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How To Plan Successful Virtual Meetings | The Youth Cafe

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How To Plan Successful Virtual Meetings | The Youth Cafe

In April 2020, three advocacy organizations, The Youth Cafe, Women’s Environment and Development Organization (WEDO) and Women Engage for a Common Future (WECF), hosted a series of three teach-ins on organizing virtual meetings, centered around three kinds of skills to grow together. These were: 1) Planning meetings: accessibility & methodology; 2) Logistics: nuts & bolts of software; 3) Digital safety. In this toolkit, we have included the tools discussed during the three teach-ins as well as other tools requested by the participants. We hope you’ll find it useful!

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Impacts Of Covid On African Civil Society Organizations | The Youth Cafe

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Impacts Of Covid On African Civil Society Organizations | The Youth Cafe

This report fills a critical knowledge gap and offers funders, governments, the private sector and other key stakeholders data-based evidence to inform their engagement with African CSOs, both during and after the pandemic. It also provides CSOs with a tool to help strengthen solidarity and inform advocacy for greater recognition and support for the sector.

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The Third Progress Report On Implementation Of SDGs In Kenya | Voluntary National Review | The Youth Cafe

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The Third Progress Report On Implementation Of SDGs In Kenya | Voluntary National Review | The Youth Cafe

The Third Progress Report by Kenyan civil society, which The Youth Cafe is a vital member of, organizations is informed by how Kenyan civil society see their roles in the 2030 Agenda as implementors of sustainable development, the voices of the people who are likely to be left behind and the watchdogs of office holders.

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Designing Out Single-Use Plastics: From Waste and Pollution To A Circular Economy | The Youth Cafe

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Designing Out Single-Use Plastics: From Waste and Pollution To A Circular Economy | The Youth Cafe

Not a single corner of the globe is free from pollution caused by microplastics, beaches and waterfronts are littered, islands of plastics float in the ocean, and people are taking notice. Yet, the global pandemic is causing a spike in the consumption of single use sanitary products, such as masks and gloves - along with an increase in less necessary single-use plastic bags and take-out containers.

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The Youth Cafe Memorandum On The Kenya National Commission On Human Rights (Amendment) Bill | The Youth Cafe

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The Youth Cafe Memorandum On The Kenya National Commission On Human Rights (Amendment) Bill | The Youth Cafe

The Youth Cafe writes to oppose the passage of the above reference bill.

The proposed amendments to the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) Act No. 14 of 2011 seeks to repeal of the National Gender and Equality Commission (NGEC) Act, No. 15 of 2011 and transfer the functions and mandate of the NGEC to the proposed new entity.

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Inputs To The Secretary General’s Biennial Report On The Global Compact On Migration: Youth Perspective | The Youth Cafe

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Inputs To The Secretary General’s Biennial Report On The Global Compact On Migration: Youth Perspective | The Youth Cafe

The Youth Cafe has conducted extensive consultations with youth-led and youth-focused organizations operating locally, nationally, or regionally in all parts of the world. In particular, the content of this submission comes from the consultations held at the Youth Forum held in conjunction with the XII Summit of the Global Forum on Migration and Development in Quito 2020 , a mapping of youth-led and youth-focused alternatives to child dentition in Latin America, and a recent webinar we held about the effects of COVID on youth on the move.

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Out Now! The UN Guide To The Youth Delegate Programme Is Available Online! | The Youth Cafe

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Out now! The UN guide to the Youth Delegate programme is available to read online! The Youth Cafe was a contributor to the guide.

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Financing A Sustainable Recovery For COVID 19 | How Do We Build Back Better? | The Youth Cafe

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Financing A Sustainable Recovery For COVID 19 | How Do We Build Back Better? | The Youth Cafe

On May 30th, 2020 The Youth Cafe and Youth Financing for Development Working Group held a dialogue session for young people from across the globe to discuss strategies Member States can use to finance a sustainable risk-informed recovery from the global crisis triggered by the COVID19 pandemic.

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Global Forum on Migration and Development Consultations By African Union | The Youth Cafe

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Global Forum on Migration and Development Consultations By African Union | The Youth Cafe

Between March and April, The Youth Cafe led an open Africa regional consultation on youth perspectives and priorities on these three topics, for which we consulted 25 locally-based youth-led and youth-focused organizations with national or international focus, acting in 21 countries, and representing over 700 young leaders in migration issues. The results of these consultations are summarized in three policy briefs.