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Statement On The Nigerian Police Brutality

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Statement On The Nigerian Police Brutality

The Nigerian Constitution and other domestic laws also provide several similar safeguards for suspects. Both international human rights law and Nigerian law also prohibit the use of statements obtained through torture or other ill-treatment. Despite these provisions, however, Amnesty International’s research indicates that torture and ill-treatment remain routine practices in SARS detention centers. Amnesty International has received persistent reports of torture and other ill-treatment of detainees in SARS custody.”

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Seoul Declaration On Media And Information Literacy For Everyone And By Everyone: A Defence Against Disinfodemics

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Seoul Declaration On Media And Information Literacy For Everyone And By Everyone: A Defence Against Disinfodemics

Media and information literacy (MIL) is a core competency for addressing the disinfodemic, and that MIL also contributes to access to information, freedom of expression, protection of privacy, prevention of violent extremism, promotion of digital security, and combating hate speech and inequality. Requested UNESCO, in cooperation with other UN Agencies, to “maintain a focus on inclusion of disadvantaged groups in MIL engagements, and to continue to foster gender equality in relation to MIL.”

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The Youth Cafe Wins UNESCO Global Award!

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The Youth Cafe Wins UNESCO Global Award!

The Youth Café is proud to announce that our digital/media information literacy projects with African youth has won FIRST place in UNESCO GLOBAL AWARDS. The award cements our goal to become a world leader in Media Information Literacy (MIL) and recognizes our extensive work on digital/media information literacy in the continent.

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Our MOU With GiveDirectly For COVID-19 Unconditional Cash Transfer Program For Youth

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Our MOU With GiveDirectly For COVID-19 Unconditional Cash Transfer Program For Youth

The Youth Café recently made and entered into a Memorandum of Understanding agreement with GiveDirectly Inc., thereby forming a partnership between the two organizations. The purpose of this partnership is to contribute to enhanced economic empowerment within identified locations of Nairobi and ultimate eradication of poverty which in turn will positively impact the lives of the beneficiaries and communities. This program focuses on the disbursement of emergency grants (cash grants) by GiveDirectly to people mainly living in informal settlements in Kenya in which The Youth Café currently works. As a result of this partnership, thousands of youths have been able to benefit from this program where they each received a disbursement of $30 for 4 months.

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The Role Of Young People In Promoting The Fourth Industrial Revolution In Africa

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The Role Of Young People In Promoting The Fourth Industrial Revolution In Africa

The Fourth Industrial Revolution can be described as the advent of “​cyber-physical systems​” involving entirely new capabilities for people and machines. The Fourth Industrial Revolution represents entirely new ways in which technology becomes embedded within societies and even our human bodies. Examples include genome editing, new forms of machine intelligence, breakthrough materials, and approaches to governance that rely on cryptographic methods such as the blockchain. According to the World Economic Forum​, the top three skills required to thrive in 4IR include; Complex problem solving, Critical thinking, and Creativity. These skills are different from the top skills listed by the World Economic Forum in 2015, Therefore; For the youth to be able to contribute to 4IR they need to upskill.

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The Youth Cafe And The US-Youth, Peace And Security Coalition

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The Youth Cafe And The US-Youth, Peace And Security Coalition

The Youth Café, committing to the UN Youth, Peace and Security agenda, recently became a member of the United States-Youth Peace and Security Coalition (US-YPS), co-led by Search for Common Ground and the Alliance for Peacebuilding. The Coalition is part of the larger Global Coalition on Youth, Peace and Security which consists of an amalgam of civil society organizations, including youth-led and youth-serving ones like The Youth Café, UN entities, donors, academia and inter-governmental bodies.

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New Report | Finding Youth-Led Solutions To COVID-19: Lockdown Live!

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New Report | Finding Youth-Led Solutions To COVID-19: Lockdown Live!

Depression, stress and anxiety among the youth are the most common psychological disturbances during this Covid-19 pandemic, according to a report by The Youth Café, a Kenyan based Pan-African nonprofit organization. It further states that Covid-19 has created uncertainties about the future amongst the youth.

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Report Launch | Greater Inclusion Of African Youth In Public Service And Governance

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Report Launch | Greater Inclusion Of African Youth In Public Service And Governance

Youth inclusion should be institutionalized and fast-tracked.’ As part of its mandate, The ​African Union Office of the Youth Envoy ​and the ​African Leadership Institute with support of the African Union, Department of Political Affairs hosted a two-day virtual engagement to launch the '​Greater Inclusion of African Youth in Public Service and Governance Report.'

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The Youth Cafe, IREX And Partners To Implement USAID’s Youth Excel | Our Knowledge, Leading Change

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The Youth Cafe, IREX And Partners To Implement USAID’s Youth Excel | Our Knowledge, Leading Change

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has selected IREX , The Youth Cafe, and our consortium to implement the YouthPower Youth Excel program. This global program will empower young people and youth organizations to use implementation research to strengthen local, national, and global development solutions.