About Youth In Action Association
Building people
who build the future.
Youth In Action Association is a youth-led organisation helping young Zimbabweans discover their ambitions, develop the capacity to pursue them and create meaningful impact in their communities.
Founder
Marshall Mupariwa
Founder
Our Story
From helping people today to empowering them for tomorrow.
Youth In Action Association was established in February 2022 to help young people realise their personal ambitions and give them the tools, tactics and strategies to deliver on their aspirations.
Our journey began through involvement in charity initiatives. We saw that material assistance can provide important short-term relief, but we wanted to create something that could have a deeper and more lasting effect.
That thinking shaped the organisation we are building today: one that combines high-performance training, mentorship, personal development and community support to help people understand their potential and take focused action.
2022
Founded in Zimbabwe
84+
Members by 2024
ZW
Our home and focus
Organisation Profile
Learn more about Youth In Action Association.
Explore our organisation profile to learn more about our history, programmes, vision, impact and the work we are doing to empower young people across Zimbabwe.
YIAA
Organisation Profile
What Drives Us
Purpose before everything else.
Everything we do is built around one fundamental belief: young people can achieve extraordinary things when they are given the right tools, environment and opportunity.
Our Mission
Equip people with the capability to lead, grow and make a difference.
To provide high-performance training, inspiration and empowerment to leaders of clubs and societies, while supporting underprivileged homes in Zimbabwe through donations of basic needs.
Our Aim
Dream bigger. Believe in your ability. Take focused action.
We want to inspire and empower our beneficiaries and team members to become clear about their personal ambitions and provide the tools and tactics that help them passionately pursue those ambitions.
The YIAA Promise
The principles that guide how we work.
Our values shape the way we serve, the way we lead and the standard we expect from ourselves.
Serve Humanity
We always find a way to serve humanity.
Act with Passion
We act with passion, enthusiasm and ambition.
Expect the Best
We expect the best and remain optimistic about the future.
Challenge Ourselves
We challenge ourselves and aren't afraid to initiate.
Achieve & Have Fun
We enjoy achieving and having fun along the way.
Continuously Improve
We continuously improve how we serve, lead and create impact.
Vision
Where we're headed.
Our ambition is not only to reach more young people, but to build the infrastructure that can keep developing them for generations.
2030
Training centres for a new generation of leaders.
Establish training centres that provide High-Performance (HP) training to youths, leading clubs, societies, organisations and businesses in Zimbabwe.
Target
At least one training centre in Harare and 5,000 youths reached through HP training.
2050
Real estate that serves a purpose.
We expect to own real estate properties that can serve as training centres for underprivileged young people.
Long-term ambition
Build permanent spaces where young people can learn, develop and pursue their ambitions.
Annual Achievements
Impact so far.
Every number represents a person reached, a resource shared or an opportunity created.
300+
HP training beneficiaries
5,000+
books donated
100+
registered members
10+
homes visited
Our Journey
From a small beginning to a bigger ambition.
The journey is still being written. These milestones capture where we have come from and where we are going.
YIAA founded
Youth In Action Association launches in Zimbabwe.
Donations expand
Book drives and home visits scale across three provinces.
Programs expansion
Six core programs formalised, entrepreneurship track launches.
Harare training centre
Target: one YIAA training centre, 5,000+ youth trained.
Owned real estate
Target: owned training centres for underprivileged youth.
Our Management Team
People behind the movement.
Our management team brings together people with different skills, experiences and responsibilities, united by a shared commitment to advancing YIAA's mission.
You Have a Role to Play
A movement becomes stronger when more people take part.
Whether you want to volunteer, mentor, support a programme, contribute resources or simply help spread the word, there is a meaningful way for you to contribute to the work we are doing.
01
Volunteer
Give your time, skills and energy to initiatives that create opportunities for young people.
02
Partner
Work with YIAA to expand training, mentorship and community initiatives.
03
Mentor
Share experience and practical guidance with young people working towards their ambitions.
04
Support
Help provide the resources, books, training and basic needs that make our programmes possible.