Job Creation and Entrepreneurship

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Collaborative Futures Workshop | How New Technologies Can Support Social Justice Organizations In East Africa.

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Collaborative Futures Workshop | How New Technologies Can Support Social Justice Organizations In East Africa.

The Youth Café was invited for a 3-day Collaborative Futures Workshop, which is a hybrid hackathon and fellowship designed to help you, and fellow social justice organizations and leaders envision ways that emerging creative technology can expand your impact, understand how new technologies will shape your work and how we can change these technologies, and learn how to act on this knowledge in partnership with East Africa's boldest creatives and technologists using a Do It Yourself (DIY) ethos and active collaboration.

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Speaking At This Years Futuremakers Forum | Unleashing The Potential Of Young People To Succeed In The Future World Of Work

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Speaking At This Years Futuremakers Forum | Unleashing The Potential Of Young People To Succeed In The Future World Of Work

The Youth Cafés Executive Director has been invited to be a part of this year’s Futuremakers Forum, in his capacity as a youth business leader in Africa. Join us at this event from 13-15 July to coincide with the United Nations’ World Youth Skills Day. At the Forum we will hear from business leaders and the employees of the future, discuss emerging trends in the future world of work, and what it means for young people entering the job market over the next decade.

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Changing the Narrative of TVET Institutions in Kenya

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Changing the Narrative of TVET Institutions in Kenya

The Youth Café is determined to look at TVET institutions as what they are: excellent institutions for skills building in line of different careers. However, for this to happen collectively, the Ministry of Education requires to adopt a vigorous communication scheme that highlights the benefits of these institutions, their competitive edge and the success stories necessary to influence the thinking of students as well as parents. The goals to achieve social equity and present all students with good options for training could be elevated by the resourcefulness and strength of all tertiary institutions. Strengthening TVET institutions is a matter of national growth and a closer inch towards sustainable education.

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The Next Generation | How Might We Include Youth In politics?

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The Next Generation | How Might We Include Youth In politics?

What future do young people want and how can they increase their participation in politics? This was the overarching question that formed an esteemed panel of young leaders, including The Youth Cafe’s Executive director, at the recently conducted online conference under the theme of COVID-19 & DEMOCRACY IN EAST AFRICA CONFERENCE from 19-20 November 2020. The Youth Cafe’s overarching goal around youth inclusion in politics is to increase the number of informed youth participating in the upcoming 2022 elections in Kenya, as well as increased participation of marginalized groups like women in the elections.

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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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Stacey Fru Becomes An Ambassador Of The Youth Cafe, To Champion Youth Empowerment in Africa | The Youth Cafe

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Stacey Fru Becomes An Ambassador Of The Youth Cafe, To Champion Youth Empowerment in Africa | The Youth Cafe

Stacey Fru, a 13-year-old Philanthropist, Child Activist, Inspirational Speaker and International Multiple Award-Winning Bestselling Author of Chapter Books, becomes an Ambassador of The Youth Cafe, to champion Youth Empowerment in Africa.