Operating Principles

During the 2022–2025 program period Taksvärkki’s development cooperation program will be implemented in Guatemala, Kenya, Malawi, Nepal, Zambia, Mozambique, Sierra Leone and Zambia. It will be implemented by local youth organizations, supporting them to strengthen local civil society. This cooperation requires shared values and objectives to promote active citizenship. 

Taksvärkki works closely with partner organizations, in particular to strengthen their capacities. In addition to projects with partner organizations, Taksvärkki’s development cooperation consists of global education and development communication in Finland. The ODW program is based on the rights, needs and choices of young people in vulnerable situations. Its objective is social change, in which young people, supported by duty-bearers, become active in developing their own lives and communities.

Each year, the program activities provide more than 2,000 young people in vulnerable situations with the opportunity for education and for becoming active in developing the communities in which they live. The common objective of all program partners is to empower young people, promote youth participation in society and defend youth rights. The target groups include girls who have dropped out of school, youth living and working on the street and students living in remote areas. Special focus during the program period will be on improving the disability inclusion capacity of partners and promoting the participation of youth with disabilities. Special attention will also be paid to strengthening the advocacy work carried out by partner organizations.