YONECO is an organization that is focused on youth, women and children development in Malawi and has steered and supported youth, women and children initiatives and programs. For all youth activities the organizations stands out as a living example that recognizes youth and draws both their energies and potential to promote helpful life skills and self sustenance.

  Vision
“A self reliant HIV/AIDS - free society that respects democratic values and principles”

Mission
A non – governmental organization, which is committed to empowering the youth, women and children, combating the spread of HIV infection, mitigating the impact of AIDS and promoting democracy and human rights for socio – economic development”

Goal
To promote active participation of youth, children and communities in reducing the spread of HIV infection and mitigating the impact of AIDS.

Strategic Objective
Empower the youth to become responsible citizens who are able to develop their societies and communities

Youth Awareness

Strategies
In pursuing its mission YONECO will direct its energies and resources to:

• Reinforcement of life skills, and HIV/AIDS education, Youth Leadership for Development.
• Enhancement of entrepreneurship skills and Livelihoods Development
• Mobilization of community support for youth development including recreation.
• Strengthening collaboration among stakeholders and services providers
• Mentoring and support of youth NGOs.

 Programme Objective
To equip youth, children and communities with knowledge and skills that will empower them to make informed decisions about their lives and prevent contracting HIV/AIDS

• To increase community competence in responding to HIV/AIDS pandemic
• To enhance young people standards of living and self dependence through entrepreneurship and vocational skills development
• To build the capacity of Youth and Community Outreach Programme

 Activities
Some of the activities that will help to realize the goals of youth programs include;

• Training youth in life skills education, counseling, leadership, management and peer education.
• Training CBO/NGO leaders in resource mobilization management
• Conduct mentoring and support to NGOs and CBOs.
• Train youth and community groups in recreation administration for positive youth development and behaviour change

• Organize community based sports competitions to promote behaviour change and physical fitness
• Conduct community based prevention education and rehabilitation activities regarding drug and alcohol abuse.

Community based competition with Chief Ngokwe as guest of Honour

Sports Development for behavior change
Youth Development Programme in its efforts to promote active participation of youth and children in reducing the spread of HIV infection and mitigating the impact of AIDS employed sports as tool that could pull together and share information on HIV/AIDS

also conducted through one week training session.   All the people trained were asked to go and develop plans that would include skills and peer education and sports hence integration of HIV/AIDS sports

The outcome of all the trainings has been that community trophies have organized were life skills and HIV/AIDS education haven been passed to youth and children.   Furthermore the trophies managed to attract the support of opinion leaders in the areas were conducted.   Seeing that the tools could have lasting impact on the youth, members of parliament for these areas, gave out money to support other trophies