YES GLOBAL CAMPAIGN

Engaging Youth World Wide

BACKGROUND

Figure 2: William J.

Clinton the 42ndPresident of USA

Figure 1: Mr. Suzanne

Mubarak First Lady of Egypt

The YES Campaign was launched by 1600 delegates from 120 countries at the Alexandria Youth Employment Summit in Egypt on September 11, 2002. The Alexandria Summit was hosted by the Arab Republic of Egypt and was co-chaired by the first lady of Egypt Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak and William J. Clinton the 42nd president of United States.

INTRODUCTION TO THE YES CAMPAIGN

The campaign was launched in response to the enormous global challenge of youth unemployment affecting millions

of young people around the world.

OBJECTIVES OF YES CAMPAIGNS

Develop capacity of youth to lead

in-country youth engagement

initiatives

Promote (in-country) youth

entrepreneurship to address key

development challenges

Build in-country coalitions to develop national strategies

addressing youth unemployment

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS OF YES

YES Organized 5 International

Summits in Egypt, Mexico,

Kenya, Azerbaijan and

Sweden

Major Achievements of YES

YES Organized 5 Regional Summits in

India, Paraguay, the

Dominican Republic,

Panama and Brazil

Major Achievements of YES

More than 20,000 stakeholders attended the summits, including cabinet ministers and head of states

YES has compiled more than 1,000 on-line resources

documents on best practices and tools

for youth employment

Major Achievements of YES

YES has reached over 1 Million

youth by 2006, independent study conducted by New Sector Alliance of

Boston

Major Achievements of YES

Major Achievements of YES

YES commissione

d 150 original

publications on youth

employment.

Major Achievements of YES

YES Supported 55 Networks with the Implementation of

more than 400 youth employment projects impacting some one million young people.

Over $84 Million USD, have been raised by YES

Networks since 2007

Major Achievements of YES

YES COUNTRIESAfghanistanAlbaniaAngolaArgentinaArmeniaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBangladeshBeninBhutanBoliviaBrazilBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCameroon

CanadaChadChileColombiaCosta RicaCote D’IvoireDominican RepublicEgypt***El SalvadorGambiaGeorgiaGhanaGuatemalaGuinea BissauGuyanaHaitiHonduras

IndiaIranJordanKenyaLiberiaMalaysiaMalawiMaliMauritiusMexicoMoldovaMozambiqueNamibiaNepalNigeriaPakistanPanama

ParaguayPhilippinesPeruRomaniaRwandaSenegalSerbia & MontenegroSierra LeoneSomaliaSouth AfricaSwazilandTanzaniaTogoUgandaUSAUruguayZambiaZimbabwe

YES Country Networks

PEOPLE BEHIND YES

Ismail SerageldinChairman of the Board of Directors, YES IncDirector, Library of Alexandria

Dr. Akhtar BadshahSr. Director Community Affairs, Microsoft Corp

Cynthia BrandtPresident, Brandt

Associates Treasurer

Van JonesFounder, Green for All and

Special Advisor to the White House Council on

Environmental Quality.

Scott Leland Executive Director,Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business & Government, HKS

Debra Deanne Olson Founding Chair and CEO, Green Century

Solutions, LLC.Senior Strategist, The Women’s Peace and

Business Summit 2009

PAKISTAN CHAPTER

YOUTH ENGAGEMENT SERVICES(YES) NETWORK PAKISTAN

Transforming Youth from citizens-in-waiting to citizens-in-action

PAKISTAN CHAPTER

Founder and CEO of Youth Engagement Services (YES) Network Pakistan

“Youth as a solution not as a problem”

SNAPSHOT OF OUR WORK

Played a Pioneer Role in Promoting Youth-led Development in Pakistan

Played a Leadership Role in Starting Service Learning, Youth Service & Youth Social Entrepreneurship Programs in Pakistan.

OUR LEADING PROGRAMS

Service Learning Program

Youth Service Program

Youth Social Entrepreneursh

ip Program

Service Learning Program

Youth Service Progra

m

Show Your

Creativity

Project

Forward Leaders Project

Diploma in Youth Social Entrepreneurship

Youth Enterpri

seGenerat

or

Youth Enterprise Challenge

Award