International Youth Day, 2015 is “Youth Civic Engagement.”

On this day, Wednesday 12^th August 2015, we celebrate the Youth. The theme of International Youth Day, 2015 is “Youth Civic Engagement.” Africa is said to have the most youthful population, as the number of youth among the regions total population is higher than in any other continent. 

Some authors have referred to youth in Africa as a ticking time bomb noting that youth are faced with numerous challenges such as unemployment, poverty, low levels of civic engagement which makes them easily manipulated by politicians. The large mass of Youth in Africa had been sidelined from participatory governance and civic engagement but in the last years this has improved but still, much has to be done. 

The youth throughout Africa are resilient by creating innovative ways to survive such as entrepreneurship but all this has to be supported by stakeholders (governments, corporates and development partners). The voice of the youth has to be heard by leaders. The youth need to be engaged in civic matters so as to achieve sustainable development in Africa. 

It is with this regard that YALDA Morocco has organized an online conference entitled ‘Youth Civic Engagement in Africa: Challenges and Expectations’ which will take place at 7pm (UTC+1). The time is now for the youth, Youth need to actively participate in Civic engagement. The conversation of the youth is on, the voice resonates to all corners in Africa. 

Youth  Civic Engagement  Webinar 

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Matthews T. Mmopi
International Chairperson 

 

International Secretariat