Antony Karanja

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COVID Recovery | Scoping an Intervention in Youth Mental Health Support in Kenya

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COVID Recovery | Scoping an Intervention in Youth Mental Health Support in Kenya

The Youth Cafe in collaboration with the University of Sussex (UK) through Sussex Writes, have won the 2021 Global Challenges Fund for a project that is working to formulate a contextually-appropriate psychosocial intervention model, aiming to improve youth mental health, promote social inclusion and strengthen post-pandemic resilience in Kenya. With mental health disorders left untreated, these conditions have serious detrimental effects on young people’s developmental progress, family life and educational achievement, with long-term risks for poor health, social marginalisation and unemployment in adulthood. COVID-19 has increased threats to mental ill health and worsened pre-existing global inequalities in access to adequate care. Addressing these challenges is essential to achieving post-COVID recovery, given the close links between youth mental health, social disability and economic development.

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The Youth Cafe's Remarks At Black, Asian, And Minority Ethnic ( BAME ) Conference

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The Youth Cafe's Remarks At Black, Asian, And Minority Ethnic ( BAME ) Conference

There was last year a study was done about venture, the venture funds that come into the African continent and most especially the East African region. It was 90% of the total venture capital fund that came out from abroad, went into white-run start-ups. So we become a minority in our own certain because we don’t have that access to funding. And this can easily, easily be swayed off if we just build systems that sort of bridge the gap.

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How Can Companies Accelerate The Opportunities And Inclusion Of Black, Asian, And Minority Ethnic People?

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How Can Companies Accelerate The Opportunities And Inclusion Of Black, Asian, And Minority Ethnic People?

Sandra Kerr pointed to data in the United Kingdom showing that COVID-19 has had a disproportionate impact in terms of contagion and deaths among BAME communities. As the pandemic developed and the murder of George Floyd in the United States highlighted the systemic nature of racism, this has shone a spotlight on what businesses should do. Landiwe Mahlangu argued that “we need to ensure that businesses do more than just statements and commitments.

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Silencing The Guns | Create A Conducive Environment For Development | The Youth Cafe

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Silencing The Guns | Create A Conducive Environment For Development | The Youth Cafe

Silencing the Guns: Creating Conducive Conditions for Africa's Development and Intensifying the Fight against the COVID-19 Pandemic was the theme for Africa Day by AU. The AU Office of the Youth Envoy, in partnership with the Office of the Special Adviser on Africa to the United Nations for an Africa Day celebration held a special virtual Intergenerational Dialogue on Youth Silencing The Guns.

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What We Learnt From The First 75 UN 75 Youth Townhall | The Youth Cafe

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What We Learnt From The First 75 UN 75 Youth Townhall | The Youth Cafe

The United Nations will mark 75 years of existence this year. To celebrate this anniversary, the UN has continued to stimulate conversations around the role of global cooperation and the UN that we want. The World is in the middle of a huge pandemic which has affected our normal as we know it. Due to this pandemic, major activities have been halted and this has affected major UN meetings with regard to the UN75declaration. Under the able leadership of António Guterres secretary general UN, the conversation around this declaration has continued online.