To this end, we offer library services that enables the youth to improve their academic work. We also empower young girls to become employable through a 3-year vocational training course in dressmaking and cloth weaving. An ICT center has also been established to bridge the gap in computer literacy between rural and urban youth. Our advocacy activities in governance and against culturally backward practices is driven by radio. We operate a community radio station which is an effective tool for community education and civic engagement on accountability and good governance practices.
FISTRAD has its own premises made up of Class rooms and equipment for vocational training of youth mostly girls, library facilities for children and adults, An ICT center, a Radio station as well as a Guesthouse.
Our Objectives
- To promote the use of radio in youth advocacy.
- To support the empowerment of girls through livelihood development.
- To promote dialogue between communities and local government on health, environment, education and water and sanitation.
- To enhance community education on harmful cultural practices.
Our thematic areas
- Popular Participation in Local Governance
- Accountability, Transparency and Inclusion
- Human Rights
- Livelihood Empowerment.
Our capacity to deliver project outcomes depends on our:
- Buildings to provide office space, accommodation and other support services.
- Ability to combine the use of radio and physical meetings in project implementation.
- The goodwill of the people of Builsa because of the trust and confidence that they have in us.
- Qualified, committed, well-motivated and result-oriented staff.
- A culture of prompt and full compliance with legal requirements governing our operations
- Over two decades of experience of management staff in project design, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and reporting.
- An organizational culture of friendliness, mutual respect and commitment to the mission and vision of the organization.