Since its inception, YDPD  has been focusing on issues that enhance peace among the population such as unity and reconciliation of Rwandans, their perceptions and roles on socio-economic development as well as their welfare. YDPD also seeks to empower communities with necessary information, knowledge, and skills through training, debates, dialogues, theatres, and games, to enable their full participation in the peacebuilding process and developmental activities. YDPD joins youths purposively to take part in activities to strengthen unity and reconciliation as the crux of peace in the country. It also does other activities in the support of  survivors of the Tutsi genocide of 1994.

During the time of COVID-19 lockdown, some families were affected in different ways, parents lost their jobs and a number of businesses were closed.  YDPD members supported different families and advocated for the “come back to school” for young children who were affected to go back to school.