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Y O U T H C H A LL E N G E I N T ER N A T I O N A LA N N U A L R E PO R T 0 8 - 0 9
Our MissiOnBuilding Communities And leAders through gloBAl Youth development
Youth innovAtion drives positive ChAnge
Our VisiOn
Youth ChAllenge internAtionAl AnnuAl report 2008-2009
registered ChAritABle numBer: 11906 9078 rr0001
editor: jessiCA loCkhArt
grAphiC design: nuCCi wAlsh
photogrAphY:
CourtesY of YCi stAff & volunteers
environment leadership development health eco
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volunteerism equity and advocacy partne
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innovation positive change
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our mission & vision
BoArd, mAnAgement, stAff & pArtners
A messAge from the exeCutive direCtor &
ChAir of the BoArd
leAdership development
environment
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eduCAtion
Youth engAgement
our volunteers
our supporters
finAnCiAl stAtements & summAries
youth innovation =
positive change
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Marion Younan - chair & President
vice-President hr, canadian bearings
Mark TowheY - vice-chair President, towhey consulting grouP inc.
STephen Brown - secretary
Partner, deloitte
pariToSh GaMBhir - treasurer
senior manager, kPmg llP (canada)
kevin ThoMaSon President, keviron integrated
communications grouP
Sharon voGel Partner, borden ladner gervais
Shauna houlTon
consultant, decode
STephen CorniSh
director, bilateral Project, care canada
STeven GilBerT
chief consultant, sc management
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executive director
DoMiniC GoMeS
finance controller
STeve CuMMinG
international Programs director
aManDa STephenS
volunteer Program manager
nuCCi walSh Program develoPment and marketing manager
Jane BalDwin
Program develoPment manager
JeSSiCa loCkharT
Program coordinator
lauren ChenDer
volunteer communications coordinator
GaBriela nuÑez
administrative coordinator
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kenYa niCaraGua Tanzania vanuaTu
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YouTh eMpowerMenT SYnerGY Ghana
YMCa Ghana
YouTh ChallenGe auSTralia
YouTh ChallenGe GuYana
YouTh ChallenGe vanuaTu
zanziBar nGo CluSTer
YouTh ChallenGe Ghana
FelY Bowen
country Program manager
YouTh ChallenGe kenYa
eMMY MoorhouSe
country Program manager
YouTh ChallenGe Tanzania
MiCah williaMS
country Program manager
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d WelcometoYouthChallengeInternational’s2008/2009AnnualReport.Thisyearmarksanimportantturningpointintheorganization’shistorywiththelaunchofanewstrategy,“BuildingCommunitiesandLeadersThroughGlobalYouthDevelopment,”whichmapstheorganization’sstrategicpathwayforthenextfiveyears—sowhynow?
YCI’svisionforyouthdevelopmentisbuiltontheprincipalthat“YouthInnovationDrivesPositiveChange.”Ouraimistoprovideyoungpeoplewiththeopportunities,toolsandresourcestocreateandmanagesolutionstotheirdevelopmentchallenges.Byempoweringyoungpeopletobechangeagents,theycanbecomegloballeadersandrealizechangeintheircommunities.
YCIwillincorporateyouthdevelopment,volunteerism,partnership,equityandadvocacyintoallthatwedo.Thesecharacteristicswillensurethatourprogramsarefocused,accessible,equalandexplicitlyyouth-focused.Volunteerswillplayacentralroleindeliveringourglobalprograms,becomingadvocatesforyouthdevelopment.
Thereareover1.5billionyoungpeoplebetweentheagesof10and24livingintheworldtoday,makingthisthelargestglobalyouthcohortinhistory.Youngpeopleincreasinglyfacechallengesthatareuniversal—suchaslackofopportunitytocontributetothedevelopmentoftheircommunities,risingunemploymentrates,increasedbarrierstoeducationandhealth,andthedegradationoftheirenvironments.YCI’sprogramswillbedesignedwiththesechallengesattheforefrontofourintegratedyouthdevelopmentapproach.
YCI’sglobalvisionisnotpossiblewithoutthecommitment,dedicationandhardworkofourvolunteers,staff,partnersandyouth.Wearecountingonyoursupportinthecomingyear.
Wewouldalsoliketorecognizethecontinuedcontributionsandcommitmenttoyouthdevelopmentfromourdonors,includingtheCanadianInternationalDevelopmentAgency(CIDA),foundationsandprivateindividuals.ThankyouformakingthepastyearsuchasuccessforYouthChallengeInternational.
