Youth Challenge International Annual Report 08 - 09

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Our MissiOnBuilding Communities And leAders through gloBAl Youth development

Youth innovAtion drives positive ChAnge

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Youth ChAllenge internAtionAl AnnuAl report 2008-2009

registered ChAritABle numBer: 11906 9078 rr0001

editor: jessiCA loCkhArt

grAphiC design: nuCCi wAlsh

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our mission & vision

BoArd, mAnAgement, stAff & pArtners

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Marion Younan - chair & President

vice-President hr, canadian bearings

Mark TowheY - vice-chair President, towhey consulting grouP inc.

STephen Brown - secretary

Partner, deloitte

pariToSh GaMBhir - treasurer

senior manager, kPmg llP (canada)

kevin ThoMaSon President, keviron integrated

communications grouP

Sharon voGel Partner, borden ladner gervais

Shauna houlTon

consultant, decode

STephen CorniSh

director, bilateral Project, care canada

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international Programs director

aManDa STephenS

volunteer Program manager

nuCCi walSh Program develoPment and marketing manager

Jane BalDwin

Program develoPment manager

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volunteer communications coordinator

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YouTh eMpowerMenT SYnerGY Ghana

YMCa Ghana

YouTh ChallenGe auSTralia

YouTh ChallenGe GuYana

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d WelcometoYouthChallengeInternational’s2008/2009AnnualReport.Thisyearmarksanimportantturningpointintheorganization’shistorywiththelaunchofanewstrategy,“BuildingCommunitiesandLeadersThroughGlobalYouthDevelopment,”whichmapstheorganization’sstrategicpathwayforthenextfiveyears—sowhynow?

YCI’svisionforyouthdevelopmentisbuiltontheprincipalthat“YouthInnovationDrivesPositiveChange.”Ouraimistoprovideyoungpeoplewiththeopportunities,toolsandresourcestocreateandmanagesolutionstotheirdevelopmentchallenges.Byempoweringyoungpeopletobechangeagents,theycanbecomegloballeadersandrealizechangeintheircommunities.

YCIwillincorporateyouthdevelopment,volunteerism,partnership,equityandadvocacyintoallthatwedo.Thesecharacteristicswillensurethatourprogramsarefocused,accessible,equalandexplicitlyyouth-focused.Volunteerswillplayacentralroleindeliveringourglobalprograms,becomingadvocatesforyouthdevelopment.

Thereareover1.5billionyoungpeoplebetweentheagesof10and24livingintheworldtoday,makingthisthelargestglobalyouthcohortinhistory.Youngpeopleincreasinglyfacechallengesthatareuniversal—suchaslackofopportunitytocontributetothedevelopmentoftheircommunities,risingunemploymentrates,increasedbarrierstoeducationandhealth,andthedegradationoftheirenvironments.YCI’sprogramswillbedesignedwiththesechallengesattheforefrontofourintegratedyouthdevelopmentapproach.

YCI’sglobalvisionisnotpossiblewithoutthecommitment,dedicationandhardworkofourvolunteers,staff,partnersandyouth.Wearecountingonyoursupportinthecomingyear.

Wewouldalsoliketorecognizethecontinuedcontributionsandcommitmenttoyouthdevelopmentfromourdonors,includingtheCanadianInternationalDevelopmentAgency(CIDA),foundationsandprivateindividuals.ThankyouformakingthepastyearsuchasuccessforYouthChallengeInternational.

MarionYounanChairoftheBoard

BryanCoxExecutiveDirector


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in ghana, 1,043 young women and men successfully comPleted active citizenshiP training Programs in 2008-2009.

