Exceptional Candidates Welcome to Apply – The Youth Cafe Advisory  Board!

The Youth Cafe, officially registered as The Youth Cafe Limited, is an organization that, Since 2012, has been working with young men and women in Kenya and around Africa as a trailblazer in advancing youth-led approaches toward achieving sustainable development, and social equity, innovative solutions, community resilience, and transformative change. Learn more about the Advisory Board position.

It is Africa’s largest convening community of professionals harnessing youth advocacy, policy, and research for social impact, with over 3,500 member organizations and over 930,000 individual members virtually from every country in Africa. We engage monthly through over 260,000 touchpoints. Its headquarters in Kenya have regional coverage. In Africa, we are registered as a company with a limited guarantee and have been operating since 2014.

Our  work centers on enriching the lives of young people by modeling and advancing youth-led and rights-based approaches to foster young people’s civic efficacy, community resilience, sustainable development, and equitable society, as well as proposing innovative solutions, driving social progress, and inspiring transformative change by utilizing innovative research, policy, and advocacy actions.

With the expected growth and expansion of its mandate, work, and reach, the Advisory Board invites applications for qualified individuals who will promote and champion The Youth Cafe within their respective fields and areas of influence through their professional and informal networks. Read more about The Youth Cafe here. See some of our work in 2021 here.

Our active Advisory Board members attend The Youth Cafe’s bimonthly Board meetings, serve on a committee, participate in Board education events, and contribute to the sustainability of the Youth Cafe.

 Advisory Board Candidate Application Form