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The Youth Cafe is partnering with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation to disseminate a Change for Climate toolkit. The toolkit is designed to inspire and mobilise young Africans (aged 13-18) around the circular economy concept.
Are you a young person, ambitious to engage in pro-environmental change but need to know how due to the complexity of the climate crisis and the diversity of options? This toolkit will provide information and guidance on how to engage and lead pro-environmental change on four levels: individual, local and national, international, and social-media communication.
The Youth Cafe believes that partnerships based on cooperation between different actors can lead to individual and structural change through networks, coalitions, and alliances. As a result, we work to legitimise diverse youth organisations to advocate for society-wide change, monitor those in power, and promote dialogue for change. All people are holders of human rights and can describe their problems and propose solutions.
The 9 August 2022 general elections in Kenya took place in a peaceful environment overall, with fundamental democratic rights respected. Six separate votes were held at different levels concurrently and this made for a complicated process that took nearly a week to finalize, with numerous challenges emerging.
The study titled “Implications Of The African Continental Free Trade Area For Trade And Biodiversity investigates” the nexus between trade in biodiversity, specifically on the legal and sustainable trade of biodiversity-based goods and services (including BioTrade), and the existing commitments under the framework of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).
In Africa, the challenges of the past few years— including the ongoing impacts of the Russian-Ukraine conflict, the COVID-19 pandemic, supply chain disruptions, conflict, and global environmental change are reversing decades of progress and exacerbating food insecurity and malnutrition. The Africa Agriculture Status Report (AASR) 2022 provides evidence and insights on the prospects of accelerating the transformation of Africa’s food systems toward resilience and sustainability, anchored in the 2021 United Nations Food Systems Summit (UNFSS).
The EU Action Plan On Human Rights And Democracy 2020–2024 is a framework, one of purpose and direction, with a broad range of policies, tools, and political and financial instruments. This EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy 2020-2024 is the third Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy adopted by the EU. As with the previous two Action Plans, the objective is to enhance and hone EU efforts to promote human rights and democracy worldwide.
According to the Kenya Population Situation Analysis (2013), the country has a rapidly growing population with the majority (24%) being below 20 years. This young population has implications for the social, economic, and political agenda of the country. A young population puts great demands on the provision of health services, education, water and sanitation, housing, and employment.
Adolescents and youth comprise 24% of Kenya’s population. This youthful population affects the country's social, economic and political agenda. A young population provides opportunities for the country’s development if suitable investments are made towards attaining educational and health goals, including all-around preparation for responsible adulthood. At the same time, a youthful population puts great demands on the provision of health services, education, water and sanitation, housing and employment.
Despite the vast differences between Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and Non-governmental organizations (NGOs), most share a common dilemma: Lack of funds, which limits the quantity and/ or quality of the important work they do. CSOs increasingly find that grants and donations are inadequate to meet their program needs, let alone to expand program activities. This, therefore, calls for better local resource mobilization to enable them to meet their diverse needs.