Duringthe2008nationalelectioninGhana,YCIvolunteersandlocalyouthinitiatedacampaignfocusedondemocraticrights,theGhanaianelectoralsystem,theinvolvementofyoungpeopleinthepoliticalsystemandtheimportanceofvoting.AfterconsultingtheElectoralCommissionofGhanaforgender-disaggregateddataonthevotingpatternsofGhanaianyouth,volunteersandlocalyoungpeopledevelopedthe“ListenUp.SpeakOut.GetInvolved.”campaign,whichfocusedonencouragingyouthtovoteintheupcomingelection.Thecampaignincludedworkshopsonlocalgovernancemodels,leadershipandcommunityassetidentifications,multi-dayYouthSkillsSummits,andalocalmediacampaignthatincludedrecordingaradiojingleinTwi,EnglishandEwetitled“WhyVote.”AsaresultofYCI’sgovernanceprogramming,Ghanaianyouthwereabletomobilizetheirpeers,engageintheelectoralprocessandparticipateintheelection.

Youngpeoplearelargelydisenfranchisedfromkey

decision-makingforums,wheregovernanceisoften

hierarchicalandvestedinelders.YCIbelievesinthe

importanceofengagingyouthintheseprocessesand

helpsyoungpeopletoassumeleadershiproleswithin

theircommunities.Indoingso,YCIcollaborateswith

communityleaderstocreatementorshipopportunities,

assistswiththeformationandmanagementofyouth-

ledcommittees,identifiesappropriatecommunity

forumsforyouthparticipationandprovidestraining

opportunitiesforyoungpeopletostrengthentheir

leadershipskills.

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”never did i think my Project would involve recording

radio jingles that are now Played nation-wide. i have learned that Positive change is Possible when PeoPle listen uP, sPeak out and get involved in issues that matter.christa bennett, ghana alumna

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projectbasedonenvironmentalconservation.Theprojecthassincedevelopedintoanopportunityforcapacity-building,environmentalawarenessraising,andachanceforcommunitymemberstodevelopalternatesourcesofincome.YCIvolunteersworkedwithcommunitymemberstoestablishworkshopsandconsultwithyouthinthelocalelementaryandhighschools.Theirworkfocusedonenvironmentaldegradation,includingthecontaminationofrivers,garbagedisposal,deforestationandanimalpoaching.Italsoexaminedtheeducationandemploymentbarriersfacedbyyouthinthecommunity.Theprojectculminatedinaone-dayawareness-raisingevent,whichservedtounifythecommunityonlocalenvironmentalissues.TheworkofYCIvolunteersandtheresidentsofJuanilamahassincecontinued,withtheintegrationoftheEarthCharter(aninternationaldeclarationoffundamentalvaluesandprinciplesforbuildingasustainableglobalsociety)principlesintomorerecentprojects.

TheestablishmentofanaturalreservationnearJuanilama,acommunityofabout500inCostaRica,allowedYCIandRetoJuvenilInternacional,ourpartnerorganization,todevelopaunique

c o s t a r i c a > s u s t a i n a b l e a g r i c u l t u r e

Naturalresourcesforfuturegenerationsaredepleting—

however,theyouththatwillmanagethiscrisisinthe

futuretendnottobeengagedintheenvironmental

decision-makingforumsofthepresent.YCIbelieves

thatyouthnotonlyhavevestedconcernsintomorrow’s

resources,butalsohavearesponsibilitytobepartof

managingthemtoday.YCIengagesyouthineducation,

advocacy,policyandworkprojectsthatreflectthe

environmentalinterestsandconcernsofyoungpeople.

Ourprojectsaddresskeyenvironmentalissues,such

aswatersanitation,foodsecurity,climatechangeand

biodiversity.

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this kind of work is vital to the establishment of community-based sustainable develoPment and ecotourism initiatives. it Provides an oPPortunity for cultural exchange, all of which is monitored and initiated by the host community. sara brown, costa rica alumna”“


K e n y a > h i v / a i d s

between 2008-2009 more than 1170 young PeoPle attended yci & kwacha hiv/aids outreaches in mombasa.