MarionYounanChairoftheBoard
BryanCoxExecutiveDirector
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g h a n a > e l e c t i o n s
in ghana, 1,043 young women and men successfully comPleted active citizenshiP training Programs in 2008-2009.
Duringthe2008nationalelectioninGhana,YCIvolunteersandlocalyouthinitiatedacampaignfocusedondemocraticrights,theGhanaianelectoralsystem,theinvolvementofyoungpeopleinthepoliticalsystemandtheimportanceofvoting.AfterconsultingtheElectoralCommissionofGhanaforgender-disaggregateddataonthevotingpatternsofGhanaianyouth,volunteersandlocalyoungpeopledevelopedthe“ListenUp.SpeakOut.GetInvolved.”campaign,whichfocusedonencouragingyouthtovoteintheupcomingelection.Thecampaignincludedworkshopsonlocalgovernancemodels,leadershipandcommunityassetidentifications,multi-dayYouthSkillsSummits,andalocalmediacampaignthatincludedrecordingaradiojingleinTwi,EnglishandEwetitled“WhyVote.”AsaresultofYCI’sgovernanceprogramming,Ghanaianyouthwereabletomobilizetheirpeers,engageintheelectoralprocessandparticipateintheelection.
Youngpeoplearelargelydisenfranchisedfromkey
decision-makingforums,wheregovernanceisoften
hierarchicalandvestedinelders.YCIbelievesinthe
importanceofengagingyouthintheseprocessesand
helpsyoungpeopletoassumeleadershiproleswithin
theircommunities.Indoingso,YCIcollaborateswith
communityleaderstocreatementorshipopportunities,
assistswiththeformationandmanagementofyouth-
ledcommittees,identifiesappropriatecommunity
forumsforyouthparticipationandprovidestraining
opportunitiesforyoungpeopletostrengthentheir
leadershipskills.
l e a d e r s h i p d e v e l o p m e n t
”never did i think my Project would involve recording
radio jingles that are now Played nation-wide. i have learned that Positive change is Possible when PeoPle listen uP, sPeak out and get involved in issues that matter.christa bennett, ghana alumna
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projectbasedonenvironmentalconservation.Theprojecthassincedevelopedintoanopportunityforcapacity-building,environmentalawarenessraising,andachanceforcommunitymemberstodevelopalternatesourcesofincome.YCIvolunteersworkedwithcommunitymemberstoestablishworkshopsandconsultwithyouthinthelocalelementaryandhighschools.Theirworkfocusedonenvironmentaldegradation,includingthecontaminationofrivers,garbagedisposal,deforestationandanimalpoaching.Italsoexaminedtheeducationandemploymentbarriersfacedbyyouthinthecommunity.Theprojectculminatedinaone-dayawareness-raisingevent,whichservedtounifythecommunityonlocalenvironmentalissues.TheworkofYCIvolunteersandtheresidentsofJuanilamahassincecontinued,withtheintegrationoftheEarthCharter(aninternationaldeclarationoffundamentalvaluesandprinciplesforbuildingasustainableglobalsociety)principlesintomorerecentprojects.
TheestablishmentofanaturalreservationnearJuanilama,acommunityofabout500inCostaRica,allowedYCIandRetoJuvenilInternacional,ourpartnerorganization,todevelopaunique
c o s t a r i c a > s u s t a i n a b l e a g r i c u l t u r e
Naturalresourcesforfuturegenerationsaredepleting—
however,theyouththatwillmanagethiscrisisinthe
futuretendnottobeengagedintheenvironmental
decision-makingforumsofthepresent.YCIbelieves
thatyouthnotonlyhavevestedconcernsintomorrow’s
resources,butalsohavearesponsibilitytobepartof
managingthemtoday.YCIengagesyouthineducation,
advocacy,policyandworkprojectsthatreflectthe
environmentalinterestsandconcernsofyoungpeople.
Ourprojectsaddresskeyenvironmentalissues,such
aswatersanitation,foodsecurity,climatechangeand
biodiversity.
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this kind of work is vital to the establishment of community-based sustainable develoPment and ecotourism initiatives. it Provides an oPPortunity for cultural exchange, all of which is monitored and initiated by the host community. sara brown, costa rica alumna”“
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K e n y a > h i v / a i d s
between 2008-2009 more than 1170 young PeoPle attended yci & kwacha hiv/aids outreaches in mombasa.
