|KEY PERFORMANCE AREA |DEFINITION | |1. National Youth Service and Social|Promote youth social dialogue and | |Cohesion |create opportunities for young | | |people to serve their communities. | |Objectives: |To promote opportunities for young | | |people to serve their communities. | | |To create a platform for young | | |people to participate in and benefit| | |from democratic processes. | | |To develop capacity building | | |materials for youth development | | |practitioners. | | |To create and support social | | |networks. | | |To benefit young people. | |2. Economic participation |To enhance the participation of | | |young people in the economy through | | |targeted and integrated programmes. | |Objectives: |To provide business support to young| | |people. | | |To provide financing support to | | |young entrepreneurs. | | |To provide employment opportunities | | |to young people | | |To design and implement specific | | |interventions for women and persons | | |with disabilities in rural areas. | |3. Policy, research and development |Developing a body of knowledge and | | |best practice in the youth | | |development sector to inform and | | |influence policy development, | | |planning and implementation. | |Objectives: |To develop IYDS and guidelines for | | |the implementation of youth | | |development programmes. | | |To identify annual national youth | | |development priorities | | |To promote, lobby and advocate for a| | |uniform approach by all sectors on | | |matters relating to youth | | |development. | | |To conduct research and evaluations | | |To inform policy and programmes | | |To provide inputs on policies and | | |legislation by government and other | | |relevant structures. | |4. Training and development |To promote, facilitate and provide | | |training and development | | |opportunities to young people to | | |enhance their socio - economic well | | |being. | |Objectives: |To facilitate education | | |opportunities in order to improve | | |access to quality education. | | |To facilitate and implement | | |technical, entrepreneurship and life| | |skills training programmes. | | |To provide and facilitate capacity | | |building of youth development | | |practitioners. | | |To facilitate youth development work| | |as a recognised profession. | |5. Youth Advisory and Information |- To ensure access for youth to | |Services |information about various | | |interventions aimed at improving the| | |living condition of young people | | |including information and career | | |guidance service to young people. | |Objectives: |To provide career guidance services | | |To provide access to information | | |regarding products and services of | | |the NYDA and referrals to other | | |agencies. | |6. National Youth Fund |- To establish a mechanism to enable| | |the NYDA to raise funds for purposes| | |of advancing and implementing | | |programmes aimed at improving the | | |livelihoods of the youth. | |Objectives: |To plan and set up the National | | |Youth Fund | | |To mobilise and leverage financial | | |assistance to small, micro, medium | | |enterprises and cooperatives owned | | |by youth. | |7. Governance |- To ensure that NYDA operations | | |comply with applicable legislation | | |and regulations governing a schedule| | |3A institution. | |Objectives: |To ensure compliance with all | | |applicable statutes and policies | | |To implement systems and processes | | |to increase the recoverability of | | |defaulting loans. |