Climate Change

Women Deliver Conference 2023

Women Deliver Conference 2023

Every three years, the Women Deliver Conference galvanizes momentum for gender equality. It is a bold and diverse gathering, a fueling station of ideas, and a generator of action, convening thousands to identify solutions and drive change for girls and women. The first Women Deliver (WD) conference was held in London, UK, in 2007, bringing together 1,700 people and making the investment case for reproductive and maternal health; Women Deliver secured MDG 5 – Improve Maternal Health – on the global development agenda.

Food Security And One Health For The Future Workshop

Food  Security And  One Health For  The  Future Workshop

The Youth Cafe, in partnership with Foraus, is working on a project to promote One Health and Food Security in East Africa. One Health as a concept first appeared in 2004, when a coalition of global health experts laid its foundations with the so-called “Manhattan principles”, setting the agenda for fifteen years of advocacy by several academic and non-profit organizations.

National Youth Summit For Developing A Youth Manifesto 2022 | Magnifying The Visibility Of Youth Leaders.

National Youth Summit For Developing A Youth Manifesto 2022 | Magnifying The Visibility Of Youth Leaders.

The Youth Summit on Magnifying the Visibility of Youth Leaders was a unique in-person event designed by young people for young people. The summit was convened by the International Republican Institute and The Youth Café and organized with strategic partners, including 254 Youth Policy Café, The Global Development Incubator, and The Global Opportunity Youth Network support. The summit convened 40 youth, including youth political aspirants and civil society representatives with diverse sectoral knowledge on policy issues and priorities for the Kenyan youth. The three-day summit called on young people from all over Kenya to discuss the needs of youth that will integrate into the Kenya Youth Manifesto 2022.

Young People Demand Action To Protect Their Futures At COP26

Young People Demand Action To Protect Their Futures At COP26

Young climate leaders demand action to protect their futures at the COP26 conference held in Glasgow on the 5th of November. The Youth Café, as an organisation with a focus area in Environmental Preservation and Climate Change, fully supports The Global Youth Statement

Promotional Partnership For Youth Ecopreneur Awards

Promotional Partnership For Youth Ecopreneur Awards

Stand a chance to win $15,000!! The International Trade Center with the support of The Youth Café have partnered to promote the Youth Ecopreneur Awards. The Youth Ecopreneur Awards are the first of their kind which aim to promote youth entrepreneurship in the green economy. The award is calling upon young ecopreneurs with innovative solutions in three categories; Renewable energy and energy efficiency, Sustainable waste management and Efficient use of water.

Panel Participation In The 7th Annual Devolution Conference 2021 | Mobilization In Unlocking The Full Potential Of Climate Action

Panel Participation In The 7th Annual Devolution Conference 2021 | Mobilization In Unlocking The Full Potential Of Climate Action

The Youth Café is honored to have been invited in its capacity as a youth-led and youth serving organization to be a panelist on the Peace and Cohesion break away session for the 7th Annual Devolution Conference with a specific theme of Prevention and Management of Climate Change Instigated Conflicts: Collaborative Responses. We look forward to attending the conference when the date is set!

Statement On International Youth Day 2021 | Creating Spaces And Opportunities For Global Food Systems Through Youth-led Innovation

Statement On International Youth Day 2021 | Creating Spaces And Opportunities For Global Food Systems Through Youth-led Innovation

International Youth Day takes place annually on the 12th of August. This year’s theme is focused on “Transforming Food Systems: Youth Innovation for Human and Planetary Health”. Though, the success of this effort on a global scale can only be achieved through the participation of youth. There are always discussions about the need for inclusive support mechanisms that will help ensure that youth will keep amplifying the need to collectively protect life on earth. Through initiatives like this, The Youth Café is at the forefront of guiding youth to become more involved with creating a society that advocates for food sustainability, and human as well as planetary health.

Attending The UNFSS Independent Dialogue | African Youth As Drivers For Decent Job Creation In Sustainable Food Systems

Attending The UNFSS Independent Dialogue | African Youth As Drivers For Decent Job Creation In Sustainable Food Systems

The Youth Café was glad to be part of The UNFSS Independent Dialogue since one of its key thematic areas focuses on ‘Environmental Preservation and Climate Change’, where the focus is on increasing climate change literacy programs, advocacy for the creation of more green jobs, and creation of a collaborative platform where young people can actively engage and participate in finding solutions to the environmental challenges such as increased investment in the blue economy.

Working To Develop Visions Of A Climate Resilient And Carbon Emission Free Future

Working To Develop Visions Of A Climate Resilient And Carbon Emission Free Future

Since one of our key focus areas at The Youth Café, as highlighted by our Theory of Change is Environmental Preservation and Climate change, we are delighted to be attending a virtual workshop session to be held on July 19, 2021 as part of the second phase of the project. This workshop will be attended by a diverse group of people including young people, indigenous and rural communities, civil society, business, industry, and government.

Where Are You Going? Envisioning Human Mobility For 2050 | Policy Kitchen Challenge

Where Are You Going? Envisioning Human Mobility For 2050 | Policy Kitchen Challenge

The Open Think Tank Network members - Agora (UK), Foraus (CH), Polis180 (DE), and Ponto (AT) - plan to experiment with a participatory foresight methodology to create explorative future scenarios on how people move across the world by 2050. The Youth Cafe has partnered with the Open Think Tank Network on this policy project called “The Future for Human Mobility”.