Youth constitute significant Nepalese population, both quantitatively and qualitatively. Youth are central to solving the problems relating to young people themselves and that of their societies. Poverty reduction strategies or Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are not achievable without the active participation of young people.

Therefore, we need effective strategies to help youth overcome the challenging transition to adulthood; to make the right choices, protect them from exploitation and neglect, and ensure their involvement in all spheres of the society and overall development of the nation and YDP is an effort towards this end. YDP is thus a step towards the mainstreaming of youth of this nation within national focus as not only the beneficiary but also a key partner in development and planning.