InMombasa,thecombinationoftourism,EastAfrica’sbusiestportandalackofeconomicopportunitieshasledmanyyoungpeopletoseekalternativesourcesofincome—includingparticipationinthesextradeindustry.Localyouth,YCIvolunteersandpeereducatorsfromYCI’spartnerorganization,KwachaAfrika,organizedschoolandcommunityoutreaches,talentshowsand“ClubNights”inMombasa’sclubdistrict,allwithafocusonHIV/AIDSawarenessandtesting.Theseeventsutilizedtheskillsandknowledgeoflocallytrainedpeereducatorsandtargetedyoungsexworkers.TheClubNightspromotedcondomuseandHIVtesting,andmobilizedyouthtoaccessyouth-friendlyvoluntarycounselingandtesting(VCT)services.
Youngpeoplewhoarehealthyarebetterequippedto
contributetotheircommunitiestodayandinthefuture.
Forthisreason,healthisacentralissueconnectedto
allotherconsiderationsinsupportingthisdemographic.
Withnearlyhalfoftheworld’sinhabitantsunderthe
ageof20,healthprogrammingandservicestargeted
towardsyouthrepresentanincrediblylargecontribution
towardsaddressingkeyglobalhealthchallenges.YCI
deliverseducation,preventionandsupportservices
thatfocusonthemostimportantissues,includingHIV/
AIDS(thefirstcauseofmortalityinyouthworldwide),
malaria,tuberculosisandsubstanceabuse.
h e a l t h
the youth are really committed to their interests and devoted to kwacha and the community. i only hoPe that i can take many of their techniques and mobilization methods back home with me for further use. amanda birch-bayley, kenya alumna ”“
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t a n z a n i a > y o u t h l i v e l i h o o d s & e n t e r p r i s e d e v e l o p m e n t
last year, over 160 tanzanian youth (including youth living with hiv/aids) ParticiPated in comPuter workshoPs.
AlackofjobtrainingopportunitiesandInformationandCommunicationTechnologies(ICT)skillshasresultedinhighratesofunemploymentforyoungpeopleinTanzania.YCI,localyouthandourpartnerorganization,ZANGOC,highlightedtheneedtodevelopbothvocationalskills,aswellasopportunitiestotranslatethoseskillsandapplytheminanemploymentsetting.LocalyouthandYCIvolunteersrespondedtothisneedbydevelopinganinnovativemethodthatprovidedvocationaltrainingandICTskillsinboththeoryandpractice.Bytheend,over160participantshaddevelopedtheskillsnecessarytosearchforjobsonlineanddeveloptheirresumes.Toallowparticipantstoapplytheirskillsinareal-worldsetting,theprogramalsocreatedlinkagesbetweenyoungpeopleandlocalemployment,aswellassmallbusinessopportunities.
Inthedevelopingworld,employmentprospectsare
extremelylimitedforyoungpeople.TheInternational
LabourOfficeestimatesthat88.2millionyoungwomen
andmenareunemployedglobally,accountingfor47%
ofallunemployedpersons.YCIaddressesglobalyouth
employmentchallengesbysupportingyoungpeople
inearningasustainableliving.YCIachievesthisby
providingbasiclivelihoodandemployabilitytraining
toyouth,supportingsmallbusinessdevelopmentand
aidingaccesstomicrograntsandmicrocreditfacilities
throughourglobalpartnerships.
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it is the enthusiasm, intelligence and friendliness of the youth that makes this Program successful. seeing youth start to learn comPuter basics was an insPiring and Profound exPerience.lonny chen, tanzania alumnus”“
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g u y a n a > l a n g u a g e & l i t e r a c y
In Region 10 of Guyana, the school in Rockstone wasgreatly understaffed, with only two teachers and some localvolunteerstoattendtotheneedsofnearly60students.Inthenearby community ofAnareka, another school faced similarchallenges.YCIvolunteersfromGuyana,CanadaandAustraliaworkedtogethertodevelopliteracyprogramsinthecommunity.Volunteers hosted a weekly reading club to help studentswithreading,spellingandwriting.Twoofthevolunteersalsohad Spanish-language skills and initiated Spanish classes inboth communities.Throughout Guyana,YCI volunteers haveaddressedthechallengesoflowlevelsofliteracy,understaffedschoolsandlackofrecreationalactivitiesbyorganizingchessclubsanddramaclubs,andbyperformingLifeSkillsTrainingsessionsinhighschoolswithafocusonsubstanceabuseandgoalsetting.
Thereissufficientevidencetoindicatethatthecurrent
generationofyouthisthebesteducatedtodate.Yet,
113millionyoungpeoplearenotinschoolandan
estimated130millionyouthcannotreadorwrite.
