Upcoming Webinar: Post-Sevilla Virtual Connect — A Youth-Led Stocktake on Financing for Development

Date: Friday, 1st August 2025
Time: 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM EAT
Format: Webinar (Zoom)
Hosts: Youth for Tax Justice Network (YTJN) & the Youth Cafe

As global discussions on financing for development evolve in the wake of the FfD4 conference in Seville, young people are stepping up to shape the next chapter. Today’s Post-Sevilla Virtual Connect Webinar brings together a powerful lineup of youth leaders, fiscal justice advocates, and development experts for a critical and forward-looking reflection on the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4).

While the Seville conference reaffirmed commitments to issues like domestic resource mobilization, debt justice, and climate finance, one thing remains clear — youth engagement is still far from meaningful or consistent. This webinar aims to change that.

Why This Webinar Matters

Young people, especially across the Global South, are bearing the brunt of fiscal injustice — from chronic youth unemployment and regressive tax systems to underfunded public services and rising national debt. Despite these realities, youth voices remain marginalized in high-level development forums.

Post-Sevilla Virtual Connect is a youth-led response to these challenges — an opportunity to reclaim civic space and co-create more inclusive and accountable fiscal systems.

Webinar Highlights

  1. A youth-focused analysis of the FfD4 Outcome Document

  2. Reflections on the quality of youth participation in global finance processes

  3. A high-level panel discussion titled “Where Do We Go From Here?”

  4. The launch of an FfD4 Youth Cluster — a working group for structured youth engagement

Featured Speakers

  • Willice Onyango, Executive Director, The Youth Cafe

  • Allan Murangira, Team Lead, Youth for Tax Justice Network

  • Sheila Senfuma Nakanyike, Senior Manager, Africa-Europe Foundation

  • Representatives from the UN Major Group for Children and Youth

  • Youth advocates and fiscal policy experts from Africa and beyond

Who Should Attend?

  • Youth leaders and activists working on economic and social justice

  • Civil society organizations and national youth councils

  • Multilateral institutions (UN, AU, AfDB, ECA)

  • Digital storytellers and journalists amplifying civic engagement

🔗 Join us as we chart a bold, youth-led pathway for financing the future.

To participate in the webinar, follow updates via @YouthCafeAfrica and @TaxJusticeYouth, or contact info@youthcafe.org.

Let’s make fiscal justice youth-driven, inclusive, and accountable.