About Us.

IYCY - Ngo / Non-profit / Charity International Youth Council-Yemen

General Goals

  1. To create channels of communication and exchange of experiences and cultures among Yemeni youth and youth around the world.
  2. Activating the role of Yemeni youth through capacity building, skills development, and supporting youth-led projects to reach the stage of professionalism and effectiveness.
  3. Create collective awareness by gathering individual voices and coordinating them to promote the principles of fair citizenship, protecting human rights, gender equality, democracy, fighting corruption, and rooting national identity.
  4. Contribute to community development in various fields including education, health, rights and freedoms, and economy to participate in achieving of the sustainable development goals 2030.
  5. Serious and positive interaction with the emergency changes at the national level through the humanitarian response and relief intervention for the needy and affected by disasters and wars, in support of common human values and achieve equitable integration in society.
  6. Supporting the community to adapt to environmental changes to achieve sustainable agricultural and economic development.

Our Values \ Guidance

  • Transparency and credibility with all stockholders.
  • Neutrality as IYCY is not driven by any political, regional or religious interests.
  • Professionalism: IYCY is a professional, developmental and humanitarian organization among the staff and project and program implementation.
  • Accountability: IYCY is accountable to its donors as well as to the beneficiaries.
  • Transparency: IYCY is committed to produce technical, audit reports, and incorporate them in decision-making.
  • Partnership: we cooperate with government, NGOs, INGOs, and other stakeholders.

International Youth Council-Yemen.

International Youth Council-Yemen (IYCY) is a nonprofit, non-governmental and Youth-led organization that is targeting Youth, Women and community in general. IYCY has a legal and independent personality. IYCY was founded on 01/02/2012 headquartered in the capital city, Sana’a under the provisions of Associations and Institutions Law No. (1) For the year 2001 with licensing number (24-24).

IYCY is a leading  organization, working nationwide at different levels to promote equitable and sustainable development, deliver humanitarian assistance, and other relevant interventions for a better life and wellbeing of communities and individuals. IYCY doubled its efforts to build and implement science-based, comprehensive, integrated Projects in several sectors at Yemen level that addresses the most critical needs of the most vulnerable people towards attaining the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Since the establishment of IYCY in 2012, IYCY has been implementing several programs in different sectors reached the most vulnerable people with lifesaving and economical projects through Yemeni governorates such as Alleviate poverty; suffering and injustice, the majority of vulnerable communities we serve face dire situations in the areas of health and nutrition. IYCY works to ensure inclusive access to the most basic life-saving services for all people. from 2014 to now, IYCY thanks its partners for the generous support, we reached more than 1.9 million people in around Yemeni governorates, with provision the most lifesaving services of Youth, Women Empowerment, Health Care, Wash (Water sanitation and Hygiene Promotion), Food Security Livelihoods,  Agriculture , Fisheries , Shelter NFIs, CCCM, Protection, Environment, Energy, Climate Change, Gender, Peace and Education services. In addition, almost 2.56 million people benefited from our work through implemented several projects in different sectors and scaling up our innovations. Furthermore, due to the high expertise among IYCY’s staff and Consultants, IYCY has conducted more than 25 studies and Need Assessment in various fields across Yemen.

IYCY adopts the values of integrity, transparency, and credibility which contribute to the success of its work with other CSOs and INGOs. IYCY has a very rich experience working with stakeholders in different sectors as well as with local authorities and Local government which allow better coordination and implementation of the activities of IYCY’s projects a cross Yemen.

IYCY has played a key role at the local and International Level by its partnerships with either UN agencies and other INGOs such as, UN OCHA, UNICEF, UN WOMEN, UN HABITAT, Help Age International and many others.  IYCY has got an international recognition and accreditations from different International organizations such as, granted special consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), United Nations Environment Progamme  (UNEP), United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification ( UNCCD) and United Nations Global Compact Global Compact . IYCY has also been a member of International organization and Networks such as Climate Action Network- Arab World (CAN-AW), Global Land Tool Network (GLTN), Global Environment Facility Civil Society Network (GEF- CSOs) and International Pollutants Elimination Network (IPEN).

What we do :

The International Youth Council will be articulated into three main campaigns to support the most urgent recovery needs such as rebuilding and rehabilitating public and socio-economic infrastructure, and economically empowering women as agents of change. We care for a greener, more productive and inclusive Yemen, where generations can safely attain their dreams and potential.

Donation

A donation may take various forms, including money, alms, services, or goods. A donation may satisfy medical needs such as blood or organs for transplant..

Volunteerism

The practice of providing time and skills for the benefit of other people and causes rather than for financial benefit. volunteerism is concerned with the methods and tools employers use to support that want to volunteer..

Participatory

The practice of empowering members of a group, to participate in organizational decision making. It is used as an alternative to traditional vertical management structures..

Documents

Available documents include the IYCY profile, as well as documents