On December 8, 2023, The Youth Cafe, collaborating with other partners, ForumCiv, Badili Africa, and Africa Uncensored, organised a national Human Rights celebration event at the Daystar University Auditorium on Valley Road, Nairobi, Kenya. The theme, "Navigating the Consequences of Economic Shocks on Human Rights: Dignity, Freedom, and Justice for All," occurred from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. This gathering drew a diverse audience of at least 300 participants, representing a cross-section of society, including youth, community members, persons with disabilities, and women.
76th World Health Assembly and Strategic Roundtable on Immunization
The Youth Café Takes Part In The Africa - Europe Week.
In the margins of the 6th European Union - African Union summit on 17 and 18 February 2022, over 10,000 delegates from Europe, Africa, and beyond participated in the first Africa-Europe Week together with 15,000 delegates in the 7th EU-Africa Business Forum (EABF). Hosted in a hybrid format in Brussels and virtually, during over 100 sessions, panel discussions, and concerts, the first edition of the Africa-Europe week was a key moment to bring together young people, civil society, and the private sector from Africa and Europe to discuss the aspects of the Africa-EU Partnership that matter to them the most. The Africa-Europe week aimed to strengthen the links connecting people from Africa and Europe.
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.
Civil Societies as agents of Change in Africa
Despite having strong research and accountability measures for government promises, the civil society is also prominent for various multi-million dollar grant-based projects that are community-oriented. There is a tendency for many civil institutions to work with volunteers who often bring vast resources, information or skills necessary for the achievement and development of many community projects. The unitary aspect that makes many civil societies excellent in what they do is the scope-centered approach that leads to identification of a specific thematic area or target group for action. The same way that The Youth café has identified youths as the organization’s core, there are other organizations that have specified their operation base in the same way. With the help of initiatives like Generation Equity Forum, many organizations are working towards specific sustainable development goals that unite them. Working with regional institutions has become easier and definitely, more sustainable.
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.
Inputs To The Secretary General’s Biennial Report On The Global Compact On Migration: Youth Perspective | The Youth Cafe
The Youth Cafe has conducted extensive consultations with youth-led and youth-focused organizations operating locally, nationally, or regionally in all parts of the world. In particular, the content of this submission comes from the consultations held at the Youth Forum held in conjunction with the XII Summit of the Global Forum on Migration and Development in Quito 2020 , a mapping of youth-led and youth-focused alternatives to child dentition in Latin America, and a recent webinar we held about the effects of COVID on youth on the move.
Global Forum on Migration and Development Consultations By African Union | The Youth Cafe
Between March and April, The Youth Cafe led an open Africa regional consultation on youth perspectives and priorities on these three topics, for which we consulted 25 locally-based youth-led and youth-focused organizations with national or international focus, acting in 21 countries, and representing over 700 young leaders in migration issues. The results of these consultations are summarized in three policy briefs.
Media Literacy Curriculum Validation For Teachers | The Youth Cafe
The draft MIL curriculum for teachers in Kenya was yesterday (on 6th September, 2019) validated by stakeholders for adaptation and mainstreaming in teacher training and professional development in the country. Stakeholders drawn from government agencies, academia, education sector, civil society and the private sector hailed the draft curriculum as a timely resource for re-tooling the Kenyan teacher to deliver on the new competency based curriculum being implemented in Kenya.