|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. |