Thisisfurthercompoundedbydisparaginggender
gapswithintheeducationsystemandalackof
collaborationbetweenformal,non-formalanddistance
learninginitiatives.YCIworkscloselywitheducational
ministriesandschoolstoprovidesupportincurriculum
developmentandtheestablishmentofboys’andgirls’
clubs.Withinoureducationprogramming,YCIhasan
explicitliteracyfocusandprovidesneededsupportfor
essentialteachertraininginitiatives.
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my exPerience in guyana shaPed me into a global citizen and oPened my eyes to the comPlex structure of the world. i now look at overseas volunteering comPletely differently—it’s about everyone learning from each other.sara walde, guyana alumna”“
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makelocal/globalconnections.FocusingonthekeysectorsthatYCIspecializesin,theYouthEngagementprogramallowsparticipantstoconnecttheirglobalexperienceswithchangeintheirlocalcommunitiesacrossCanada.TheVolunteerAdvisoryCouncil(VAC)istheleadershipbodyforouractive,nationalVolunteerActionNetwork.OurVACmembersareyouthleaderswhoinspireandencourageotherstobecomeengagedinglobalcitizenshipthroughthedevelopmentofinnovativecommunityinitiativesthatfocusonglobalissues.TheVolunteerActionNetwork(VAN)allowsreturnedalumniandotheryouthtoaddresshowourownactionsaffectbothourglobalandlocalcommunities.Actionteamsgenerateideas,conductresearch,raiseawarenessandengagethegeneralpubliconpressingdevelopmentissues.Thissubstantiveleadershipandengagementopportunitynotonlyprovidesyoungpeoplewithskillsandnetworks,butalsotheabilitytomovefromopiniontoinformedactionthroughthedevelopmentoflocalprojects.In2008/09,morethan50youthparticipatedinfiveactionteamsfocusedonextremepoverty,youthleadership,HIV/AIDS,environmentalsustainabilityandactivecitizenship.Throughtheirworkshops,eventsandknowledgepieces,theactionteamsengagedhundredsofyouthacrossCanada.
”“my involvement with the volunteer action network has been a valuable oPPortunity to connect what i’m learning as a student with the real-life exPerience of organizing a team to Produce tangible results. the ability to turn ideas into action and Pass on a vision and a Passion to my Peers are among the skills i’ve develoPed. i’m thrilled about having a forum to connect with like-minded youth and share reciPes for global change.marika escaravage, costa rica alumna & van team leader
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rs Thank you to all YCI volunteers, who have donated their time, energy and
fundraising efforts to driving a positive change in our world!
Volunteer Profile
MyinvolvementwithYCIstartedinthefallof2008,whenIwenttoGhanafor10weeksasavolunteer.IwentbecauseIlovednewchallenges.ButwhatIdiscoveredthroughmyYCIprojectwasthat
Ialsoloveddevelopmentandspecifically,workingwithyouth.Theprojectopenedmyeyestoissuesofgender,sexualreproductivehealth,politicalengagementandthechallengesyouthfaceindevelopingcountries.AssoonasIreturnedhome,IappliedtoHumberCollege’sPost-GraduateInternationalProjectManagementprogram.ButIwasn’tdoneworkingwithYCI–inMarch2009,IreturnedtoGhanawithYCIthroughtheGhanaYouthAmbassadorsprogram,whichfocusedonprovidingvocationaltrainingtoGhanianyouth.MyinvolvementwithYCIprojectschangedmylifeandI’vebeenabletoapplymyexperiencesonadailybasisinschool.IknowmyexperiencewithYCIwillalsoservemewellasImoveforwardtowardsacareerindevelopment. sarah vickery, ghana alumna
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RachelCaissieRebeccaDesmaraisRebeccaWilsonRedmondO’BrienRenaKuzmochkaRhianOrmondRobinKhanRohanaAbrahamSamLittlefair-WallaceSaraBrownSaraSkinnerSaraWaldeSarahJFlemingSarahSheridanSarahSpearsSarahVickerySaskiaKnightScottDourisShariNigliSilasYeungSiobhanMcKaySpencerRasmussenStefanieDoroszStephanieBolandStephanieMoriarityStephanieParrillStephanieWizinskySuzanneClarkeTallyKnollTessaPhillipsThomasGaylorTiffanyWoottenTinaLeeValerieBuschWaheedaRahim
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AlisaTrunovaDekaHaidGwenYoungJaneLumumbaJessicaMercer
KathyPhamMaiaFosterRachelPellRitaLamSafaShankhalili
CiDa YouTh inTernS
AdrienneBeaudryJaneBaldwinJessicaGibsonLaurenJoseph
MelanieBaergTanjaZivanovic
Group leaDerS
AmandaFurstArielTaylorKatharineHopkinsMatthewBartonMelanieEbsworthMelissaKeehnStewartClark
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received donations from $2 to $50,000, all of which
are critical to YCI’s programming. YCI is grateful for the
support it receives from the government, individuals,
corporations and foundations from across Canada.
