Truth. Action. Impact.
Youth and Truth International (YATI) works to advance evidence-based policy, promote learning and accountability, improve quality and empower ethical leadership to drive sustainable and inclusive development.
As the world faces a poly-crisis — rising inequality, climate change, and growing uncertainty around peace and prosperity — many countries continue to struggle with weak evidence ecosystems and limited leadership will and capacity for evidence-based action. A persistent gap remains between knowledge and action, and between what is preached and what is practiced.
YATI was founded on a simple but powerful premise: better decisions require truth, and a better future requires empowered youth and intergenerational collaboration.
A world where truth guides decision and youth lead positive change.
Turning evidence into impact.
Our objectives
Advisory services in advancing evidence-based approaches across public and private sectors
Action research and evaluation of projects and programs
Technical assistance for evaluation capacity development at national and sub-national levels
Youth leadership development promoting ethics, evidence and sustainable change
Technical assistance around innovation, quality management, reflective practice and knowledge management
Operating strategies (7E)
AEnhancing
- Capacity — especially evaluation and evidence ecosystem
- Intergenerational collaborative action
BExpanding
- Opportunities
- Networking and access to information
CExplaining
- Interpretation of evidence
- Infographics / maps
DExperimenting
- What works, and what does not
- How things work and the causality
EEmpowering
- Youth
- Participation
FEthics
- Promoting ethical leadership
- Reflective practice promoting ethics
GExchanging
- Knowledge
- Ways of doing things
Our principles
Truth driven
We follow the evidence before any opinion.
Independence
Taking the side of facts, minimizing bias.
Continuous Quality Improvement
We will never stop improving ourselves.
Customer focused
Seeking happiness, exceeding expectations and doing no harm.
Systems thinking
Symptoms we will not ignore and systems we will not avoid.
Our values
Curiosity
Deeply curious to seek facts, speak the truth, and act on and for truth.
Respect
Respect unconditionally, creating a respectful environment.
Integrity
Purity in process and ethics in action, always.
Team spirit
Joy at work; respecting priorities and timely deliverables.
Accountability
What we preach will be practiced; what is committed will be demonstrated.
Main areas of engagement
Enhancing Evidence
Rigorous research and evaluation, evaluation capacity development, reflective practice, ethical leadership, and accountability through public audit and transparency.
Promoting Design Thinking
Engaging public and private sectors for ethical leadership through design thinking, a customer-centric approach, agility and entrepreneurial spirit.
Science of Improvement
Continuous quality improvement (CQI) and management practices adopted across sectors as a strategy for system strengthening and a culture of quality.
Contact YATI
Address
Pandol Marga, Baluwatar
Kathmandu, Nepal