Youth For Change Bangladesh

YOUTH FOR CHANGE BANGLADESH (YFC-BD) IS A PART OF THE GLOBAL YOUTH-LED COALITION OF YOUTH ACTIVISTS TITLED “YOUTH FOR CHANGE” WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ORGANIZATIONS AND GOVERNMENTS TO CREATE POSITIVE CHANGE IN SOCIETY. YOUTH FOR CHANGE LAUNCHED IN 2015 AS A PROJECT OF PLAN INTERNATIONAL AND BECAME AN INDEPENDENT ENTITY SINCE 2018. YFC CURRENTLY HAVE ORGANIZATIONS BASED IN BANGLADESH, UK & TANZANIA. WE BELIEVE YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE UNIQUE INSIGHTS, EXPERIENCES AND RECOMMENDATIONS THAT CAN MAKE DECISION MAKING MORE EFFECTIVE. OUR MISSION IS TO ENSURE YOUNG PEOPLE ARE InFLUENCING POLICY DECISIONS THAT HAVE IMMENSE EFFECTS ON THEIR LIVES.

FROM THIS ASPIRATION, YOUTH FOR CHANGE BANGLADESH DECIDED TO COLLABORATE WITH OTHER YOUTH LED ORGANIZATIONS YOUNG PEOPLE/ADULT LED ORGANIZATIONS TO BUILD A COALITION WHERE THE YOUNG PEOPLE WILL GET A SAFE SPACE TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES, TAKE SOME DECISIONS, DESIGN THEIR OWN CAMPAIGNS AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE SOCIETY JOINTLY. TILL NOW YOUTH FOR CHANGE BANGLADESH HAS COLLABORATIVELY ORGANIZED CAMPAIGNS AND OUTREACH SESSIONS ON DIFFERENT DOMAINS SUCH  AS GENDER, SRHR, CLIMATE CHANGE, HEALTH, AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT ALL OVER BANGLADESH. THE ACTIVITIES OF YOUTH FOR CHANGE BANGLADESH HAS HELPED THEM TO ACHIEVE AWARDS AND MENTIONS FROM THE UN, ROYAL COMMONWEALTH SOCIETY AND Girls NOT BRIDES. YOUTH FOR CHANGE BANGLADESH HAS BEEN REGISTERED AS A YOUTH ORGANIZATION UNDER THE DEPT. OF YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, MINISTRY OF YOUTH AND SPORTS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF BANGLADESH IN 2019.