YOPCOD-SL
Shaping the Future of Youths
Youth Partnership for Community Development - Sierra Leone (YOPCOD-SL) is a non- profit organization that is established due to issues that confront the youth in communities such as high level of unemployment and underemployment, lack of education and skills, social exclusive, limited infrastructure to meet young people’s interests, unstable political environments and the involvement of youths in electoral violence, the struggle for identity and the massive incapacity of community development by most of our time.
YOPCOD is a youth led and human rights organization focusing on youths in particular; empowering them through Education and life skills programmes, Freedom from Violence and exploitation, Gender Equality and the participation of youth in community developments for all.
MORE ABOUT YOPCOD-SL
How We Got Here
Children and youth in particular are the most affected in the communities, most especially the rural areas of Sierra Leone. There is incapacity in governance practices, respect for human rights introspect of children and youth, community development, youth participation and tolerance seem to be on low receding tide. Government initiatives do not reach many people in the rural communities because of many constraints on Government side. Since the end of the war and the past Ebola epidemic, families and communities are struggling to rebuild their lives; human right violations and illiteracy are on the increase despite the paces made by the other organizations in the country. Against this back drop YOPCOD-SL was established on 3rd April, 2016 by Dauda Bindi and other youths, wanted to see youth participate in community development using their Information & Communication skills to help reduce the risk of becoming involved in unsafe activities. Being involved in community activities has been shown to be a protective factor--that is, it helps young people to make healthy choices. It is registered with the Ministry of Social Welfare Gender and Children’s Affairs and it is expected to be also registered at the national level with Ministry of Economic Planning and Development. YOPCOD is a civil society and human rights organization focusing on youths in particular; empowering them through Education and life skills programmes, Freedom from Violence and exploitation, Gender Equality and the participation of youth in community developments for all. It is an indigenous Non-profit organization that is non- profit making, and non-Governmental.
Girls ICT empowerment
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ICT is an enabling environment for economic growth. ICT improves business, education and employment opportunities. Moreover, ICT facilitates communication between people, since it increases social interaction. If access to, and use of ICT, is directly linked to social and economic development, then it is imperative to ensure that youths in developing countries understand the significance of these technologies and use them in order to contribute effectively in their countries’ development.Â
On this motive, YOPCOD-SL is committed in creating the platform where these digital opportunities will be access by young people
Girls Go ICT
The use of  ICT will extent, help to coordinate, support and enhance existing local level efforts of learning institutions in the Sierra Leone to showcase their work, building support through partnerships from the virtual community and deal with common challenges in the field of education
ICT for Girls
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Support young people in the building their capacity through ICT and other life-skill programs.
Youth Partnership for Community Development join WASH-NET and other Civil Society organizations in celebrating world water day in Sierra Leone.
Water is life so its has to be taken care of in order to sustain it for human and animal consumption.
Water na Life
OPENING HOURS
Mon - Fri: 9am - 5pm
Sat, Sun: Closed
PARTNER WITH USÂ IN BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF YOUNG PEOPLE AND ALSO MAKING THEM TO BE ECONOMICALLY PRODUCTIVE IN THE SOCIETY
5 Bailey Street, Freetown, Sierra Leone - West Africa
+23230786845