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The AFS Forum 2024 underscored and reaffirmed the fundamental importance of food systems, and the critical situation faced by the food and agriculture sectors on this continent. Under the theme “Innovate, Accelerate, and Scale: Delivering Food Systems Transformation in a Digital and Climate Era”, it set out to launch Africa’s food systems into a transformative era based on sustainability and resilience.
As we prepare for the 2024 edition of the Integrity Walkathon, which will coincide with Transparency International Kenya’s 25th anniversary and the International Day for Universal Access to Information (IDUAI), The Youth Cafe reflects on the critical role of collaboration and partnership in our mission. Our focus is to inspire, educate, and mobilize young people in the fight against corruption, ensuring that they are not only equipped with knowledge but also empowered to take action.
The Consortium for Elections and Political Process Strengthening (CEPPS) invites you to join our inaugural Annual Learning Forum - a public learning event scheduled from May 22-25, 2023 - to launch the Democratic Elections and Political Processes (DEPP) Learning Agenda.
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.
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.
