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Africa Youth Forum 2024 | Promoting Social Cohesion Through Consensus Building

Africa Youth Forum 2024 | Promoting Social Cohesion Through Consensus Building

The Africa Youth Forum, held on 15th August 2024 at the United Nations Office in Nairobi, Kenya, brought together a diverse assembly of 382 delegates, including leaders, policymakers, youth advocates, and other stakeholders, to explore and advance youth-led solutions for transformative change. The forum was attended by representatives from all 47 Kenyan counties and 6 African countries—Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. Notably, 72% of the delegates were between the ages of 18 and 35, and 42% of the delegates were women, highlighting the forum's commitment to inclusivity and gender representation. The event centered around breaking barriers and amplifying youth voices through constructive dialogue, with a strong emphasis on sustainable development.

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Launching The European Union Youth Empowerment Fund I Financial Support To Youth-Led Initiatives

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Launching The European Union Youth Empowerment Fund I Financial Support To Youth-Led Initiatives

The Youth Cafe participated in the Launching of the EU Youth Empowerment Fund Launch (YEF). YEF is the key flagship of the empowerment pillar of the Youth Action Plan in EU External Action (YAP). The YAP features flagships for the three pillars of the plan: engage, connect and empower. The YEF will be implemented as a pilot initiative worth €10 million that will provide direct financial support to youth-led initiatives in partner countries focusing on the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals at the local level, in particular on environment and climate change and the inclusion of vulnerable and marginalised youth.

The Youth Cafe Becomes A Member Of The Global Democracy Coalition

The Youth Cafe Becomes A Member Of The Global Democracy Coalition

The Youth Cafe (TYC) is pleased to join the Global Democracy Coalition (GDC). The Global Democracy Coalition is a multi-stakeholder alliance of democracy organizations from around the world committed to advancing and protecting democracy worldwide and influencing the Summits for Democracy and the Year of Action.The Youth Cafe is committed to advancing and protecting democracy.

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United Nations Conference on Trade and Development | Youth Forum Declaration

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United Nations Conference on Trade and Development | Youth Forum Declaration

This Declaration contains the priorities and recommendations of youth who participated in the third meeting of the UNCTAD Youth Forum, held with remote participation from 16 to 18 September 2021, in the lead up to the fifteenth session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD XV). With over 300 participants from over 80 countries, the Forum provided a global view of the tools needed to achieve a sustainable recovery in line with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in terms of trade and development.

Youth participants selected five topics they deemed to be the most crucial to young people to address at this point in time, namely, inclusive social and economic development, new economies, climate action, inclusive and equitable learning and youth civic participation. Under each of these areas, suggestions and policy recommendations are included to be presented to member States at UNCTAD XV

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Call To Action To Civil Society | The Future Of The Summit For Democracy Needs Youth

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Call To Action To Civil Society | The Future Of The Summit For Democracy Needs Youth

Democracy organizations co-leads of the Youth Democracy cohort (International IDEA, the European Partnership for Democracy, the European Democracy Youth Network and AfricTivistes) call on civil society organisations and other stakeholders around the world to promote youth political participation as a bedrock of the Summit for Democracy process for the future.

The call comes in the context of the second Summit for Democracy which takes place in Washington, Seoul, San Jose, The Hague, and Lusaka on the 29th and 30th of March 2023 at which countries will discuss the most pressing challenges facing democracy. The Summit for Democracy will mobilize leadership and commitments to expand support to democracy globally.

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Announcing An Open Call On Community Engagement In Data Science Research In Africa

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The open call is being organized by the REDSSA (Research for Ethical Data Science in sub-Saharan Africa) group, with the goal to identify stakeholder-driven ways to increase community engagement on data science in health research in Africa. The organizers are seeking creative ideas for how to raise awareness among communities that sensitive individual health and location information is being collected and shared as part of large, anonymized data sets for research.

Taking Part In The Annual Deliberative Democracy | The Status Of Civic Participation Worldwide

Taking Part In The Annual Deliberative Democracy | The Status Of Civic Participation Worldwide

The fifth edition of the network's annual conference was attended by 125 scholars, practitioners and policymakers from every continent. The Youth Cafe staff were happy to have participated in this event. Network members came from the US, Brazil, Mexico, Kenya, Nigeria, Mauritius, Israel, India, Taiwan, Australia and 13 European countries, including Ukraine. Entitled "Innovating Deliberative Democracy", the conference dealt with three key themes: political participation, inclusive participation and democracy in (times of) crisis.

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.

The Youth Cafe' Features In The African Youth Survey 

African youth have lost confidence in their own countries and the continent as a whole to meet their aspirations and a rising number are considering moving abroad, according to a survey of young people from 15 countries.

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Buddies Without Borders | Amplifying Cultures And Promoting Diversity.

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Buddies Without Borders | Amplifying Cultures And Promoting Diversity.

Working towards achieving this vision, The Youth Café, in partnership with Indonesian Youth Foundation, is organizing a youth virtual cultural exchange intended to be an event where Kenyan and Indonesian youth between the ages of 16 and 35 engage and network and build linkages. The workshop will open up the world to the wide diversity and richness of Indonesian and Kenyan culture, a fascinating tale of two countries waiting to happen. Kenyan and Indonesian youth will be able to showcase their talents and the rich diversity of their cultures in food, language, traditions, and fashion.