Africa is standing at a historic crossroads. With its youthful population, vast resources, and rising global influence, the choices made today will define the continent’s trajectory into the next century. The Youth Café’s report, “Shaping Africa’s Future: Voices of the Next Generation,” brings the perspectives of young Africans to the forefront—ensuring that their hopes, concerns, and visions inform policies shaping the continent until 2100.
Africa’s Youth Futures: Resilience, Challenges, And Opportunities In 2024
Africa is home to the world’s youngest population—and its future depends on how well today’s youth are empowered to thrive. The Africa Youth Futures Report 2024, published by The Youth Café, provides a comprehensive look into the realities, challenges, and aspirations of young Africans. It highlights four key pillars shaping their lives: education and livelihoods, gender and sexual rights, participation and democracy, and climate justice.
The Youth Café Climate Innovators Compendium | The Innovators Booklet
Across Africa, young innovators are stepping up to address the climate crisis with creativity, courage, and community-driven solutions. The Youth Café Climate Innovators Compendium shines a spotlight on these pioneers, showcasing how youth-led initiatives are transforming local challenges into scalable opportunities for sustainable development.
THE YOUTH CAFÉ ENVIRONMENTAL & SOCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FRAMEWORK
The Youth Café, a leading youth-led organization advancing meaningful participation, leadership, and socio-economic empowerment across Africa, has unveiled a robust Environmental & Social Management System (ESMS) Framework. This new policy underscores the organization’s commitment to sustainability, ethical practice, and inclusive development in all its programs and partnerships.
Youth For Climate | Youth Driving Ambition
The Youth Cafe: Youth Climate Action Strategy | Mazingira Yetu | Uhai Wetu | Wajibu Wetu
The Media Viability Manifesto (MVM) | A Joint Action From The Global Media Development Community
The Media Viability Manifesto (MVM) provides an urgently needed common framework for joint action from the global media development community. Its aim is three- pronged: To foster conceptual clarity, to strengthen strategic collaboration between multiple stakeholders, and to align practical implementation in the field of Media Viability. The MVM is the culmination of input from 152 individuals from 55 countries and 86 organizations. It paves the way for more systematic exchange and learning, and for more strategic and coordinated action.
Africa Union Inputs for an Elements Paper on Financing for Development
As the world prepares for FfD4 in 2025, it is imperative that the global community come together to formulate a unified and stronger vision for mobilizing the adequate financial resources needed to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals as well as support the achievement of the African Union Agenda 2063. Building on the foundations of the 2015 Addis Ababa Action Agenda, which established a comprehensive framework for financing sustainable development, the FfD 4 outcome document should recognize the unique and complex challenges faced by African countries and call for enhanced international support to address issues such as domestic resource mobilization, external debt challenges, and cost effective access to international financial markets in order to promote inclusive growth and sustainable development in Africa.
Elements Paper For The Outcome Document Of The Fourth International Conference On Financing for Development1
Efforts have not been sufficient. The current international financial architecture falls short in mobilising the long-term financing necessary to address multiple challenges. New and emerging issues require innovative financing solutions and reforms. Initiatives and efforts at the United Nations, international financial institutions and by Member States to scale up financing for development and reform the international financial architecture have generated momentum. Ambition must now be matched with concrete commitments and actions.
Participatory Health Research And Action | A Practical Guide On Designathons
This guide provides practical strategies for people interested in organizing a designathon to enhance health and well-being. In partnership with the Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR), a systematic review of the literature on designathons for health and a global crowdsourcing open call were organized. Designathons have been used to develop health interventions and social innovations, inform consensus processes, and spur community engagement.