"..life.., life in all its fullness. "(Jesus)

• We shall incarnate ourselves, as individuals and groups, in locations and communities where marginalisation is more prevalent.

• We shall accompany the Young at Risk in their struggle to grow to fullness in freedom and humaneness.

• We shall provide positive environments that will prevent exploitation and empower the Young at Risk to be agents of personal and social transformation.

• We shall create newer spaces to grow, live and work together; especially giving priority to participatory, human and child rights perspectives.

• With the Young at Risk in the forefront, we shall network with other socially responsible individuals and groups in building communities and movements.

• We shall build each of our Salesian settings into dynamic educative pastoral communities and vibrant Salesian communities.

• Our approach is that of accompaniment, taking the first step, meeting the young at whatever state of freedom she/he is in, and walking with her/him in her/his struggle to grow to the fullness of life and humaneness.

• Ours is a preventive presence that provides a positive environment by negating the causes and structures of evil, exploitation and marginalisation and by growth generating experiences and transformative action.

• Our preventive system is a process of growth for the young as well as the adult, both interacting with each other, growing and helping to grow, and is based on the inner powers of reason, love and spiritual depth

• The process of growth for the young at risk covers all the dimensions of the human person and calls for a ministry that is total and well planned. This process is achieved through education so as to heal and empower every young person at risk, and enable this person to enter into society and be fully integrated into the communities with the necessary knowledge, values and skills.

• We create a family environment and a community setting where communion and sharing predominate.

• We work towards the transformation of society, its values, attitudes, and philosophy of life so as to achieve a civilization of love and culture of solidarity.

The task of the South Asia Forum for the Young at Risk (YAR) is that of assisting every Salesian and every Salesian Presence at Regional, National, Provincial and Local level

• to ensure priority for the Young at Risk, especially for the most needy ones in their neighbourhood

• to evolve a way of life, attitudes and action plans based on this priority

• and to build communion and empowered communities therein and in every neighbourhood.

YAR, as a platform of like‑minded organizations and individuals, will assist them to carry forward this same task into each of their areas of operation and into their environments.

OUR STRATEGIES

1. Establishing structures and systems that will take forward this vision and mission so as to achieve the goals and plans enunciated.

• By setting in place processes and procedures

• By disseminating, sharing and transmitting experiences

• By strengthening and coordinating individual and community initiatives.

2. Maximizing human resources.

• By providing training, capacity building and development competencies.

3. Providing value additions to existing efforts.

• By keeping abreast to the latest developments in related fields

• By initiating and supporting researches of qualitative and quantitative nature

• By assisting in areas of knowledge creation and policy formulation By establishing best practices and evaluative and monitoring systems

4. Assisting the stake holders especially peer leaders and peer educators to become sharers in the above mission and take its ownership.

• by maximizing their personal potential by promoting and supporting programmes and projects established by them

• by networking among peer leaders

5. Promoting volunteering movements, leading to a movement of child empowerment and a child friendly society.

• By bringing out each individual’s inborn urge to serve and to volunteer By promoting volunteering and service commitments

• By networking among like‑minded individuals and forces.

6. Setting up systems of communication among members and within the network systems through media, information technology and liaising.

• By initiating related information technology related sites, software and systems.

• By facilitating free flowing channels of communication.

7. Facilitating synergy by our collective action, networking initiatives and by sharing a common platform with socially responsible individuals.

• by strengthening the Don Bosco network for the young at risk

• by erecting a YAR platform for like minded individuals and forces

• by aligning ourselves with individuals, organizations, alliances and movements that share our vision and mission.

• by becoming a leavening effect in local, national and international policy formulation frameworks.

2002:Establishing the identity, procedures and processes.

2003:Capacity building, empowering and networking.

2004:Knowledge creation, policy formulation, communication and reaching beyond frontiers.

2005: Widening networks and collective action by empowering youth leaders, volunteers and peer educators, facilitation of platforms and spaces for networks and movements.

2006:Movement strategies and Salesian identity.