Tigray Youth Empowerment Solutions (TYES) is a distinguished non-profit organization spearheading youth development initiatives in Ethiopia. Established by a group of committed professionals, TYES demonstrates agility in addressing both regional developmental needs and emergency responses within Tigray. The organization is officially registered with the Ministry of Justice, operating seamlessly across Tigray, Afar, and Addis Ababa.
Committed to fostering a future where youth play pivotal roles in economic, democratic, social, and cultural spheres, TYES actively supports innovative initiatives across various domains. Our comprehensive programs, ranging from child care and education to entrepreneurship and health, underscore our dedication to addressing key youth-related concerns. With a strategically placed headquarters in Mekelle and satellite offices in various locations, TYES stands as a beacon of empowerment, guiding youth towards productive citizenship, sustainable income generation, healthy lifestyles, and a global perspective.
Vision
Build a youth-centered community by empowering youths through different opportunities and making them facilitators and owners of change. Tigray Youth Empowerment Solutions (TYES) envisions transforming the lives of youth towards a positive and productive lifestyle, fostering a society where youth can drive their own development and that of their communities.
Mission
Empower youth by providing diverse opportunities and resources, enabling them to become facilitators and owners of change in their communities.
Goal
Facilitate transformative change that empowers youth to lead and drive positive changes in Tigray, Afar, and Addis Ababa.
Core Values & Implementation Strategies
Your words become your actions,
"Empowering communities through swift humanitarian assistance, sustainable child care, and youth empowerment. We actively combat gender-based violence, promote environmental awareness, and offer diverse training programs for holistic development."
- Facilitate fast and participatory humanitarian emergency assistance
- Enhance sustainable community-based child care and foster care activities
- Challenge all-round GBV against women and girls
- Facilitate fast and participatory humanitarian emergency assistance
- Enhance sustainable community-based child care and foster care activities
- Challenge all-round GBV against women and girls
Organizational Structure and Governance
The Board of Governors of TYES approved the organizational structure of Humanitarian, Economic, and Social and Rights-based settings for coordination. The main objective of the structural reorganization of TYES is to establish effective coordination of its activities and to create an enabling working environment in which each unit clearly understands its specific role, duties, and responsibilities in implementing the activities of TYES. TYES is responsible for initiating, designing, and coordinating humanitarian, social, and development programs/projects focused on youth empowerment.
T-YES is a board-led organization, with an assigned chief executive officer (CEO). It also has founding and honorary members and volunteers with heterogeneous professions. TYES applies the country's and universal legal instruments in implementing all its interventions. Most of the interventions are also carried out through volunteers who seek improvement in the livelihood of youth in Afar, Tigray, and Addis Ababa.
Team
Dawit Hailu
Chief Executive Officer
Getachew Basa
Program Manager