policy development

Policy Interventions And Measures Ahead Of The 2022 General Elections.

Policy Interventions And Measures Ahead Of The 2022 General Elections.

The Youth Café, in its mandate to safeguard the public's interest, is investing in different policy interventions that have a direct bearing on the citizens, and accountability of the Kenyan Government. The 2022 elections are viewed as a moment to raise the integrity bar and root corrupt leaders out of office. During the past few years, corruption has increased significantly in the country. The whole idea of corruption has been ethnicized and politicized, allowing leaders and Kenyan citizens today to disregard the question of accountability, and as a result, we have performed poorly in the fight against corruption.

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

TYC To Consult With European Union Delegation To Kenya | Connecting, Engaging, And Empowering Youth

TYC To Consult With European Union Delegation To Kenya | Connecting, Engaging, And Empowering Youth

The Youth Café appreciates the chance to participate in the consultation with the European Union Delegation To Kenya to provide written input in the project on connecting, engaging and empowering youth in Kenya. Through our Strategic Plan and Theory of Change, we will participate more logically with the youth in Kenya to ensure that the voices of young people are not only heard but also empowered.

Youth Excel Releases Global Gender and Inclusion Analysis

Youth Excel Releases Global Gender and Inclusion Analysis

Youth Excel aims to advance gender equality by using research, learning, and data to change systems and transform norms, shifting power differentials so that diverse youth—including youth of all genders in different age categories—influence development agendas and development decision making. In late 2020, we conducted a Global GESI Analysis through desk research to (1) compile data and identify broad trends in line with Youth Excel’s work; (2) provide recommendations for Youth Excel activities.

Press Release: AU Leaders Challenged By Young People Denied Full Participation In The Future Of Africa

Press Release: AU Leaders Challenged By Young People Denied Full Participation In The Future Of Africa

A group of young grassroots movement leaders from around the continent of Africa have called on African Heads of State to urgently work with youth to address the systemic issues that have disempowered an entire generation of young people. The young leaders are calling for African heads of state to allow them to exercise their freedom and creativity, to contribute to African society, by ending the unfair, unjust profiling and targeting of young people in national security operations.