DTN's 2025 Annual Report and 2026 Work Plan & Budget show how the organization moved from formation to structure in its first full year, while laying the groundwork for stronger programming, partnerships, and youth-focused implementation in 2026.
Divine Treasures Network (DTN) has completed its 2025 Annual Report together with the 2026 Work Plan and Budget, offering an important picture of where the organization stands, what it has learned, and where it intends to go next.
For a growing youth-focused organization, annual reporting is not only a formality. It is a sign of discipline, accountability, and institutional seriousness. It helps members, partners, and supporters understand both the progress made and the priorities that will guide the next phase of work.
DTN's annual report is especially important because it captures the organization's foundational year. In 2025, DTN held its Constituent General Assembly in Yaounde with 26 participants, adopted its core governance documents, elected its pioneer Executive Bureau, and obtained legal recognition on March 25, 2025. These steps gave DTN the legitimacy and institutional base it needed to begin operating with greater purpose and structure.
Annual Report Highlights
The annual report reflects broad institutional growth across governance, systems, programming, partnerships, learning, and finances. During 2025, DTN finalized a detailed work plan, developed an Administrative Policies and Procedures Manual, and piloted performance, learning, and timesheet systems to improve accountability and management practice.
DTN also implemented a Structured Internship Program from June to December 2025 for two post-tertiary youth interns. The program helped strengthen practical skills in project management, research, and stakeholder engagement. The outcomes were encouraging: one intern gained admission into the Institute of Public Relations to pursue diplomacy training, while the other continued her professional development pathway with DTN in project management.
Another major milestone in 2025 was the baseline study on youth unemployment and employability in Yaounde, Douala, and Garoua. According to the annual report, the study engaged 106 youth participants and 30 key institutional stakeholders. Its findings helped shape DTN's 2026-2030 Strategic Plan, which now guides the organization's direction on youth entrepreneurship, access to training and employment, counseling systems, and stakeholder mobilization.
The report also highlights progress in institutional visibility and communication. In 2025, DTN developed key branding and communication assets, including its logo, website, official email system, letterheads, brochure materials, and social media presence. These tools helped the organization improve visibility, stakeholder communication, and public engagement.
DTN strengthened its partnerships as well. The report highlights collaboration with civil society actors such as No Limit for Women Project (NOLFOWOP) and RENATA, as well as exploratory engagement with ministries linked to secondary education, employment, and vocational training. These conversations helped position DTN for more formal collaboration in the future.
The report points to the need for stronger member orientation, simpler communication of core documents, deeper engagement, and more in-person interaction alongside virtual meetings.
Financially, DTN recorded 2,600,000 FCFA in income in 2025, mainly from membership registration fees and special member contributions. Total expenditure stood at 1,998,164 FCFA, leaving a positive balance of 601,836 FCFA. The report notes that major spending areas included the baseline study, stipends for interns and staff, and related institutional costs. The opening of a bank account with three authorized signatories further strengthened transparency and financial control.
Looking ahead, the 2026 Work Plan and Budget make clear that DTN is entering a more active phase. Priorities include formalizing partnerships with key ministries, expanding the ProBiz model, continuing development of a youth-employment database, strengthening youth counseling and psychosocial support, securing office space, and accelerating resource mobilization. The proposed 2026 revenue budget stands at 18,266,836 FCFA, with projected expenditure of 12,705,000 FCFA.
DTN is grateful to its members, leadership, supporters, and stakeholders who made this foundational year possible. As the organization enters its next phase, accountability, learning, and collaboration will remain essential to turning vision into sustained impact.
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