MISSION STATEMENT
Our aim is to create, provide and sustain a healthy environment for the decentralized participation of Youths in National and International Tourism Development & Industrialization agenda, stimulating same to greater productivity, added-value output [with emphasis in enhancing socio-culture enterprises for economic value], via self-sufficiency in the context of improved living st
andards within the framework of sustainability. OUR VALUES
A. Treating others as each of us would like to be treated. We believe in equality therefore there will be no discrimination in carrying out our activities or regarding the inclusive participation of our members. We will fully commit to our members, clients, partners and all direct beneficiaries and stakeholders in providing them the best services to produce quality results. D. Believing nature is Arts, therefore we must protect the natural environmental sustainability
E. We believe in peace consolidation, nationalism and nation building in consonance with the socio-economic capacity of Arts and Artisans development. F. Believing the children are our future, therefore we must provide such relevant tools to give them a bright and prosperous future. G. We believe that multiple heads are better than one, therefore we will stimulate effective networks, partnerships and cooperative developments
SYTO INT’L OBJECTIVES
To initiate youth participation in the establishment of public-private sector partnership in Tourism Development & Industrialization efforts
To develop and promote the development of local fine and the performing arts (with emphasis in adding value)
To explore, research, consolidate and maintain a comprehensive database of Liberia’s emerging socio-culture, eco-conservation, and general tourism potential within the framework of sustainability
To update the skills capacity of Liberia’s youth with focus on the diversity of the tourism sector employment creation potential
To stimulate economic-value and interest in arts and artisans (locally and internationally)
To advocate and propagate the interest and focus of the Tourism Sector, with emphasis on increased youth employment creation
THEMATIC AREAS: KEY PROGRAMS IN FOCUS
SHORT- MEDIUM TERM
Research and Socio-culture Media Enterprise
Domestic and International Cultural Exchange & Scholarship
Tourism Training & Capacity building in readiness to meet the HR planning and development demands of Liberia’s envisioned and emerging tourism industry
LONG-TERM
Enterprise Development Finance & Technical Support for Student & Youth Entrepreneurs
Institutionalization of Tourism Programs Development and Studies
MOTTO
‘Global Youth Tourism Development Sustainability, Brighter Future Today’
Slogan:
“SYTO; the gate way to Pan-African Youth Arts, Culture and Tourism Development Industrialization”