Youth For Pakistan Projects
Youth For Pakistan projects program enables the nation’s youth to work on rural development projects in partnership with experienced NGOs. Youth for Pakistan provides a framework for Pakistan’s best minds to join hands with rural communities, empathize with their struggles and connect with their aspirations.
YFP Projects
The Program seeks to help Pakistan secure an equitable and sustainable growth path by Providing educated and passionate Pakistani youth with an opportunity to touch lives and create positive change at the grass-root level in rural Pakistan. Providing NGOs working on development projects in rural Pakistan with educated manpower whose skill sets can be used to catalyze rural development. Promoting a forum for the Program alumni to share ideas and contribute to rural development throughout their professional life.
Guidelines/ Eligibility Criteria
The Youth for Pakistan will issue grants to benefit as many groups of young people as possible. We have made the application process easy for students to apply for Grant for Project.
YFP Grant Rules
- Beneficiaries are aged 18-30 years old. Your project will be completed in 3 months. ALL invoices and receipts will be submitted to the Youth for Pakistan Project committee.
- You are applying for up to Rs. 300,000/. For programs and projects, you will get 50% of the money at the start of the project and 50% at the end.
- Individuals cannot apply (you must be part of campus). Your project MUST benefit more than 10 young people. We must receive proof that you have spent the first 50% of the money before we can release the other 50% of funding.
- You must submit a short report about what you have done and what you have spent the money on together with proof of what you have spent e.g. receipts, invoices.
- You MUST submit an evaluation form. You MUST submit evidence for 100% of your project together with a short report of what you have done and what you spent the money on. Your project may be inspected by Youth for Pakistan.
What can YFP Fund?
Equipment and resources including IT and camping equipment. Activities and projects or events including residential and transport. Refurbishment and small building work.
What can’t YFP Fund?
Young people to start up a business. Any activities that aim to make a profit unless it is to put back into youth activities. Trips abroad. Staff costs over Rs.1500/hour unless these are for specialist staff/ tutors. Management costs. We will not fund projects or works in schools that could reasonably be expected to be funded by the school themselves.
What are the YFP panel looking for?
The panel is looking fund projects that support and involve young peoples. Bonus points to projects that are conceived, developed, and delivered by young people.
Deadline
Youth projects can last between three and six months, and students can apply for funding to support their ideas. Activities must contribute to overall project objectives, and create, develop, test, and embed innovative approaches in youth work.
If you want to apply for Project Grant you have to be a member of Youth for Pakistan (YFP). If you are a member of YFP then fill the application form here.
Note: After submission for this registration form we will send you a detailed application form at your prescribed email address. We accept applications for funding throughout the year.