EMPOWERING YOUTH FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Building Inclusive and Sustainable Pathways for All

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CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES

Promoting youth-centered and sustainable solutions

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AMPLIFYING VOICES FOR SOCIAL CHANGE

Advocating for governance, climate, and justice

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Our Team

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Our Projects

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Who We Are

The Foundation for Inclusive and Sustainable Development (FISD) is a Malawian youth-led organization committed to breaking the vicious cycle of poverty affecting underserved communities. We empower young people from marginalized backgrounds by promoting youth-centered and sustainable solutions.

Our innovative approach combines immediate support with long-term strategies to create lasting change across multiple sectors including livelihoods transformation, technology adoption, smart agriculture, education, health, and tourism.

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Our Vision & Mission

Our Vision

A society where youth and communities thrive through inclusive opportunities, sustainable solutions, and amplified voices.

Our Mission

To empower young people and underserved communities by providing innovative, sustainable, and inclusive pathways for economic growth, access to essential services, and social justice across diverse sectors.

What We Do

Youth Economic Empowerment

Promoting entrepreneurship, skills development, access to finance, and job creation.

Access to Social Services

Strengthening education, health, and technology pathways for marginalized groups.

Advocacy & Voice

Amplifying voices of youth and vulnerable groups on governance, climate, and justice.

Our Approach

Community Engagement

FISD uses the graduation approach, combining immediate support with long-term strategies across livelihoods transformation, technology adoption, smart agriculture, education, health, and tourism.

Our holistic model ensures that interventions are not only addressing immediate needs but also building resilience and creating sustainable pathways out of poverty for generations to come.

Key Programs and Services

Amplified Voice

Storytelling, poetry, drama, acting.

Ed-Tech Skills

Digital skills training, tech solutions, market linkages.

Spark Incubation

Training, networking, co-working, market expo.

Eco-Agri Commercial

Agri-processing, innovation, branding, market store.

Early Child Development

Nursery, Dreamers Corner, kids games.

Youth Friendly Health

Mental health, SRHR, GBV reporting, sports.