ABOUT YCA4SOTRA

Youth Collective Action for Social Transformation (YCA4SoTra) project is a EU-funded project, whichaims to empower young people including young women in their diversity to participate in governance and policy dialogue, particularly on issues affecting them, such as climate change, poverty and unemployment. Coming together to address these issues, Save the Children (SC), Students and Youth Working on reproductive Health Action Team (SAYWHAT) and Women’s Institute for Leadership Development (WILD) are implementing the Action “Youth Collective Action for Social Transformation in Zimbabwe” (YCA4SoTra). The Project is anchored on Supporting women and youth to use digital technologies to amplify their voices in advocating for green economic opportunities and promote environmentally sustainable policy environment. The Project is being implemented in Bulawayo, Matobo, Binga, Beitbridge and Gwanda Districts in the Southern Region of Zimbabwe.

We offer the following programmes and initiatives to support Young Entrepreneurs:

DIGITAL INNOVATION HUB

Baseline Study: Digital Advocacy for the YCA4SOTRA Project
Validation of Baseline Study on Digital Advocacy
Digital Media and Advocacy Skills Training
YCA4SOTRA Innovation Hub & Co-Working Oasis
Digital Advocacy Campaign

NETWORKING AND COLLABORATION SPACE

Clean Up Campaigns
YCA4SOTRA Sports Gala

BUSINESS INCUBATOR AND BOOT CAMP

Green Jobs Innovation Hub Business Incubator & Boot Camp

POLICY AND ADVOCACY UNIT

Climate Green Economy and Environmental Sustainability Traditional Leaders Indaba
Symposium: Exploring the Convergence of Digital Media and Green Economies Indaba
Empowering Young Women and Men: Advancing Sustainable Practices and Policies in Green Economies Research Conference
Leveraging AI for Sustainable Mining: Integrating Green Economies and Innovative Practices Symposium

CAPACITY BUILDING AND TRAINING

Renewable Energy Systems Capacity Building Workshop
Facilitated Knowledge Clinic on Waste Management & Recycling (Circular Economy) and Smart Agriculture
Facilitated Knowledge Clinic on Gender Responsible Service Delivery
Facilitated Knowledge Clinic on Wetlands Management
Facilitated Knowledge Clinic on Regreening Beitbridge through capacity building in Nursery Management
Facilitated Knowledge Clinic on Access to Water and Sustainable Water Solutions
Facilitated Knowledge Clinic under the theme: Enhancing Lives Through Gender Responsive Service Delivery: Climate Resilience Insights from the City of Bulawayo.
Knowledge Clinic on Climate Change and the Zero Waste Movement
Carbon Credit Market Training
Smart Agriculture Capacity Building Workshop: World Youth Skills Day

YCA4SOTRA Board members

YCA4SOTRA board, which serves as a platform for young volunteers responsible for:
(1) District programming input and advisory services;
(2) Relationship Building entrepreneurs to voice their needs and concerns;
(3) Represent young people.
The YCA4SOTRA Board advocates for policies and initiatives that foster an enabling
environment for youths in the green economic empowerment ecosystem.

Constentine Mpofu

Mercy Mukwane

Dumisani Mungombe

Jubilant Mungaba

Duduzile Michelle Mhlanga

Nyasha S Mafuta

Hilda Tendeukai

Tapiwanashe Hilary Gutu

Shyaka Emmanuel

Tapiwa Dzepasi

The YCA4SOTRA Team

Knowledge Khumalo - Project Officer

Jabulile Siwela - Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Officer

Mkhokheli Dube - Finance and Administration Officer

WILD Management

Women’s Institute for Leadership Development (WILD) – The implementing partner under the YCA4SOTRA Project. Women’s Institute for Leadership Development (WILD) is an organisation that strengthens the leadership capacity of women and youths including young women, in their diversity and provides public spaces for their participation and inclusion in decision making processes. WILD WEBSITE