Youth Are The Future
A voluntary organization working in Tripura State, empowering youth, women, and communities through education, health, environment, and livelihood programs.
About YFI
A grassroots voluntary organization empowering youth and communities across Tripura since 2009.
Transforming Lives Through Youth Power
Youth For Integration (YFI) is a voluntary organization working in Tripura State since 2009. Established with a few like-minded members, it began its journey with activities like generation of awareness on social issues and mobilizing youth for self-retrospection and a spirit of doing good.
YFI is a registered organisation under the Indian Trust Act in Tripura State with its head office in Agartala, the capital city of Tripura. Under the umbrella of YFI, eight Units or branches have been set up in different places across the state.
Focused on Women, Children and Youth — the most vulnerable
Associated with National and International organizations
Livelihood, environment, health & community development
8 Units spanning across Tripura State
Youth is energy and this energy must be utilized effectively. The true challenge is to maintain balance between nature, society and humankind — and this can be accomplished by the power of youth.
Our present world resides in our mind and our mind is influenced by our socio-economic development. As summing up, let us join hands and make a change suitable for living for everyone.
Mission & Vision
Our Mission
To empower people and communities in situations of poverty, illiteracy, diseases and social injustice. Our interventions aim to achieve large scale, positive changes through economic and social programs that enable men and women to realize their potential.
Our Vision
Youth are the future of the nation and the world — with young people's energy and experienced people's wisdom, together we are transforming the society as a whole.
The organization believes that communication between the Youths of different Countries will achieve common aspirations of future generations and will work to resolve the social issues of the World.
Our Priorities
One who is fallen needs the care most — focusing on the most vulnerable sections of society.
Women Empowerment
Uplifting women through skill development, Self Help Groups, and awareness about their rights and opportunities.
Children & Youth
Providing education, coaching, and livelihood training to tribal and non-tribal children and youth.
Livelihood Generation
Creating income avenues through crafts, weaving, computer literacy, vocational training, and farming.
Environment
Promoting clean and green environment, water conservation, and raising awareness about ecological balance.
Our Approach
Thinking locally, acting globally — we extend proven techniques across geographical barriers.
Think Locally, Act Globally
We live and work within households and communities but operate interventions at state and national level to maximize impact.
Root Cause Focus
We believe poverty has many interlinked causes. Local context is given utmost importance while preparing strategy.
Knowledge Sharing
A culture of knowledge sharing enables us to extend proven techniques and best practices across geographical barriers.
Organizational Structure
Our Programs
Apart from awareness generation, we actively intervene across multiple domains of community life to drive meaningful change.
Educational Programs
Spreading education and computer literacy among tribal and non-tribal children & youth. Running a primary school, coaching centre and computer academy.
- ✓Primary Standard School at Mungiakami Bazar
- ✓Educational Coaching Centre, Khowai District
- ✓Computer Academy at Bishramganj Bazar
- ✓Tribal student scholarship support
Health Programs
Free health awareness camps, eye check-up camps, and medical treatment services reaching thousands of beneficiaries.
- ✓9 Free Health Awareness & Eye Camps
- ✓Collaboration with Arohan CSR & TATA Trusts
- ✓Medical camps in Tripura & Assam
- ✓Drinking water filter distribution
Environment Programs
Promoting clean and green environment, water conservation, tree planting, and environmental awareness across communities.
- ✓River conservation initiatives
- ✓Earth Hour celebrations (WWF partner)
- ✓Save Howrah River campaign
- ✓Pollution awareness campaigns
Community Development
Promoting communal harmony, peace and national integration through sports, cultural activities and women empowerment initiatives.
- ✓Sports & peace harmony programs
- ✓Tribal cultural preservation
- ✓Self Defence Training Centres
- ✓Community farming initiatives
Women & Youth Development
Uplifting women through economic activities, Self Help Groups, kitchen gardening to commercial production, and awareness about rights.
- ✓Self Help Groups (SHGs) formation
- ✓Skills training for women
- ✓Rights & empowerment awareness
- ✓Kitchen to commercial gardening
Livelihood Development
Skill upgradation training for weavers, artisans and unemployed youth to create sustainable income opportunities.
- ✓Crafts training & production
- ✓Computer literacy training
- ✓Vocational Training programs
- ✓Waving & tribal textiles production
Agriculture & Allied
Fish culture, community farming, Farmers Producer Organisation (FPO), and bringing agricultural lands under sustainable utilization.
- ✓Fish culture ponds at Baidyar Dighi
- ✓Farmers Producer Organisation (FPO)
- ✓Orange & Mosambi plant distribution
- ✓Bee keeping training with KVIC
Drinking Water
Facilitating drinking water access for tribal-dominated hill areas. Persuaded ONGC CSR for a drinking water project at Baramura Hill.
- ✓ONGC CSR drinking water project
- ✓Baramura Hill water supply
- ✓Water filter distribution
- ✓Watershed management advocacy
Livelihood Initiatives
YFI believes only advice is not enough — it has introduced planned initiatives for promotion of livelihood opportunities for indigenous, primitive, deprived tribal and backward class people.
Impact & Activities
Over a decade of dedicated work across Tripura and beyond — here is a glimpse of our journey.
Retrospection & Future Vision
Over the last ten years, YFI has passed through various ups and downs, gathered experiences, and emerged successfully. YFI plans to strengthen field-level interventions with active stakeholder participation, induct more members, and restructure the Management Committee for better and systematic performance. Marching with the time is our necessity to sustain the society as a whole.
Recent Activities
9 Free Health Camps
Free Health Awareness & Eye Check-up Camps at Melaghar, Kumarghat (Tripura) and multiple locations in Assam with Arohan CSR support.
MoU with Ranebennur College
Collaborated with Ranebennur College of Nursing, Bangalore for providing quality education to students of North-Eastern States.
Mimics Orchestra & Magic Show
Organized a charity event featuring world-famous Mimics Orchestra from Pune at Rabindra Satabarshiki Bhavan, Agartala.
Young Entrepreneurs Summit
Participated in Young Entrepreneurs Summit during CYDA's 20th Anniversary celebration, connecting youth with sustainable entrepreneurship experts.
Medical Camp & Water Filters
Health Awareness Camp organized with TATA Trusts & NABARD. 25 drinking water filters distributed among villagers.
NE NGO Summit
Participated in 3-day North East NGO Summit to build a strong network amongst the Youths of North Eastern States.
Traditional Kharchi Festival
Cultural volunteers performed traditional Tripura dance at Chaturdas Devta Bari — invited by Information & Cultural Dept., Govt. of Tripura.
Bee Keeping Training (KVIC)
6-day Bee Keeping Awareness Camp among villagers and youth of Jampuijala Block, sponsored by KVIC, Tripura State office.
2-Day Startup Training
Start-up Programme for Entrepreneurs organized with Vishwa Yuvak Kendra. Inaugurated by Dy. Chief Minister Shri Jishnu Deb Barma.
WWF Walkathon & Forest Day
Earth Hour Walkathon and International Day of Forest seminar organized with WWF and NGOs from 7 North-Eastern States.
Cultural Exchange in Sikkim
YFI cultural volunteers performed traditional 'Hojagiri' dance at Desaj Programme — invited by Ministry of Culture, Government of India.
Swadeshi Skill Development
Training on Soap, Blue and Phenyl making for women & youth at Charilam, Jampuijala, Bhattapukar (Agartala) for self-employment.
Our Gallery
Moments from our field activities, community programs, and cultural events across Tripura and beyond.
Our Collaborations
Partners and organizations we have worked with across India and internationally.
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