities.
Young people have important things to say and contribute and we value the participation of young people in decision making and governance.
Young people should have opportunities for meaningful participation in the democratic process and should have leadership roles in the governance of organizations and institutions that work with or make decisions that affect young people’s lives.
We recognize, respect, and value the differences among us and believe that acknowledging and celebrating these differences lead to both stronger individuals and stronger communities.
We all have a place in the economic, social, political, and cultural life of our society and, for our part, we enrich our organization through diversity.
We enjoy what we do and we are proud of it. We mean what we say and we say what we mean. We expect the best of ourselves and the others.
IYAP focuses on a bottom-up and holistic approach which enables individual behavioral change among the young people. In addition, this brings about a systematic change in policy and practice towards a more supportive environment for youth-led development. We deliver grass root level programs in some of the most hard to reach and inaccessible areas, to ensure that no one is left behind. We also support governments and policymakers to engage and interact with young people in formulating decisions that affect the youth.
We also build the capacity of other organizations to work more effectively with, and for, young people. We also engage in research and development, as well as in building tool-kits and manuals for training programs. We provide guidance and generate evidence to share our experience with the global youth sector to ensure we are serving youth in the most coordinated and impactful way possible.