The Youth Cafe seeks to be accountable to all of our stakeholders because we exist to benefit others: Our vision for every youth, life in all its fullness, Our prayer for every heart, and the will to make it so. Our partnership strategy is framed as a ‘promise’ to vulnerable youth that we maximize their well-being and to supporters that we are wise stewards of the resources they entrust to us. We also seek to be mutually accountable to all our partners as we collaborate for greater impact.

‘Programme Accountability’ (sometimes called ‘accountability to affected populations’ or ‘downward accountability’) describes how we seek to be accountable to the youth and communities we serve. They are often vulnerable, with their needs, rights, and ideas ignored by more powerful decision-makers, including NGOs. Program accountability covers how The Youth Cafe uses power responsibly and creates mechanisms that empower youth and communities to hold us to account.