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What Is Botswana National Youth Council?

Botswana National Youth Council (BNYC) is a Non-Governmental organization that was established through a presidential directive (CAB 9/74) in 1974 to coordinate all youth focused Non-Governmental organizations (NGOs)

BNYC further got recognition when it was identified as such in the 1996 National Youth Policy (NYP). The National Action Plan for Youth also identified BNYC as a major partner in the implementation of the NYP. Currently BNYC is in the process of being enacted through an Act of Parliament

Vision: To be a leading Youth Organization in the empowerment of Youth, enabling them to better lead, serve and contribute to development in a transparent, accountable and efficient manner.

Mission: To create a sustained and enabling environment that will empower a young person in all aspects of human development through coordination, collaboration, networking, lobbying and advocacy with various stakeholders.

Dumela ! Welcome to the youth switch of Botswana. Coming to you from the nation better celebrated for peace and tranquility, diamonds and beef...If there's a youth where one wishes to be part of, it is the amazing youth of Botswana.
"We are not the resources of problems; we are the resources that are needed to solve them. We are not expenses; we are investments.We are not young people; we are people and citizens of this world".