Youth shaping sustainable and innovative solutions: Reinforcing the 2030 Agenda and eradicating poverty in times of crises

Youth shaping sustainable and innovative solutions: Reinforcing the 2030 Agenda and eradicating poverty in times of crises

2024 ECOSOC Youth Forum: Uniting Global Youth for Sustainable Development Goals

Amidst a world challenged by escalating geopolitical tensions, a worsening climate crisis, and rising poverty, the largest UN annual gathering of young people will take place at the United Nations from 16 to 18 April.

Convened by the President of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), The UN ECOSOC Youth Forum is an opportunity for young people to speak up on how to transform the world into a fairer place and on how to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In that context, the Forum is the platform for young people from around the world to engage with UN Member States and other stakeholders on solutions contributing to the realization of the SDGs Decade of Action.

People Dialoge Festival | Dialogue | Come Tubonge February 2024

People Dialoge Festival | Dialogue | Come Tubonge February 2024

The People Dialogue Festival is committed to fostering vibrant and engaging participation while staying true to democratic ideals. It aims to bridge the gap between policymakers and citizens, valuing the input of all participants in shaping the nation's future. By integrating creative arts, the festival provides a dynamic platform for dialogue, celebrating Kenya's diverse culture and heritage. Through a variety of interactive methods such as workshops, roundtable discussions, and art exhibitions, participants are encouraged to actively engage in sessions tailored to their interests. The festival promotes learning, connection, and collaboration across different platforms, empowering attendees to contribute to discussions at their own pace and preference.

Virtual Training On Digital Media Literacy

Virtual Training On Digital Media Literacy

“My Digital World” is a Meta Digital Literacy Program aimed at equipping social media users with knowledge, skills, and competencies on verifying and handling Misinformation and Disinformation While taking full benefit of what these online spaces offer. Within this context, The Youth Cafe collaborated with iEARN to deliver ‘MY DIGITAL WORLD’ training to The Youth Cafe Youth Network. Hosted by iEARN on the Zoom platform, the training attracted 115 youths who registered to participate in the session. The training occurred on December 5, 2023, at 2 pm EAT.

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Performance Audit Report On Implementation Of The Support For Job Creation Component Under Kenya Employment And Opportunities Project

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Performance Audit Report On Implementation Of The Support For Job Creation Component Under Kenya Employment And Opportunities Project

According to the 2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census Report by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, 38.9% of the 13 million youths in Kenya were unemployed with the numbers protected to rise. Unemployment continues to pose a serious challenge with over eight hundred thousand (800,000) youth entering the workforce every year. The large number of new entrants to the workforce is currently outpacing the capacity of the economy to absorb them in productive employment.

Summit Of The Future | What Would It Deliver?

Summit Of The Future | What Would It Deliver?

The proposals in Our Common Agenda aim to turbocharge the 2030 Agenda. The specific ideas from the report that are suggested for consideration at the Summit of the Future focus on the “how” of global cooperation, to in turn enable us to deliver on the “what” by: (a) getting the SDGs back on track, while also (b) responding to new opportunities and challenges.

Invitation To Participate | Agritech Kenya County Fair 2024

Invitation To Participate | Agritech Kenya County Fair 2024

We are excited to extend a heartfelt invitation specifically to you to join the inaugural Agritech Kenya County Fair 2024, a pioneering initiative in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development led and officially convened by the State Department for Agriculture falling within Pillar 6 of the Department’s Comprehensive Framework for Increasing Food Production in Kenya, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Gender and Affirmative Action, the Ministry of ASALs, the Ministry of Environment and Forestry, and the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection in partnership with key stakeholders in the “Jobs in Agriculture” space in Kenya.

Submit Your Agritech Before Deadline | Feature In 99 Affordable Agritechs For Young Agripreneurs Catalogue

Submit Your Agritech Before Deadline | Feature In 99 Affordable Agritechs For Young Agripreneurs Catalogue

During the Fair There will be a launch of Book Catalogue titled; “99 Affordable Agritechs for Young Agripreneurs” This Catalogue contains 99 affordable Agritechs intended for upscaling in Year 2024 courtesy of Agriculture and Technology Consortiums working closely with the event organizers. The aim of compilation of the agritechs is to enable as many youths as possible select the most appropriate technology suitable to their region and which can be up scaled for their adoption. This move is envisaged to have more youth engage in agriculture as a business across the 47 counties in Kenya.

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The Youth Cafe joins Government Technical Working Party | Transforming Ecosystems For Jobs In Agriculture Through Technology And Innovation | TWP – TEJATI 2024-2025

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The Youth Cafe joins Government Technical Working Party | Transforming Ecosystems For Jobs In Agriculture Through Technology And Innovation | TWP – TEJATI 2024-2025

The Technical Working Party - TEJATI is an important component of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development, under the State Department of Agriculture tasked with the mandate of innovatively thinking through the process of ensuring that 470,000 new sustainable jobs are created per year along food and cash crop value chains across Kenya for the period between 2024 - 2025.

16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence 2023 | Exploring Online Gender-Based Violence Among Youth in Kenya

16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence 2023 | Exploring Online Gender-Based Violence Among Youth in Kenya

In partnership with Young Women Leaders Connect(YWLC), The Youth Cafe organized a Twitter(X) space and chat discussion on December 7, 2023, centred around the theme 'Exploring Online Gender-Based Violence Among Youth in Kenya.' A turnout of 635 participants, composed of young individuals and youth organizations, actively engaged in the live discourse on Twitter(X). Additionally, many viewers continued to join the conversation and interacted with the Twitter(X) recording post-event. The discussions provided an invaluable platform for raising awareness, fostering dialogue, and encouraging meaningful interactions surrounding the critical issue of online gender-based violence affecting the youth in Kenya.