CYDPAN is a non-governmental organization with a focus on sharing ideas with individuals and organizations in the promotion of gender sensitivity in human development.
 
CYDPAN aims at addressing challenges faced by young people, women and children by creating opportunities for holistic development through Education, Health Services and Skills Development.
 
The organization is governed by the principles of gender equity with calculated compromises of ingenious customs and traditions reconciled with democratic governance to pave the path for peaceful coexistence to enhance wholesome development among the diverse cultural entities in the society.
 
We embrace an inclusive approach in addressing issues of economic deprivation especially among the youths and women in the society and take the course for research to nip in the bud those factors that promote moral decadence and the emergence of conflicts and gender based violence in the family, community and the larger society.
 
We create platforms where young people and women can identify and express their inner strength towards a restored and poverty alleviated society and thereby raising a generation of driven and confident personalities in Nigeria: People who will discover and harness their individual and corporate strength to stem the tide of poverty in the country. As we strive in this journey for change, we seek to inspire, equip and empower young people and women with adequate information, opportunities and provision of resources for empowerment.
 
It is governed and Managed by a committee made up of widely experienced professionals representing diverse communities with same interests. Our life-changing and community development programs are funded by membership contributions and public donations and our strategy on poverty eradication expands from a pro-poor focus to an inclusive approach to development.