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The Youth 360 Hackathon, hosted at the FIBES Sevilla Conference Centre, brought together over 50 participants from Africa, Europe, and beyond. Organised by The Youth Café and supported by the Africa-Europe Innovation Platform (AEIP), this high-energy event served as a unique convergence of youth-led organisations, development agencies, and innovation hubs. The hackathon exemplified AEIP’s mission to bridge continents by fostering Pan-African and European collaboration.
Officially launched on 18th July 2025, the CyberRights Campus Connect Podcast is not just another talk show. It is a space where university students, legal experts, digital activists, and technology professionals come together to unpack Kenya’s Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Act of 2018, explore digital safety, and address growing challenges in Kenya’s fast changing digital landscape.
The Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development concluded today in Sevilla, Spain, with 130 initiatives turning the Sevilla Commitment or Compromiso de Sevilla into action through concrete steps to boost investment in sustainable development, address the debt crisis afflicting many of the world’s poorest countries, and give developing countries a stronger voice in the international financing architecture.
It is worth noting that the Hunan Xiangjiang New Area–China-Africa Youth Innovation and Entrepreneurship Base signed framework cooperation agreements with seven African youth incubation institutions and business associations including The Youth Cafe, a pan-African youth-led organization representing 1 million members and 3,500 youth groups in Kenya and across Africa, further expanding the base’s incubation network.
The Youth Cafe’s winning innovative solution is #CivicSafeKE: “Cyber Rights Campus Connect," is a youth-led initiative to empower university students with clear, actionable knowledge of the CMCA 2018. We'll conduct on-site, live interactive podcasts at three institutions in Kiambu County (Kenyatta University, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, and Kiambu Institute of Science and Technology), supported by Kictanet and Internews.
The 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4), is scheduled to take place from 30 June to 3 July 2025 in FIBES Sevilla Exhibition and Conference Centre, Spain. FFD4 aspires to build a renewed global financing framework that will unlock greater volumes of capital at a lower cost. In Sevilla, and through a renewed global financing framework, leaders are taking action to deliver an SDG investment push and to reform the international financial architecture to enable the transformative change that the world urgently needs.
Former Heads of State and Government, leading experts and international institutions convened in the United Nations Office in Nairobi this week for Club de Madrid’s Annual Policy Dialogue (APD25), calling for urgent and transformative reforms to global financial governance to ensure financing for development delivers for people and planet.
This high-level Forum brought together nearly 1000 participants, 230 participants in person at Daystar University and over 500 participants online, from 14 African countries, representing civil society organizations, policymakers, youth movements, environmental justice advocates, and democracy practitioners. The event served as a critical platform for stakeholders to assess the state of democratic resilience, anti-corruption measures, electoral integrity, and climate governance in the region.
The Youth Cafe is please to partner for the success of The People Dialogue Festival (PDF), a flagship initiative by the Centre for Multiparty Democracy (CMD- Kenya) and stands as a beacon of inclusive dialogue and transformative engagement in Kenya. This annual event unites leaders, citizens, government institutions, civil society organizations, and private sector stakeholders to discuss pressing societal challenges, promote meaningful citizen engagement, and co-create solutions for Kenya's sustainable development.
Building on this momentum and the upcoming International Anti-Corruption Day (IACD) on December 9, themed “Uniting with Youth Against Corruption: Shaping Tomorrow's Integrity”, UNODC’s Africa Anti-corruption Hub, The Youth Cafe, in collaboration with the National Youth Council of Kenya (NYC), is planning a forum for young people in Kenya to educate them on key anti-corruption priorities and accountability actions, share experience and propose innovative solutions to promote transparency and accountability of government institutions in Kenya.
