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Guide to Youth Participation in Political and Electoral Processes in Africa

Guide to Youth Participation in Political and Electoral Processes in Africa

Following a clarion call by the youth during the 2021 African Governance Architecture (AGA) Regional Youth Consultations, the AGA under the auspices of the AGA Youth Engagement Strategy spearheaded the development of a Comprehensive Guide and Facilitator and Participants Manuals on Youth Participation in Political and Electoral Processes in Africa. The Guide and accompanying Manuals were developed in collaboration with the Common Market for East and Southern Africa Secretariat (COMESA) with the support of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation- SDC. The manuals underwent a painstaking research, review, and validation process with the full involvement of youth leaders and experts across the five regions of the continent.

The Youth Cafés 2021 Annual Impact Report.

The Youth Cafés 2021 Annual Impact Report.

The Youth Café is proud to share the eighth Impact Report produced based on the Social Return on Investment methodology. The average Social Return on Investment ratio for The Youth Café is 1:12, meaning that an investment of $1 delivers $12 value in terms of positive social impact. The present report outlines the main activities and projects carried out by The Youth Café from January to December 2021.

The Youth Café Endorses The One Campaign Open Letter For African And European Leaders.

The Youth Café Endorses The One Campaign Open Letter For African And European Leaders.

At The Youth Café, we believe that the youth are a tremendous and an essential asset worth investing in, consequently, we would like to reiterate The One Campaign's calls upon you to ensure that the voices of the youth are heard and their pleas acted upon. This realization is what has inspired the call by The One Campaign asking you to continue fostering relations between our two continents, in tackling the everyday challenges facing our youth.

Global Stakeholders’ Consultation | The Lifecycle Of Plastics And Human Rights

Global Stakeholders’ Consultation | The Lifecycle Of Plastics And Human Rights

In many countries, youth and vulnerable groups increasingly join the informal waste sector in search of a living. Informal waste reclaiming and treatment can empower marginalized communities, giving them social and working dignity. However, informal waste workers are often unskilled, untrained and perform scavenging and waste picking operations in unsafe and unhygienic conditions. Lack of personal protective equipment, such as gloves, glasses, and masks, exposes them to contamination from hazardous materials and accidental wounds caused by improper management on a daily basis.

Monitoring Regional Integration Yearbook 2019/20: Agriculture And Food Security In Africa

Monitoring Regional Integration Yearbook 2019/20: Agriculture And Food Security In Africa

The pandemic and measures taken to curtail its spread have compounded food insecurity on the African continent. Food insecurity challenges were already evident due to previous and ongoing extreme climatic conditions (floods and droughts in southern Africa), pests (locusts in East Africa), civil unrest, slow economic growth, and high levels of unemployment and poverty. This book covers various topics related to agriculture and food security challenges faced by African countries. Africa’s population has been increasing and is estimated to reach 1.2 billion by 2050.

Trade And Development Finance In Africa In The Shadow Of COVID-19

Even under the immense challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic on the African continent, great opportunities exist for the expansion of trade through trade and development finance. This paper will provide a broad overview of trade and development finance with a focus on Africa as well as underscore the necessity for trade finance. Moreover, although this paper will not serve as an exhaustive audit of trade finance developments in Africa, it will highlight some interesting developments that have occurred in the broad trade finance space in Africa over the past year as well as potential trade and development opportunities.