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The Secretary-General's Second Report On Youth Peace And Security.

The Secretary-General's Second Report On Youth Peace And Security.

The Youth Café, with an area in Peace & Security, actively engaging youth in the maintenance and promotion of peace and security while advocating for the prevention of violent extremism through social media platforms, is publishing the Secretary-General's second Report on Youth peace and security. The present report is submitted pursuant to resolution 2535 (2020), in which the Security Council requested a biennial report on the implementation of resolutions 2535 (2020), 2419 (2018), and 2250 (2015).

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.

Administration Costs Research Project | Breaking The Starvation Cycle.

Administration Costs Research Project | Breaking The Starvation Cycle.

The overhead myth that suggests that low overheads in nonprofits are a sign of efficiency has led to many donors underfunding the associated administration costs of their project grants and driven a vicious 'starvation cycle.' Through the Administration Costs Research Project, evidence gathered reveals how international donor funding covers the real administration costs of national NGOs. The Funders for Real Cost, Real Change (FRC), a collaborative of private foundations, commissioned this research and sought recommendations on how funders could provide adequate cost coverage and strengthen their grantees' financial health and resilience.

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.

The Youth Cafés Strategic Plan 2021 - 2023

The Youth Cafés Strategic Plan 2021 - 2023

This strategy will guide The Youth Cafe in addressing and working to advance youth-led approaches toward achieving sustainable development, social equity, innovative solutions, community resilience, and transformative change. Our plan is ambitious but also appropriate to the scale of the challenge and the opportunity to make a difference. Executing this strategy will require extensive partnerships and new resources. It will require us to sermon our strengths and continue to learn and adapt in order to support the young people we are dedicated to serve and live up to the youth-led principles we embrace.