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October 10, 2004
Pre-symposiums on "Youth and Governance"
and "Civil Society and Governance"
Youth
and Governance
 With
the bulk of the African population below
the age of 30, the burden of Africa’s
protracted political and economic crises
afflicting the continent falls on young
people. Today’s youth will become
tomorrow’s leaders of African nations
and community leaders making decisions that
will have enormous impact. The assets and
talents of youth should be nurtured to enable
for effective human resource development.
The challenge therefore is to mobilize the
energies of youth and transform governance
systems in such a way that they feel included
and represented. Discussions will be structured
around three principal issues: youth, democracy
and governance; youth and HIV/AIDS and youth
employment; and youth educational.
Declaration
(Final report)
Youth
and Governance: Paper by Jean Ives Bonzi,
Programme Advisor/ Support Unit for Youth
Movements, the African Child Policy Forum/
ACPF.
Youth
Democracy and Governance
"Youth Reverse Mentoring Africa"
By Muratha Kinuthia, African Youth Parliament
Presentation
by Richelieu Marcel Allison
Regional Director, West African Youth
Network (WAYN) &
Member, African Network of Young Peace
Builders (ANYP)
Perspectives
on Youth and Governance [
PDF
version]
By Muzwakhe Alfred Sigudhla, President
SADC Youth Movement, Coordinator NEPAD
Youth Summit 2005.
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Presentation.
Speech
by H.E. Ambassador Teshome Toga ,
Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture,
Ethiopia.
Opening
Statement by Mr. K.Y. Amoako,
Executive Secretary of ECA.
(The speech was delivered
by Ms. Jennifer Kargbo, Office-in-Charge
of the Development Policy and Management
Division of the ECA)
Presentation
on ADF IV
Other documents
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The
Symposium on Civil Society Participation
in Development and Governance Processes
is being organized by ECA in collaboration
with AU in order to find ways to strengthen
civil society organizations’ (CSOs)
participation in the process of public policy
formulation, implementation and evaluation
at the national and local levels, based
on the core values of dialogue, negotiation
and partnership. Four breakout sessions
will include formulation of public policy;
transparency and access to information;
delivery of public services; and justice,
rights and the rule of law. It is expected
that the symposium’s agreement on
key areas of concern and consensus on recommended
actions will guide the plenary deliberations
on CSOs and governance during ADF-IV itself.
Accordingly, ECA will draw up guidelines
on feasible forms of CSOs participation
in development and governance processes
and conditions for their realization. A
post-ADF Ad-hoc Experts Group Meeting will
review the guidelines before dissemination
to member States and other stakeholders.