InMombasa,thecombinationoftourism,EastAfrica’sbusiestportandalackofeconomicopportunitieshasledmanyyoungpeopletoseekalternativesourcesofincome—includingparticipationinthesextradeindustry.Localyouth,YCIvolunteersandpeereducatorsfromYCI’spartnerorganization,KwachaAfrika,organizedschoolandcommunityoutreaches,talentshowsand“ClubNights”inMombasa’sclubdistrict,allwithafocusonHIV/AIDSawarenessandtesting.Theseeventsutilizedtheskillsandknowledgeoflocallytrainedpeereducatorsandtargetedyoungsexworkers.TheClubNightspromotedcondomuseandHIVtesting,andmobilizedyouthtoaccessyouth-friendlyvoluntarycounselingandtesting(VCT)services.

Youngpeoplewhoarehealthyarebetterequippedto

contributetotheircommunitiestodayandinthefuture.

Forthisreason,healthisacentralissueconnectedto

allotherconsiderationsinsupportingthisdemographic.

Withnearlyhalfoftheworld’sinhabitantsunderthe

ageof20,healthprogrammingandservicestargeted

towardsyouthrepresentanincrediblylargecontribution

towardsaddressingkeyglobalhealthchallenges.YCI

deliverseducation,preventionandsupportservices

thatfocusonthemostimportantissues,includingHIV/

AIDS(thefirstcauseofmortalityinyouthworldwide),

malaria,tuberculosisandsubstanceabuse.

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the youth are really committed to their interests and devoted to kwacha and the community. i only hoPe that i can take many of their techniques and mobilization methods back home with me for further use. amanda birch-bayley, kenya alumna ”“


t a n z a n i a > y o u t h l i v e l i h o o d s & e n t e r p r i s e d e v e l o p m e n t

last year, over 160 tanzanian youth (including youth living with hiv/aids) ParticiPated in comPuter workshoPs.

AlackofjobtrainingopportunitiesandInformationandCommunicationTechnologies(ICT)skillshasresultedinhighratesofunemploymentforyoungpeopleinTanzania.YCI,localyouthandourpartnerorganization,ZANGOC,highlightedtheneedtodevelopbothvocationalskills,aswellasopportunitiestotranslatethoseskillsandapplytheminanemploymentsetting.LocalyouthandYCIvolunteersrespondedtothisneedbydevelopinganinnovativemethodthatprovidedvocationaltrainingandICTskillsinboththeoryandpractice.Bytheend,over160participantshaddevelopedtheskillsnecessarytosearchforjobsonlineanddeveloptheirresumes.Toallowparticipantstoapplytheirskillsinareal-worldsetting,theprogramalsocreatedlinkagesbetweenyoungpeopleandlocalemployment,aswellassmallbusinessopportunities.

Inthedevelopingworld,employmentprospectsare

extremelylimitedforyoungpeople.TheInternational

LabourOfficeestimatesthat88.2millionyoungwomen

andmenareunemployedglobally,accountingfor47%

ofallunemployedpersons.YCIaddressesglobalyouth

employmentchallengesbysupportingyoungpeople

inearningasustainableliving.YCIachievesthisby

providingbasiclivelihoodandemployabilitytraining

toyouth,supportingsmallbusinessdevelopmentand

aidingaccesstomicrograntsandmicrocreditfacilities

throughourglobalpartnerships.

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it is the enthusiasm, intelligence and friendliness of the youth that makes this Program successful. seeing youth start to learn comPuter basics was an insPiring and Profound exPerience.lonny chen, tanzania alumnus”“


g u y a n a > l a n g u a g e & l i t e r a c y

In Region 10 of Guyana, the school in Rockstone wasgreatly understaffed, with only two teachers and some localvolunteerstoattendtotheneedsofnearly60students.Inthenearby community ofAnareka, another school faced similarchallenges.YCIvolunteersfromGuyana,CanadaandAustraliaworkedtogethertodevelopliteracyprogramsinthecommunity.Volunteers hosted a weekly reading club to help studentswithreading,spellingandwriting.Twoofthevolunteersalsohad Spanish-language skills and initiated Spanish classes inboth communities.Throughout Guyana,YCI volunteers haveaddressedthechallengesoflowlevelsofliteracy,understaffedschoolsandlackofrecreationalactivitiesbyorganizingchessclubsanddramaclubs,andbyperformingLifeSkillsTrainingsessionsinhighschoolswithafocusonsubstanceabuseandgoalsetting.

