Education

Promoting Entrepreneurship Among African Youth

Promoting Entrepreneurship Among African Youth

Acknowledging the importance of investing in and creating space and opportunities for young people for them to realize their full potential, The Youth Cafe has proposed several initiatives geared towards youth empowerment. The AU Agenda 2063 recognises the need to do this as a prerequisite for achieving the socio-economic transformation of Africa. This initiative is aimed at reaching millions of youth from across the continent with opportunities and interventions in key areas of employment, entrepreneurship, education and engagement.

The Youth4Climate Manifesto

The Youth4Climate Manifesto

The Youth4Climate Manifesto highlights youth voices under 4 main themes; 1) Youth Driving Ambition, 2) Sustainable Recovery, 3) Non-State Actors’ Engagement, 4) Climate-Conscious Society. The Youth Café, as a youth-led and youth-serving organisation with a focus area in Environmental Preservation and Climate Change, fully supports The Youth4Climate Manifesto.

Young African Leaders Initiative | U.S. Department Of State

Young African Leaders Initiative | U.S. Department Of State

The Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) is the United States’ signature effort to invest in the next generation of African leaders. By providing in-person and online training, networking, and professional development opportunities, the Regional Leadership Centers (RLCs) serve as a place for regional collaboration driven by young leaders.

Bill And Melinda Gates Foundation | International Philanthropy

Bill And Melinda Gates Foundation | International Philanthropy

In developing countries, they focus on improving people’s health and wellbeing, helping individuals lift themselves out of hunger and extreme poverty.

In the United States, we seek to ensure that all people—especially those with the fewest resources—can access the opportunities they need to succeed in school and life.

Funds For Youth Projects In Africa 2020 | Youth Power Learning Communications

 Funds For Youth Projects In Africa 2020 | Youth Power Learning Communications

Advance Africa provides a list of current resources for Funds for: Youth Projects in Africa 2020; Apply for Funding for Africa Youth Projects. Global Youth Empowerment Fund. Africa Grants for Youth Programs 2020. Africa Youth Empowerment Grants 2020. International Funding Agencies for Youths in Africa. Grants for Youth Sports. Grant Funding Opportunities for Youths and Youth in Africa.

UK Aid | Education And Voluntary Family Planning

UK Aid | Education And Voluntary Family Planning

UK aid to aim is to help 5,000 young Kenyan girls who have dropped out of school due to early marriage, motherhood and gender-based violence get back into education. The UK will also improve affordability and accessibility to voluntary family planning and vocational skills training for millions across Africa. This will save girls’ lives and allow young people to plan their families, stay in education and get better jobs to support Africa’s future prosperity.

African Youth Development Foundation (AFRYDEF) | Education For Life-Long Empowerment (ELE)

 African Youth Development Foundation (AFRYDEF) |  Education For Life-Long Empowerment (ELE)

African Youth Development Foundation (AFRYDEF) is a not-for-profit, non-governmental organization established in Nigeria in 1999 to mobilize resources and to promote and support sustainable youth empowerment and rural development initiatives in Africa.
In AFRYDEF, they envision an African society where children, youths and women in the rural areas are viewed as assets and resources, and thus encouraged to develop their full potentials.

World Programme Of Action For Youth | Youth Policy Framework

World Programme Of Action For Youth | Youth Policy Framework

The World Programme of Action for Youth (WPAY), adopted by the General Assembly in 1995, provides a policy framework and practical guidelines for national action and international support to improve the situation of young people around the world.