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Sounds From Sauti Za Busara Festival | Celebrating African Unity Through Music | Youth Cafe

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Sounds From Sauti Za Busara Festival | Celebrating African Unity Through Music | Youth Cafe

By Nele Winter

From the 13-16th February 2020 I had the chance to visit the festival Sauti za Busara in Zanzibar. Sauti za Busara is a festival that takes place every year and this year we celebrated the 17th edition of the festival. It’s one of the biggest festivals in East Africa with 44 shows over 4 days on 3 stages. This year over 27000 fans from around the world came to listen to musicians from all over Africa like Ambasa Mandela & the Last Tribe (Kenya), The Mafik (Tanzania), FRA! (Ghana), Tarajazz (Zanzibar) and Mehdi Qamoum (Morocco).

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How We Plan To Tackle Mental Health Among Youth Using Surf Therapy | The Youth Cafe

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Young people who are constantly exposed to stress and trauma are more at risk to physical illness and diseases, poor cognition and emotional and behavioural regulations. They are more likely to make life choices that are unhealthy for themselves and for those around them. To tackle those outcomes of stress we’re planning to set up a surf therapy along the Kenyan coast.

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The Youth Cafe Shares Its Innovative Communication Strategies With Six Municipalities | The Youth Cafe

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The Youth Cafe Shares Its Innovative Communication Strategies With Six Municipalities | The Youth Cafe

Between 3rd and 5th of March 2020, the Swedish International Centre for Local Democracy (ICLD) and The Youth Café met to share innovative communication strategies and dissemination approaches at the Municipal Partnership Programme Dissemination conference. The conference was held at the Gelian Hotel in Machakos, Kenya, and was attended by five municipal partnerships between Sweden, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.

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What We Discussed With Colleagues At The Kofi Annan Foundation | The Youth Cafe

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What We Discussed With Colleagues At The Kofi Annan Foundation | The Youth Cafe

On 20th February 2020, as part of efforts to promote media & information literacy among youth, The Youth Café held a brief consultation meeting with Kofi Annan Foundation at its offices on Pinetree Plaza, Nairobi-Kenya.

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Great News | We Are Nominated For Diara Awards 2020 | Please Vote For Us Under Youth Leadership Category | The Youth Cafe

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Great News | We Are Nominated For Diara Awards 2020 | Please Vote For Us Under Youth Leadership Category | The Youth Cafe

We are pleased to announce to you that Willice Onyango has been nominated for the 3rd edition of the National Diversity and Inclusion Awards & Recognition 2020 in the award category I5: Diversity and Inclusion Youth in Leadership Award, celebrating outstanding young leaders under 40 years of age who are transforming the society and inspiring others to do the same. These are leaders committed to gender equality and women empowerment, inclusion of people living with disability, and a demonstrated willingness to advance knowledge on the business case for diversity and inclusion.

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How Can We bridge The Inequality Gap? Lessons From Ford Foundation's New Strategy For Eastern Africa | The Youth Cafe

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How Can We bridge The Inequality Gap? Lessons From Ford Foundation's New Strategy For Eastern Africa | The Youth Cafe

The Youth Café, upon invitation, had the opportunity to attend the Ford Foundation Strategy launch, held on 30th January 2020 at Radisson Blu Hotel, Nairobi-Kenya. The theme of the event was, bridging the inequality gap. This event saw convergence of several partners spanning from representatives of civil society and private sector, to government representatives, in order to discuss the widely growing inequality in the society, with a keen focus on the young people. Corruption was explicitly mentioned as a major reason for inequality. 

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New Report Urges Improved Planning To Leverage Potential Of Urbanization To Address Environmental Challenges | The Youth Cafe

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New Report Urges Improved Planning To Leverage Potential Of Urbanization To Address Environmental Challenges | The Youth Cafe

The latest report on Africa’s sustainable development urges governments to strengthen their urban planning capacities to manage the potential of the region’s ever-expanding cities and address environmental challenges including climate change, droughts and floods.

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Fostering Jobs, Entrepreneurship And Capacity Development For African Youths | The Youth Cafe

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Fostering Jobs, Entrepreneurship And Capacity Development For African Youths | The Youth Cafe

The conference is jointly organized by the African Development Bank, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa and the United Nations Development Programme, on the theme “Jobs, Entrepreneurship and Capacity Development for African Youths,” The topic aligns with the sustainable development goals on ‘inclusive and sustainable economic growth, employment and decent work for all’.

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Only A Competitive Youth Will Guarantee Africa’s Sustainable Inclusive Economic Growt | The Youth Cafeh

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Only A Competitive Youth Will Guarantee Africa’s Sustainable Inclusive Economic Growt | The Youth Cafeh

“A skilled and empowered youth workforce is a valuable asset that can help African economies accelerate the momentum of their structural transformation and economic development,” Lufumpa said ahead of the 2019 African Economic Conference (AEC), scheduled to open next week in the Egyptian resort city of Sharm El Sheikh.

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A Clarion Call For Bolder Action To The African Youth Crisis | The Youth Cafe

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A Clarion Call For Bolder Action To The African Youth Crisis | The Youth Cafe

The 2019 African Economic Conference (AEC) opened in the Egyptian resort city of Sharm El Sheikh on Monday with a call on African policymakers to take bold steps to tackle red-tape and high startup costs  in order to create decent and well-paying jobs for the continent’s youth.