The Youth Against Debt (YAD) is an dynamic alignment of different youth and student organizations organized by the Freedom from Debt Coalition (FDC) with common issues on Debt and Education.

YAD consists of partners and supporters from the youth sector, in particular:

• Youth Formations
• Student Formations (Student Councils/Governments and Organizations of Student Councils/Governments, Student Organizations, and Student Parties)
• Youth Arms of People’s Organizations
• Youth Arms of Political Parties

Vision for Society. YAD envisions a society departing from the traditional definition and scope of the economy and economic development where relevant, quality, and accessible education is a basic human right and where debt is not used to undermine human dignity.

Organizational Mission. YAD commits itself to develop and expand a constituency advocating Debt, Education, and Youth issues towards the establishment of a young people’s movement working for
social change.

Organizational Vision. YAD aims to establish itself as a youth campaign center through proactive engagement in policy formulation and reform with a comprehensive advocacy framework agenda for
debt, education, and the youth.

Advocacies. YAD fights for the following:

• Re-channeling of debt service appropriation to education and other social needs
• Increased budgetary allocation to social services
• Reorientation of institutional responses towards enhancing social welfare
• Mobilization social services and resources for human development and empowerment