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New WHO Civil Society Commission | Strengthening Civil Society Organizations’ Role In Accelerating Progress In Global Health

New WHO Civil Society Commission | Strengthening Civil Society Organizations’ Role In Accelerating Progress In Global Health

WHO launched the WHO Civil Society Commission and held the inaugural meeting of its Steering Committee in Geneva today. The Youth Cafe is excited to be represented in the distinguished Committee by its Executive Director, Willice Onyango.

76th World Health Assembly and Strategic Roundtable on Immunization

76th World Health Assembly and Strategic Roundtable on Immunization

The Strategic Roundtables will be held from 22 to 27 May 2023, from 13:00 to 14:15 CEST. The events will bring together delegates, experts from WHO, partner agencies and civil society to discuss current priorities and next solutions on vital issues for global public health.

Designathon Open Call

Designathon Open Call

Have you organized a designathon, hackathon, or similar process focused on health? Our open call to gather practices and practical strategies for health designathons is now open!

The Social Entrepreneurship to Spur Health (SESH) team, the Social Innovation in Health Initiative (SIHI), and the Ending HIV Transmission by Optimizing PrEP in East Asia (HOPE) consortium are organizing this call for descriptions of how people have organized their designathons. 

Food Security And One Health For The Future Workshop

Food  Security And  One Health For  The  Future Workshop

The Youth Cafe, in partnership with Foraus, is working on a project to promote One Health and Food Security in East Africa. One Health as a concept first appeared in 2004, when a coalition of global health experts laid its foundations with the so-called “Manhattan principles”, setting the agenda for fifteen years of advocacy by several academic and non-profit organizations.

Join A Global Open Call For Youth Voices On Health Innovation

Join A Global Open Call For Youth Voices On Health Innovation

The Youth Cafe is thrilled to partner with the Go Youth and supports disseminating the Go Youth! Open Call to its networks, given its work in youth innovation. The Go Youth! Global Open Call 2022 is a crowdsourcing open call for Youth Voices on Health Innovation. This open call strongly focuses on supporting social innovation in health research; therefore, ideas with evidence on pilot or early-stage implementation are preferred. Are you a youth (18 to 35) interested in youth-led social innovation in health initiatives worldwide? We search for youth-led health innovations to receive seed research funding, mentorship and support, networking opportunities, and international recognition.

Impacts Of Covid On African Civil Society Organizations | The Youth Cafe

Impacts Of Covid On African Civil Society Organizations | The Youth Cafe

This report fills a critical knowledge gap and offers funders, governments, the private sector and other key stakeholders data-based evidence to inform their engagement with African CSOs, both during and after the pandemic. It also provides CSOs with a tool to help strengthen solidarity and inform advocacy for greater recognition and support for the sector.

COVID-19 101 | Join Our Facebook Live Event this Thursday | The Youth Cafe

COVID-19 101 | Join Our Facebook Live Event this Thursday | The Youth Cafe

#COVID19 is affecting everyone differently, even youth! But you can be a powerful force to help us contain it. Join us on Thursday for a Facebook Live session to find out what you can do to keep your friends and family informed and safe.

Youth, Information And Covid-19 | The Role Of Media And Information Literacy | The Youth Cafe

Youth, Information And Covid-19  | The Role Of Media And Information Literacy | The Youth Cafe

During these uncertain times of the COVID-19, Information pauses to be a vital factor on the possibilities of conquering the global pandemic. Nonetheless, the fate of the pandemic does not solely lie on access to information in the world, but whether we can understand the information in the languages we speak, read and write.

Let's Strategize On A Sustainability Shift, Says Inger Andersen | Virtual Youth Townhall With UNEP Executive Director | The Youth Cafe

Let's Strategize On A Sustainability Shift, Says Inger Andersen | Virtual Youth Townhall With UNEP Executive Director | The Youth Cafe

“COVID-19 was not necessarily caused by climate change, but chances of future occurrences however are at high stakes. Can there be future zoonotic related viruses? What happens when the permafrost melts? What happens in the case of increased forest degradation where animas are forced to live in closer proximity? It is all possible. Let’s all look into the horizon and strategize on a global sustainability shift.” Says Inger Andersen, Executive Director of UNEP.