The Zanzibar Fighting Against Youth Challenges Organization (ZAFAYCO) is a non-profit organization that serves youth in Zanzibar’s Unguja and Pemba districts. Its primary goal is to solve young people’s existing challenges with a view of realizing and mobilizing their talents and potential in the spirit of promoting socio-economic development. With 12 years of experience, the organization has a proven track record of implementing a variety of projects and programs across four thematic areas: civic engagement, economic empowerment, health, and environmental sustainability. In the new online registration system ZAFAYCO has been registered under Business Entities Registration Act No. 12 of 2012 with the registration No. Z0000012796. ZAFAYCO now has 35 organization active members (21 females and 14 males) and 4 Board of Trustees members (1 male and 3 females).
To see Zanzibar youth are very active and flexible in order that they can handle current economic, political and social challenges.
ZAFAYCO is dedicated towards promoting young people through awareness raising, capacity building and networking programs which are youth centered, environmental friendly and development oriented.
