Promote and improve lifestyle and cater to the needs of the community in terms of health, and education. Responsive to providing youth employment and promoting equality of human rights. This program includes functional literacy, group formation, saving schemes, skill training and income generating projects. To date 290 women groups have been formed in different local YWCAs and the total number of women involved is 5348. They have saved Tk.
Target group is unemployed young women.
Currently the YWCA has embarked on a joint initiative with the Kenyan YMCA in order to give a gender balanced approach towards addressing the Reproductive Health needs of young people. Youth are encouraged to start income generating programmes and loans are provided. Drama and poetry in line with the theme were used to entertain and educate people. At least over 4000 people were reached. In November 1999 the first youth newsletter was published.