About

FDYD was registered as such in July 2012 under  the provisions of  the Trustees Incorporation  Act  of  the  Laws  of  Malawi.

We welcome youths aged between 7 and 40 years and those with any kind of disability. We also welcome the parents of those with children with disabilities to come along to find support and share experiences.

OBJECTIVES

• a)    To create social stability and awareness on reproductive health, and other related adolescence issues among youth with disability and to mitigate its impacts through various mitigation measures;

  b)    Creating avenue for advocacy on human rights, and sustain socio- economic development among youth with disabilities.

  c)     Advocating for a society whereby children and youth with disabilities have equal rights and opportunities for growth and development.

  d)    Improved access to education and psycho-social well-being of children and youth with disabilities  through the provision of learning opportunities of all kinds;

  e)    To build the capacity of youth with disability to be self-reliant through economic empowerment, mentoring, counselling and life skills training

  f)       To create awareness on HIV/AIDS issues amongst youth with disability in order to ensure that those infected and affected by the pandemic are properly equipped to deal with their unique situation;

  g)    To promote respect for and protection of human rights of all persons with a specific focus on people with disabilities;

• h) To advocate for the inclusion and participation of people with disabilities in decision making