Thereissufficientevidencetoindicatethatthecurrent

generationofyouthisthebesteducatedtodate.Yet,

113millionyoungpeoplearenotinschoolandan

estimated130millionyouthcannotreadorwrite.

Thisisfurthercompoundedbydisparaginggender

gapswithintheeducationsystemandalackof

collaborationbetweenformal,non-formalanddistance

learninginitiatives.YCIworkscloselywitheducational

ministriesandschoolstoprovidesupportincurriculum

developmentandtheestablishmentofboys’andgirls’

clubs.Withinoureducationprogramming,YCIhasan

explicitliteracyfocusandprovidesneededsupportfor

essentialteachertraininginitiatives.

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my exPerience in guyana shaPed me into a global citizen and oPened my eyes to the comPlex structure of the world. i now look at overseas volunteering comPletely differently—it’s about everyone learning from each other.sara walde, guyana alumna”“


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makelocal/globalconnections.FocusingonthekeysectorsthatYCIspecializesin,theYouthEngagementprogramallowsparticipantstoconnecttheirglobalexperienceswithchangeintheirlocalcommunitiesacrossCanada.TheVolunteerAdvisoryCouncil(VAC)istheleadershipbodyforouractive,nationalVolunteerActionNetwork.OurVACmembersareyouthleaderswhoinspireandencourageotherstobecomeengagedinglobalcitizenshipthroughthedevelopmentofinnovativecommunityinitiativesthatfocusonglobalissues.TheVolunteerActionNetwork(VAN)allowsreturnedalumniandotheryouthtoaddresshowourownactionsaffectbothourglobalandlocalcommunities.Actionteamsgenerateideas,conductresearch,raiseawarenessandengagethegeneralpubliconpressingdevelopmentissues.Thissubstantiveleadershipandengagementopportunitynotonlyprovidesyoungpeoplewithskillsandnetworks,butalsotheabilitytomovefromopiniontoinformedactionthroughthedevelopmentoflocalprojects.In2008/09,morethan50youthparticipatedinfiveactionteamsfocusedonextremepoverty,youthleadership,HIV/AIDS,environmentalsustainabilityandactivecitizenship.Throughtheirworkshops,eventsandknowledgepieces,theactionteamsengagedhundredsofyouthacrossCanada.

”“my involvement with the volunteer action network has been a valuable oPPortunity to connect what i’m learning as a student with the real-life exPerience of organizing a team to Produce tangible results. the ability to turn ideas into action and Pass on a vision and a Passion to my Peers are among the skills i’ve develoPed. i’m thrilled about having a forum to connect with like-minded youth and share reciPes for global change.marika escaravage, costa rica alumna & van team leader


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fundraising efforts to driving a positive change in our world!

Volunteer Profile

MyinvolvementwithYCIstartedinthefallof2008,whenIwenttoGhanafor10weeksasavolunteer.IwentbecauseIlovednewchallenges.ButwhatIdiscoveredthroughmyYCIprojectwasthat

Ialsoloveddevelopmentandspecifically,workingwithyouth.Theprojectopenedmyeyestoissuesofgender,sexualreproductivehealth,politicalengagementandthechallengesyouthfaceindevelopingcountries.AssoonasIreturnedhome,IappliedtoHumberCollege’sPost-GraduateInternationalProjectManagementprogram.ButIwasn’tdoneworkingwithYCI–inMarch2009,IreturnedtoGhanawithYCIthroughtheGhanaYouthAmbassadorsprogram,whichfocusedonprovidingvocationaltrainingtoGhanianyouth.MyinvolvementwithYCIprojectschangedmylifeandI’vebeenabletoapplymyexperiencesonadailybasisinschool.IknowmyexperiencewithYCIwillalsoservemewellasImoveforwardtowardsacareerindevelopment. sarah vickery, ghana alumna

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received donations from $2 to $50,000, all of which

are critical to YCI’s programming. YCI is grateful for the

support it receives from the government, individuals,

corporations and foundations from across Canada.

