Tavoyan Youth Organization (TYO) was formed in 2002 to work against the SPDC, to seek human rights and to campaign for a federal union with the youth groups situated on theThai-Burma border.

The main aim of TYO is:

1. To participate in the process of rebuilding our country and in the struggle for democracy in Burma

The main objectives of TYO are:

1. To build up solidarity among Tavoyan people and to work together with different youth organizations from Burma
2. To build the capacity and ability of Tavoyan’s younger generations
3. To maintain Tavoy’s culture and customs