General Background

Published: Saturday, 01 February 2020 Written by Super User

 Tigray Youth Association (TYA) is a civic society established in 1984G.C with a single chair, table and a donation of 800  typing papers. TYA is re-registered and licensed by the Agency as an Ethiopian Society in accordance with the Charities and Societies Proclamation No. 621/2009 and issued the certificate bearing the number 2117 on March 23 2/017 and re-registered on March 23, 2017 valid until March 24 , 2020.
Currently it has more than 400,000 members (30 % girls and 70 % boys), 140 highly motivated and dedicated working paid staffs, working with more than 3 local and international partners. Besides, it has relatively well equipped seven zone (7) six zone capital, one special zone at Addis Abeba and regional office in Tigray .Besides, has its own a G+1 building office at Mekelle, G+2 youth center at Shire and G+ 3 at Alamata town construction .Moreover, TYA has 15 ICT centers and 5 youth centers in the region managed by TYA, more than 23 motor cycles and 3 vehicles. At present TYA able to manage more than 14 million birr current capital per year on average .It has its own financial and administrative systems to manage resources.


TYA is a change orientated youth based working for youth to youth and undoubtedly is the strongest youth based institutions in Ethiopia. For its achievement it had received different national and international recognition for its dependable effort as stakeholder in development and solving youth issue.

TYA is managed by a strategic plan prepared with the participation of the members youth and stakeholders for the last 15 year .It is now finalizing the second five year strategic plan and in a process of preparing the third five year plan (2017-2021).The third five year plans issues identified, Stakeholders analysis conducted, strategic directions are decided and draft document produced and approved by board.

Since its establishment twenty five years ago ,TYA has been active in the following areas: mobilize the youth in RH /HIV/AIDS/STI Prevention care and control, women empowerment ,family Planning/Reproductive Health, and change behavioral, Capacity building; Mobilize youth for environmental protection, Promotion of employment creation and undertaking sustainable IGA; Good governance, human rights; Cultural promotion; and Reduction of the vulnerability of the youth by facilitating improved skill and participation in education.
The organization main vision is to Empowered youth with in to be productive, responsive, healthy, self- confident; and capacitated youth generation .Using a mission of “To advance the well being of member youth using social, democratic and economic right of the youth through participatory youth development initiative program approach.

 

vision

To empowered youth within to be   productive, responsive, healthy, self- confident; and capacitated youth generation

 

Mission

To advance the well being of member youth using social, democratic and economic right of the youth reserved in the constitution through participatory youth development initiative program approach.

 

Values

  1. Self-reliance and self-esteem of the youth to carry country leading responsibility
  2. Strong heartfelt trust to the organization to develop through using own resource, knowledge, material and capability
  3. Equal rights of youth to benefit from the country’s political, economy and social amenities
  4. Active participation of youth in decision-making procedures and process and their self-determination in the country development endeavor all levels
  5. Strong collaboration and partnership with associations, civil society, Charitable organizations, societies, international NGOS, Bilateral organization and individuals having similar objective and vision