Tinkhundla Youth Associations - ENYC

The young people who are elected into the Youth Associations are required to represent the youth at Constituency level. They are then capacitated with leadership, management as well as co-operative philosophy and formation among other skills. The established co-operative identifies a potential income-generating project, to be supported by the ENYC and other partners. The co-operative seeks to benefit a wider proportion of the youth in the respective constituencies. The TYA initiative becomes an engineer for economic transformation through creation of jobs, businesses and improvement of livelihoods and well-being. It therefore creates a pathway for the country’s youth to develop holistically.

The TYA reports at Regional Development Forums (RDT) to inform all imiphakatsi (communities) about youth activies and programmes. The TYA also works closely with the Youth Development Consortium which reports to the Interministerial Committee (IMC). The YDC has its work cut out as a mouthpiece for the youth in communicating development issues emanating from grass roots and cutting across all areas of development. Both the TYAs and YDCs undertake advocacy efforts which includes popularizing national development frameworks to align the youth with critical Government supported areas. This is the Council’s move to strengthen coordination of youth programs in the Country.