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.
Report On Democratic Governance | shaping Future International Cooperation And Partnerships
Following the unprecedented number of elections in 2024, the geopolitical context for reversing the downward global trend in democracy looks more difficult than ever. At this pivotal time in March 2025, this Wilton Park event in Nairobi explored opportunities for continuing international cooperation to revitalise democratic governance. This is essential to support global efforts to address policy challenges that matter to people.
Global Democracy Theory Of Change | Exploring Common Causes Of Democratic Erosion And Potential Strategies for Democratic Renewal
This report, representing the first stage of a longer term and iterative project, aims to provide project stakeholders with a shared diagnosis of the problem we are seeking to address, outline initial strategies and ideas to counter democratic decline, and propose next steps in developing a theory of change. We do not intend for this report to be final or authoritative, but rather, a conversation-starter that aims to augment potential action in the wide democracy ecosystem at a pivotal moment.
The Youth Cafe Hosts Global Democracy Coalition Africa Regional Forum | Key Highlights And Next Steps
Under the theme "Advancing Democratic Resilience at the Intersection of Human Rights and Environmental Justice," the forum provided a platform for critical discussions on corruption, electoral integrity, youth engagement, and climate governance. The deliberations underscored the urgency of combating corruption as a catalyst for democratic renewal and environmental resilience, highlighting systemic governance failures, barriers to youth participation, and the role of campaign financing in perpetuating political corruption.