YES strives for a world in which we stop treating young people as empty vessels into which we pour our wisdom and instead we treat all (troubled and prepared) young people as the most promising resource available to us in developing a new societal structure and meeting the high service needs of our communities; a world in which all young people are provided at-least one practical changemaking experience; a world in which all young people are viewed as equal partners in collective efforts to improve civic life, rather than consumers, constituents or foot soldiers for adult-supervised programs.
We believe every young person deserves a changemaking opportunity.Changemaking should be seen as a basic human right of every young person. Its suppression leads to a new form of inequality.
VISION
YES envisions a world where the inherent changemaking power of young people is acknowledged, embraced, and harnessed for personal growth and the betterment of society. We strive to provide every young person with a trust-based environment to fearlessly embark on their changemaking journey, free from the fear of failure.
MISSION
We provide life-changing changemaking experiences to young people.
CORE VALUES OF YES NETWORK PAKISTAN
1. We must focus on ALL YOUNG PEOPLE.
2. We must give every young person AT LEAST ONE CHANCE to practice changemaking abilities.
3. We must go BEYOND QUICK FIX PROGRAMS.
4. We must SEE every young person as a potential changemaker NOW to build our society.
5. We must focus on young people’s STRENGTHS rather than on their deficits.