SYDP strengthens youth leadership, expands access to SRHR, and creates pathways for education and livelihoods. Our programmes connect grassroots communities with national and regional advocacy, ensuring young people are not just beneficiaries but decision-makers.
Young people in Africa face overlapping challenges: high adolescent fertility rates, barriers to SRHR services, gender inequality, limited education reintegration, climate change impacts, and a widening digital divide.
In Tanzania, Rwanda, and Zambia, many adolescents—especially girls—struggle to access the resources, opportunities, and spaces needed to thrive. These barriers not only limit personal potential but also hold back entire communities from achieving sustainable development.
A just and inclusive Africa where young people claim their rights, thrive, and lead sustainable change.
To empower adolescents and youth through rights-based programming, feminist leadership, and community-driven solutions that advance SRHR, gender equality, education, and livelihoods.
Our comprehensive approach addresses the interconnected challenges facing young people across the region.
We expand adolescent-friendly health services, train providers, and deliver comprehensive sexuality education in schools and communities. Mobile outreach clinics, peer educators, and digital platforms ensure information reaches even the most remote youth.
SYDP supports adolescent mothers to return to school and provides vocational and entrepreneurship training for vulnerable youth. We build networks of microenterprises, mentor groups, and savings clubs that give young people financial independence.
Youth councils, advisory panels, and advocacy scorecards ensure young people have a seat at the decision-making table. We build capacity for youth-led campaigns on SRHR, gender justice, and climate resilience, while engaging government and regional bodies.
SYDP operates in 18 districts across Tanzania, Rwanda, and Zambia. Each intervention is locally tailored while contributing to regional knowledge-sharing and solidarity.
8 districts including Iringa, Morogoro, and Dodoma regions
5 districts across Eastern and Southern provinces
5 districts in Central and Southern provinces
Our programmes are implemented through comprehensive, rights-based approaches.