Design For Peace | Action For African Environment Conservation.
On the 13th of April, The Youth Café, in collaboration with African Wildlife Foundation (AWF), will launch a Sino-Africa Youth Dialogue themed Environmental Protection in Africa With The Youth Action, a "Design for Peace" Global Peace Initiative that emphasizes empowering young people to see and act on global sustainability challenges across geographies and cultures. The event aims to enhance participants' awareness of environmental issues in Africa, inspire youth to come up with environmental solutions, and build connections between the public and the practitioners in the workshop.
While working to increase climate change literacy programs, The Youth Café is advocating for the creation of more green jobs and a collaborative platform where young people can actively engage and participate in finding solutions to environmental challenges. Being the second-largest continent globally and with the richest biological resources, Africa's importance to the whole world cannot be overstated. However, along with the process of globalization and economic development, Africa's natural environment is being confronted with enormous challenges.
In the Africa Environment Outlook report(AEO), the United Nations Environment Program noted that Africa is now facing serious challenges from environmental degradation over the past 30 years in the form of land degradation, frequent disasters, air and water pollution, and declining forests and wildlife, as well as called for immediate and urgent action.
All people who care about the environment are continuously contributing to sustainable livelihoods and the environment in Africa. The international community especially attaches great importance to the voices and actions of youth.
We can see actions of young Africans are making a real difference in Africa, like the musician Shady Rabab who performed music with recycled materials, and the entrepreneur Nzambi Matee who created a company that recycles tons of plastics etc. There are also practices like the Youth UNESCO Climate Action Network (YUNCAN), Mainstreaming Environment and Sustainability in Africa University Alliance (MESA), and the Global University Partnership for Environment and Sustainability (GUPES) which encourage youth to lead climate action and engage in climate governance.
For all interested in peace action, Africa, and environmental protection, join us for this event to ensure the quality of discussion and interaction. Scan the WeChat QR code or join via zoom meeting number: 875 5157 8235 and meeting key as 047709.
The Youth Café works with young men and women around Africa as a trailblazer in advancing youth-led approaches toward achieving sustainable development, social equity, innovative solutions, community resilience, and transformative change.
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