Robust Advocacy

Since inception, YNCSD have been catalysing efforts of young people towards ending Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) and gender based violence, through effective programming that transforms social norms underpinning these practices as well as promoting Reproductive Health and Rights for women and girls.

Communications and media engagements

We are a catalyst for social change by engaging young people on critical sexual reproductive issues affecting them and amplifying their voices to speak for human rights through targeted advocacy to key players, capacity building and development, communications and media engagements, partnerships and programme implementation.

Youth engagements /partnerships

Our engagements and campaigns promote positive stories of change from across the Youth-led movement on ending FGM and other Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) issues for women and girls

Our Approach

We employ robust advocacy, in-depth research, policy negotiation, youth engagements/partnerships, capacity building and development of young people because we believe that when young people come together to speak in one voice against a social issue, the world listens! We also engage relevant stakeholders to make commitments towards solving identified challenges.
We believe that no one should be left behind in the campaign to make the world a better place for women and girls.

leadership structure

our audience

Our key audiences are young teenage girls in institutions of learning, health workers working in communities and villages, schools, government parastatals and private organizations. We amplify the voices of young people to speak on Human Rights, through targeted advocacy to key players.

our resources
2019: Year in Review

  We worked on ending FGM in over 20 communities through the TSONII project through [...]

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07
Jan
VACANCY
Vacancy – Technical Advisor (Abuja)

Introduction Youth Network for Community and Sustainable Development (YNCSD) We are the leading advocacy group [...]

02
Jan
Vacancy – State Advocacy Assistant (Lagos State)

Introduction Youth Network for Community and Sustainable Development (YNCSD) We are the leading advocacy group [...]

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10
Dec
Vacancy – State Advocacy Assistant (Asaba, Delta State)

Introduction   Youth Network for Community and Sustainable Development (YNCSD) We are the leading advocacy [...]

10
Dec
Vacancy – State Advocacy Assistant (Abuja/Kaduna)

Terms of Reference- State Advocacy Assistant Youth Network for Community and Sustainable Development (YNCSD) is [...]

10
Dec
Motion picture: Frank Akuma
“I Faced Criticism for Speaking against Female Genital Mutilation” – Pastor Frank Nwachukwu

‘People criticised me for being involved in the movement to end Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). [...]

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28
Nov
We Use Our Voices Now..Cheers to Us!!!

In 1979, world governments adopted the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of discrimination [...]

11
Oct
International Safe Abortion Day: Addressing Abortion-Related Stigma.

The Youth Network for Community and Sustainable Development (YNCSD) identifies with all activists and organisations [...]

28
Sep

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Join us as we drive values clarification and attitudinal transformation among service providers and in communities in Africa.

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