Special Note from CIYDA: Thank You & Merry Christmas

Dear All,

Firstly I would like to thank you on behalf of the CIYDA team for your support in helping us establish an organization that is mindful towards youth development not only in Zimbabwe but in Africa.
CIYDA has in the last 12 months been frantically working to strengthen its founding principles as we prepare to enter into a year of delivering on some of our short term objectives. The past 12 months have seen CIYDA (achieved or moved towards finalizing): -

**Awarded the 2009 Jobzippers funding for future projects
**Established a monthly newsletter for our followers
**Website platform for news, events, knowledge sharing
**Blog to share in regular discussions on various articles
**Sponsorship package for prospective partners
**Partnered with Miss Ruvimbo Katiyo in her prospective charitable projects in Zimbabwe as she pursues her own dream to be Miss Africa USA 2010
**Engaged potential sponsors & partners
**Published the CIYDA Constitution (subject to amendment)
**Created the CIYDA Board of Trustees
**Identified and brought on board equally ambitious youths in various capacity (In Zimbabwe & Diaspora)
**Register as a Trustee and NGO in Zimbabwe
**Engaged the Ministry of Youth Development, Indigenisation and Empowerment as well as Zimbabwe Youth Council in an effort to derive some synergies

However 2009 was fraught with its own challenges which have undoubtedly helped the organization be more focused and priorities on issues which are of more immediate concern to youth development in Zimbabwe.
CIYDA remains committed to working with all parties (corporate, governmental, non-governmental and private) that identify with our grave concern for youth development in Zimbabwe.

As we look to 2010 CIYDA is confident that all the activities of 2009 will prove to be an added spring in our step as we endeavor to…
“make today’s youths, tomorrow’s leader”

Here’s to wishing you a merry Christmas and a prosperous new year, for we the CIYDA team are certainly looking forward to one.

Fungai Alexander Mapondera
Founder & Executive Director
Contemporary Indigenous Youth Development Africa (CIYDA)
f.mapondera@ciyda.org
www.ciyda.org