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Headquarters address
Organization's name:	Advocates for Youth
Organization's acronym:	AFY
Address:	1325 G Street NW, Suite 980 Washington, DC 20005 USA United States of America
Phone:	1-202-419-3420
Fax:	1-202-419-1448
Email:	nicole@advocatesforyouth.org
Web site:	www.advocatesforyouth.org
Organization type:	Non-governmental organization
Languages:	English French Spanish

Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:	Economic and Social: Children Family Least Developed Countries Sustainable Development Women Youth Gender Issues and Advancement of Women: Advocacy and outreach Capacity building Education and training of women Human rights of women Violence against women Women and HIV/AIDS Women and health Population: Reproduction, family formation and the status of women Social Development: Youth
Geographic scope:	International
Millennium Development Goals:	Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases Achieve universal primary education Promote gender equality and empower women Reduce child mortality Improve maternal health
Mission statement:	Advocates for Youth partners with youth leaders, adult allies, and youth-serving organizations to advocate for policies and champion programs that recognize young people’s rights to honest sexual health information; accessible, confidential, and affordable sexual health services; and the resources and opportunities necessary to create sexual health equity for all youth.
Year established (YYYY):	1980
Year of registration (YYYY):	2005
Funding structure:	Grants from Governments Fees for providing consulting or research services Donations and grants from domestic sources Foreign and international grants

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