Youth for Environment and Sustainable Development (YSD)
Location: Malawi (Madise village, Mzimba district)
YSD is currently convening the COVID-19 Youth Taskforce, a collective group of 10+ youth from around Malawi that are committed to making a difference for vulnerable youth in rural areas of Mzimba district. As youth we feel motivated to work towards strengthening the resilience of vulnerable young people in their communities that experience the repercussions of COVID-19. As an organization we have observed families struggling to secure enough food resources to get through the pandemic. The YSD team is motivated to fill in this gap.
The project is challenged by a lack of food resources for distribution and in its ability to reach rural areas. The area which we have achieved the most success is in information sharing. To date, the YSD has reached 5 communities with information regarding the causes and preventative practices again COVID 19. We are also working on developing an online awareness messages to teach youth in Madise village and surrounding villages about COVID-19 and to help their communities fight against the spread of the virus. YSD also plans to continue outreach and information sharing using public announcements and other community building activities. We aim to deliver need-to-know COVID-19 messages and also to develop youth-friendly guidance to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
In this work we have some two local partners who are Community support Against Climate Change and also Chikondi CBO.
Support
We are mainly seeking support for our AWARENESS RAISING PROGRAM and FOOD RELIEF PROGRAM
With regards to the Food Relief Program, we aim to gather and deliver food items for 100 people. The total budget for this amount is $4,983.
With regards to the Awareness Raising Program we aim to conduct field work to 20 communities. We need support to gather the necessary resources for transportation, getting a medical expert to education these communities, installing public announcement sound systems, and financing radio slots on prevention message. The budget for this program is $4,000 US Dollars.
We plan to seek support through grants application and donations from well wishers. As for the administration and other expenses YSD will cover the expenses.
Other needs: space for online meetings
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For more information contact covid19@unmgcy.org