YAD is a Non Governmental Organization with registration Number 14486 of 2006. Its offices are located in Kinondoni district inDar es Salaam.
YAD believes that the youths occupy a strategic position in a country’s development opportunities. In this regard, the abroad objective of YAD is to support the Government’s and the development partners’ efforts to harness the energies of Tanzanian’s youths so that the country attains the goals of the National Strategy for Growth and Poverty Reduction (NSGPR) as well as related aspects of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
However, YAD is conscious that the youths are more exposed to the health challenges of the contemporary times, which considerably moderate their potential, to serve as a key group for the realization of the goals above. Realizing this, the specific objectives and areas of engagement of YAD include the following:
- Foster Family Health and civic Education
- Training on how to handle the problem of unwanted pregnancies especially among Primary and Secondary school students.
- Awareness programs on sex Transmitted Diseases, especially HIV/AIDS and Drug abuse.
- Training on different life skills that can lead to employment.
- Help Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC).
- To conduct research and give technical advise to the government and developmental organizations.
Our purpose to introduce this organization to you is ask for cooperation and to be recognized with your office in any kind of Development activities that pass through your respected office. We also kindly to meet you for mutual talking and to introduce our leaders to you in order to get to know us.
Your cooperation will be highly appreciated.