Chin Youth Organization of North America
Chin Youth Organization of North America
Learn About Our
INITIATIVES
4Ps
We focus our efforts to promote four key priorities (4Ps) and carry them out through our innovative programs.
Celebrate
Our Identity
Preserve and promote the historical heritage of the Chin culture, traditions, and literature to increase awareness of the Chin heritage and strengthen ties across generations.
Promote
Education
Provide Chin youths access to opportunities to explore interests, skills, and passions thereby empowering to set personal and academic goals towards an inspired future.
Develop
Character & Leadership
Cultivate and develop youth leaders among the Chin to lead, achieve, and inspire others to make a difference in their communities.​
Build
Vibrant Community
Empower Chin youths to become good citizens by increasing civic engagement; improve social cohesion amongst Chin community; and strengthen relations with other ethnic and racial groups.
Our Programs
Chin Voices of Next Gen
The Chin Voices of Next Gen Program provides a platform for Chin youths to celebrate shared interests, events, and milestones. The program seeks for volunteers who can speak on a variety of subjects related to the Chin American experiences through interviews, publications, research projects, and many more.
LEAD
The Leadership through Excellence, Action, & Development (LEAD) program fosters future leaders to have the curiosity to discover, the wisdom to learn, and the courage to lead through interactive activities, training, and mentorship opportunities.
Summer College Bound
The Summer College Bound program increases the number of Chin American pursuing higher education by preparing high school seniors graduating in the upcoming Spring. The program guides participants through the summer, providing academic skills development, information on college admissions and financial aid.
Youth Civic Engagement
The YCE program is designed to increase civic engagement activities amongst Chin communities by engaging Chin youths in decisions that affect them and the well-being of their communities.
Pathways 2 Success
Pathways 2 Success program helps Chin youths to build meaningful careers. This unique program offers professional development training, hosts panel discussions and webinars, and provides internship opportunities for successful career development.
Summer
Research Internship
Summer Research Internship program is designed to engage college students in impactful research on various topics affecting our community and provide transformative learning opportunities.
Linguistic &
Cultural Heritage
The LCH program is designed to increase cultural awareness and understanding of Chin history and traditions through the preservation of literature and celebrations of Chin culture, the arts, and music thereby strengthening Chin American ties across generations.
Alternative
Education Movement
The Alternative Education Movement program is designed to provide education to children who lost their fundamental right to an education as a result of armed conflict in Myanmar.