Thank you for your belief in YCI and in the potential of
young people!
$50,000 & upwarDS
CanadianInternationalDevelopmentAgency
$5,001 To $50,000
CenterforInterculturalLearning
$1,000 To $5,000
AnienKnightAnneL.HrabiAnnette&MartinHicksBabara&DavidZerbinBalbirRaiBarbStewartBarnettGordonBarrickGoldCorporationBibiOmarBrendaYirkaBrianHardingBruceGristCanadianBearingsLtd.CanstarGeneralTradingInc.CarolPaulineAndersonClementCheukCliffordFryersConorGilhoolyConstanceHullCostelloMasonryServicesCountryHillsGolfClubCoyotesBar&DanceSaloon
CrystalKnollDiane&PaulPedersenDianePharandDianeWeberDonPangmanDonnerCanadianFoundationDumfriesMutualInsuranceCompanyEasson’sTransportLimitedEdwardO’Brien&MichelleGagnonEmilyAgarEvelynOgdenGastionHenriChouinardInc.GerryBrownGershonGreenGregJarvieGreigCrockettHaroldSingerHerbNeilsonInsulcaniaContractingLtd.JacquelineBlansjaarJaniceZacherJariRasilaJeanieKruppJeff&JoanDolinskyJeffreyT.DolinskyInc.JoeyCopemanJohnCharretteJohnHaliwellJudithMetcalfeKarlBoland
KarynPhillipsKathyPriceKenKaYeungYuKFROGLeaFeldmanLeahVioletSimmondsLittlePeople’sWorkshopLTD/HillcrestCenterforChildrenLonnyChenLyneTourignyMahammadRahimMargaretMandersonMaryRabeauMayLynnSoongMichaelJ.TimsMillenniumGrantsProgramMosheGruberNathanaelLohNormanLeeO’Brien’sWhale&BirdToursPierrePharandRebeccaKosaknoskiRhodaEvansRobertMortonRobinKhanRogerC.LeggeRoseanneSheridanRoydaR.GhasemScottDourisShannonBasarabaSharonWizinskySheriBayleySonghyunYang&ChinhyonKimSpencer&AnneMuellerSusanFairleySusanKorsiakTheP.&P.MurrayFoundationTheWalmeyFoundationThomas&MarneHardingTrudyYeung
YCI would like to thankthe 2,044 otherdonors under $1,000thatwe do not have thespacetoincludehere!
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inCoMe STaTeMenT
year ended march 31 2009 2008
revenueS
government suPPort 532,516 1,128,033
volunteer fundraising and donations 552,752 617,159
contributed services 855,097 1,101,036
other contributions 17,173 29,557
other income 22,825 770
foundation suPPort - 5,769
investment income 13,426 13,447
1,993,789 2,895,771
expenSeS
overseas Program 846,861 1,228,085
contributed services 855,097 1,101,036
canadian Programs 37,164 40,070
administration 327,995 297,637
dePreciation 11,537 14,174
2,078,654 2,741,002
excess (deficiency) of revenues over exPenses for the year (84,865) 154,769
government suPPort
volunteer fundraising and donations
contributed services
other
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Balance Sheet
YeAr ended mArCh 31 2009 2008
aSSetS - Current
CAsh 439,076 475,042
ACCounts And sundrY reCeivABles 7,263 40,640
prepAid expenses And deposits 61,781 35,784
508,120 551,466
propertY And equipment 34,283 38,342
542,403 589,808
liaBilitieS - Current
ACCounts pAYABle And ACCrued liABilities 27,346 47,400
Current portion of oBligAtions under CApitAl leAses 7,009 6,425
deferred ContriButions 155,898 91,958
190,253 145,783
oBligAtions under CApitAl leAses 2,008 9,018
192,261 154,801
net aSSetS
invested in propertY And equipment 34,283 38,342
orgAnizAtionAl development fund 19,292 112,310
unrestriCted 296,567 284,355
350,142 435,007
542,403 589,808
overseAs progrAm
CAnAdiAn progrAms
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