Zimbabwe 🇿🇼
One of our core programme locations, with work spanning youth empowerment, environmental protection, climate action, wetlands, renewable energy, girl-child empowerment, governance and community participation.
About us
Youth-led since 2011. Built for collective action.
We are a Zimbabwean youth-led organisation creating space for young people and communities to lead positive social and environmental change.
History & purpose
From a youth initiative to a community platform
Magna Youth Action was established in 2011 as a youth-led initiative and has since developed into a platform focused on youth empowerment, environmental protection, climate action and inclusive community development.
The organisation was founded by youth activist Tafadzwa Chando when he was 14 years old. Today, its story is carried forward through collective programmes, partnerships, young leaders and the communities it serves.
Our vision
A generation of empowered young people leading inclusive, sustainable and environmentally resilient communities.
Our mission
To empower young people with knowledge, skills, opportunities and platforms to participate meaningfully in environmental protection, climate action, governance and community development.
Where we work
Local Roots. Global South Focus.
Rooted in Zimbabwe and Lesotho. Connected across the Global South.
Lesotho 🇱🇸
Work focused on youth empowerment, skills development, environmental action and expanding opportunities for girls and young people in underserved and remote communities.
The Global South 🌍
Partnerships, networks and collaborative initiatives connect young people around climate change, inequality, youth exclusion and sustainable development. This does not imply permanent programmes in every country.
Youth-led solutionsCommunity knowledgeSouth-South collaborationClimate justiceLocal and Indigenous knowledgeInclusive development