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Commonwealth Alliance of Youth Workers Association
Who We Are
Commonwealth Alliance of Youth Workers Association
The Commonwealth Alliance of Youth Workers Associations (CAYWA) brings together national and regional organisations from 13 member nations addressing professional youth work in the Commonwealth.
CAYWA brings together national and regional organisations and is the official voice of youth work professionals in the 52 member countries of the Commonwealth.
Our current focus is on assisting youth workers' of the Commonwealth to develop youth work associations and progress the professionalisation of youth work globally.
For more information see our 'Emerging' page.


Get to Know Us
A Brief History of CAYWA
The alliance, which was set up by a steering committee formed during the Commonwealth Conference on Youth Work in South Africa in March 2016, was formally launched this week at the 9th Commonwealth Youth Ministers Meeting in Uganda.
In a joint communique, ministers and senior government representatives said they “commended the role and work" of CAYWA.
The alliance’s newly appointed board, chaired by Professor Robyn Broadbent from Australia, represents youth worker organisations in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and Americas, Europe and the Pacific. Board members come from Zambia, India, Malaysia, Singapore, Jamaica, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and Australia.

Our Mission
Youth Work in the Commonwealth
“Our mission is to raise the standard and status of youth work by connecting, strengthening and championing the professionalisation of youth work across the Commonwealth and beyond,”
Professor Robyn Broadbent.