BYES Youth in Governance and Democracy Program (YGDP) is a knowledge based and activity oriented youth program that aims at deepening youth knowledge and fostering active youth participation in the good governance processes at both the local and national levels. The YGDP program is one of BYES’s thematic areas and targeted at training youth leaders, activists and young student professionals and their organizations, with the hope that the knowledge gained from the program shall be passed on to others in their various communities.

YGDP aims at empowering youths for the next generation and gathering all youth alternative approaches in building bridges of inclusive democracy and governance. The specific objectives of the YGDP include: promoting a spirit of mentality change among young people towards democratic and governance issues; promoting a sense of responsibility among young people through interlocutory dialogue and experiential learning; building capacities of youths and preparing them for the next generation.