The Workshop in Addis Ababa aimed to develop strategic actions to accelerate the popularization, signature, ratification, and implementation in member states of the African Youth Charter.
Youth Development | African Union (AU)
Africa has the youngest population in the world with more than 400 million young people aged between the ages of 15 to 35 years necessitating an increase of investment in economic and social development factors, in order to improve the development index of African nations. The AU has developed several youth development policies and programs at the continental level aimed at ensuring the continent benefits from its demographic dividend. The policies include the African Youth Charter, Youth Decade Plan of Action, and the Malabo Decision on Youth Empowerment, all of which are implemented through various AU Agenda 2063 programmes.
Assessing National Youth Policies In Africa: Five Country Experiences | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
The Governments of Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, and Uganda are addressing the Youth's needs by enacting youth policies to support the growth and inclusion of young people. The workshop “Assessing National Youth Policies in Africa” brought together representatives from these countries, as well as the UNDP, UNFPA, and the African Union Commission, to share and evaluate youth policies and related programs. The meeting also served to strengthen the commitment to the African Youth Charter and promote related activities for the Year of African Youth in 2008.
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.
Kenya Youth Development Policy 2019 | Empowered Youth For Sustainable Development
This Policy, which is an outcome of a broad based consultative process, is designed to promote the creation of sustainable decent jobs and income generating opportunities for all youth, facilitate building of digital skills and leverage young people’s natural affinity to technology which is powerful in helping the nation grow and strengthen its economic base thus become more competitive in today’s globalized markets.
Report Launch | Greater Inclusion Of African Youth In Public Service And Governance
This report is the result of a partnership between the African Leadership Institute’s Project Pakati and the African Union Office of the Youth Envoy, funded by the Ford Foundation. ‘Pakati’ is a Bantu word in languages spoken by the Zulu, Ndebele and Shona peoples of Southern Africa. It means the ‘centre’ and aptly captures the essence and objective of this collaborative effort which is to shift young African leaders to the centre of governance and make them more visible in Africa’s development trajectory.
Lockdown Live ! Finding Youth-Led Solutions To Covid-19
The Youth Café, in partnership with the Sussex Writes team from the University of Sussex (UK), invested their time, knowledge, and resources to make the Lockdown Live series successful.
This report is generated to expose the issues that were discussed in the webinars and our platforms collectively to inform and empower the youth during the pandemic on learning, misinformation, and mental health. The issues discussed herein were raised by youths and show the possible solutions that could be developed.