Thank you for your belief in YCI and in the potential of

young people!

$50,000 & upwarDS

CanadianInternationalDevelopmentAgency

$5,001 To $50,000

CenterforInterculturalLearning

$1,000 To $5,000

AnienKnightAnneL.HrabiAnnette&MartinHicksBabara&DavidZerbinBalbirRaiBarbStewartBarnettGordonBarrickGoldCorporationBibiOmarBrendaYirkaBrianHardingBruceGristCanadianBearingsLtd.CanstarGeneralTradingInc.CarolPaulineAndersonClementCheukCliffordFryersConorGilhoolyConstanceHullCostelloMasonryServicesCountryHillsGolfClubCoyotesBar&DanceSaloon

CrystalKnollDiane&PaulPedersenDianePharandDianeWeberDonPangmanDonnerCanadianFoundationDumfriesMutualInsuranceCompanyEasson’sTransportLimitedEdwardO’Brien&MichelleGagnonEmilyAgarEvelynOgdenGastionHenriChouinardInc.GerryBrownGershonGreenGregJarvieGreigCrockettHaroldSingerHerbNeilsonInsulcaniaContractingLtd.JacquelineBlansjaarJaniceZacherJariRasilaJeanieKruppJeff&JoanDolinskyJeffreyT.DolinskyInc.JoeyCopemanJohnCharretteJohnHaliwellJudithMetcalfeKarlBoland

KarynPhillipsKathyPriceKenKaYeungYuKFROGLeaFeldmanLeahVioletSimmondsLittlePeople’sWorkshopLTD/HillcrestCenterforChildrenLonnyChenLyneTourignyMahammadRahimMargaretMandersonMaryRabeauMayLynnSoongMichaelJ.TimsMillenniumGrantsProgramMosheGruberNathanaelLohNormanLeeO’Brien’sWhale&BirdToursPierrePharandRebeccaKosaknoskiRhodaEvansRobertMortonRobinKhanRogerC.LeggeRoseanneSheridanRoydaR.GhasemScottDourisShannonBasarabaSharonWizinskySheriBayleySonghyunYang&ChinhyonKimSpencer&AnneMuellerSusanFairleySusanKorsiakTheP.&P.MurrayFoundationTheWalmeyFoundationThomas&MarneHardingTrudyYeung

YCI would like to thankthe 2,044 otherdonors under $1,000thatwe do not have thespacetoincludehere!

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year ended march 31 2009 2008

revenueS

government suPPort 532,516 1,128,033

volunteer fundraising and donations 552,752 617,159

contributed services 855,097 1,101,036

other contributions 17,173 29,557

other income 22,825 770

foundation suPPort - 5,769

investment income 13,426 13,447

1,993,789 2,895,771

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overseas Program 846,861 1,228,085

contributed services 855,097 1,101,036

canadian Programs 37,164 40,070

administration 327,995 297,637

dePreciation 11,537 14,174

2,078,654 2,741,002

excess (deficiency) of revenues over exPenses for the year (84,865) 154,769

government suPPort

volunteer fundraising and donations

contributed services

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Balance Sheet

YeAr ended mArCh 31 2009 2008

aSSetS - Current

CAsh 439,076 475,042

ACCounts And sundrY reCeivABles 7,263 40,640

prepAid expenses And deposits 61,781 35,784

508,120 551,466

propertY And equipment 34,283 38,342

542,403 589,808

liaBilitieS - Current

ACCounts pAYABle And ACCrued liABilities 27,346 47,400

Current portion of oBligAtions under CApitAl leAses 7,009 6,425

deferred ContriButions 155,898 91,958

190,253 145,783

oBligAtions under CApitAl leAses 2,008 9,018

192,261 154,801

net aSSetS

invested in propertY And equipment 34,283 38,342

orgAnizAtionAl development fund 19,292 112,310

unrestriCted 296,567 284,355

350,142 435,007

542,403 589,808

overseAs progrAm

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