Southern Africa Youth Forum (SAYoF) is a Regional platform for Youths & Youth Organizations within the SADC region. It is founded based on the increasing demand by youth to be important players & stakeholders in regional processes to proffer solidarity at national & regional level, participation in sustainable transformation & in the agenda set by SADC Heads of State, the SADC Secretariat among other SADC organs. SAYoF is composed of youth organizations & formations working in SADC member States, taking advantage of their diversity and innovativeness to transform lives at regional and national level.
Youth, Youth CSOs in the Region, Youth Advocates, Youth Activists, Governments, Regional Bodies, SADC, Multilateral Institutions including AfDB, World Bank and IMF, UN, Pan African institutions including the African Union, and the Economic Commission for Africa, Regional Civil Society Organizations.
Regional Integration and Sustainable Development Cluster
Development Effectiveness Cluster
Governance, Peace and Security Cluster
Innovation for Social Change Cluster
Research, Capacity Building and Policy Advocacy Cluster
Fundamental Human Rights as specified in the SADC Protocols and Declarations, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights,
Regional and Inter-Cultural Solidarity
Ubuntu, Solidarity, Peace and Non-violence
Youth Primacy, Transparency, Impartiality, Gender Equality and Fairness.
Any person who benefits from activities carried out in the name of SAYoF is requested to respect these values. SAYoF is based on the belief that these values are universal and that their origin cannot be claimed by any particular culture or society. At the same time, it acknowledges and respects the rich cultural diversity of human societies in the Region.
