What we do

For the next few years CYP will focus on these three strategic programme areas:

• Youth Enterprise and Sustainable Livelihoods
• Governance, Development and Youth Networks
• Youth Work Education and Training

Through these programme areas, CYP:

• Provides skills, resources and contacts for young people to create their own business ventures.
• Strengthens youth governance and youth networks so that they serve young people more effectively.
• Develops youth work as a profession.
• Works with governments to create value for contributions of young people to have a say in how their countries are run.
• Provides learning tools, models, Commonwealth experiences and best practices in youth development across countries and regions.
• Provides opportunities to use information and communication technology (ICT) to support young people and their development.
• Builds youth leadership and decision making.
• Helps young people play a greater part in economic and social development.
• Provides a platform for advocacy and mainstreaming youth development in the work of multilateral development agencies.