Trust for Youth and Child Leadership (TYCL) is a youth-led non-profit organization focusing on programs organized by and with young people. The organization's activities were initiated in India in 2011 and are run by volunteer college students in Puducherry and Tamil Nadu. The core aim is to create a platform where children and youth can initiate positive change in themselves and their communities. TYCL emphasizes the provision of safe and inclusive environments in which children's and young people's voices are listened to and acted upon through participative and innovative programs. The organization possesses a Special Consultative Status awarded by the United Nations Economic and Social Council.