Youth in Technology and Arts Network
Contact Information
- Postal Address *: FOBC Compuound, Nagbe Town Community
- Office Location: Paynesville City-Montserrado County, Gbarnga City -Bong County, Voinjama City - Lofa County
- Region *: Montserrado County
- Country *: Liberia
- City *: Paynesville
- Telephone *: +231880948419
- Fax :
- Email *: yotanliberia@gmail.com
- Website *: http://www.yotaninspires.org/
Activities
- Vision *: A society where young people are continually empowered through ICT, fully aware of their rights and responsibilities, protected and actively involved in development action.
- Mission *: Enhance the abilities of young people to create and access opportunities through the use of Information Communication and Technology, establish strategic partnerships to ensure protection/promotion of youth livelihood programs, promote transparency and accountability through ICT tools and fosters peace and sustainable development.
- Thematic Areas *:
- Target Group:
- Key Objectives *: Encourage learning among young people in a thoughtful discussion of their career focus in STEM, support efforts that increase young people access to quality education, use ICTs to engage and motivate youth to get involved in taking actions and learning about their communities, increase and improve the health and social awareness of young people and advance opportunities towards a secure and sustainable livelihoods, enhance the capacity of the citizenry on policy issues leading towards accountability, democracy and good governance, foster youth understanding on social justice and nonviolent environment and to promote ethics-based media reports on human interest and development stories to fight poverty, improve livelihoods, and build a vibrant society.
- Core Competencies *:
- Government Engagement:
More Information
- Major or Current Achievements *: Trained more than 1400 young people in information communication and technology, Arts, and peace building in Montserrado, Bong, and Lofa, Proved direct and indirect mentoring and internship for 45 young people in diverse careers areas. Combated significantly the Ebola virus disease outbreak in Liberia through our STAND volunteers in Montserrado and Lofa County, and reached over 50, 000 citizens in 6 of the 15 counties of Liberia through an established call center at our office in Monrovia and also introduced an innovative, low-cost hand washing method using local(bush) material to prevent the spread of the Ebola virus in Lofa county. Trained more than 30 young people in government budget monitoring and tracking and also taught them how to blend technology with advocacy for accountability in governance.
- Functional Board *:
- Number of Board Members *: 7
- List Expertise of Board Members *: cyber and Telecom Engineer, Lawyer, ICT professional, Banker, Nonprofit Management
- Organisational Strategic Plan *:
- Head of Organisation *: Donnish M. Pewee
- Name of Contact Person *: Donnish M. Pewee
- Position of Contact Person *: Founder and Executive Director
- Number of Staff *: 14
- Number of Males *: 8
- Number of Females *: 6