Our Priorites - Empowered African Youths Foundation

HOW DO WE EMPOWER YOUTH?

Promotion of the economic enfranchisement of young people

Education

Engage with the education sector and with the private sector to increase access to education, vocational training

Support

Promote and support an integrated approach to self employment, micro-
enterprise and credit schemes, including:

the creation of incentives to agencies and private sector partners engaging
in microenterprise development for youth;
the creation of policies that support micro-credit and financing for youth
enterprise;
the promotion of partnerships of key stakeholders to manage these
schemes;
the development of youth-led associations for youth enterprise;
the identification of resources for operating and replicating successful
micro-financing schemes.

Internship Programs

Establish national schemes and apprenticeship/internship programmes to enable young men and women to acquire a range of skills they will need to be employable.

Engagement

Engage with the education sector and with the private sector to increase access to education, vocational training and soft skills to meet the needs of the employment market.

Entrepreneurship

Integrate entrepreneurship, savings and investment culture and education

HOW DO WE EMPOWER YOUTH?

Social Support Systems:

Investments

Consider the allocation of social sector investment in each of the areas of education and social welfare, to meet the needs of young people.

Innovative Partnerships

Create innovative partnerships between governments, intergovernmental organisations, NGOs and the private sector to increase the availability of social support systems.

HOW DO WE EMPOWER YOUTH?

Strenghten and Support Bodies and Legal Frameworks for Youth Affairs/Empowerment

Influence

Influence national policies and action plans on youth empowerment.

Youth Development

Integrate planning, implementation and coordination of youth development with national development planning.

Awareness

Promote young people’s awareness on policies and frameworks concerning youths.

Take Action

Take action to eliminate the exploitation of young people, including the total abolition of child prostitution and child labour in general.

Employment Opportunities

Adopt an equal employment opportunities policy and encourage the private sector to do the same.

Effects of Policies

Assessing the effects of policies, legislation, administrative procedures and regulations on specific social sectors.

HOW DO WE EMPOWER YOUTH?

Promote the participation of young people in decision-making

Citizenship Education

Through citizenship education and consultation programmes

Youth Councils

Establish, strengthen and support national and regional youth councils.

Global Youth Networks

Strengthen youth networks at the national and regional level and integrate them with global youth networks.

Democracy

Support civil society organizations that practice participatory democracy.

HOW DO WE EMPOWER YOUTH?

Positivity

The Media

Take action to curb negative stereotypes of young people in the media.

Awards

Develop award schemes for excellence in achievement.

Mentoring

Promote inter-generational exchange of knowledge through mentoring programmes.

Nation-Building

Promote awareness on civic pride and responsibility for nation-building

HOW DO WE EMPOWER YOUTH?

Promote peaceful and democratic environments

Training in Governance

Provide training for young people in good governance, human rights and democratic practice.

Human Rights

Involve young people in the monitoring and implementation of human rights instruments, and free and fair elections.

HOW DO WE EMPOWER YOUTH?

Quality education

Promote Knowledge

Promote knowledge transfer through volunteering and mentoring opportunities.

Educational Curricula

Review educational curricula to include components of enterprise, life skills, conflict resolution, culture, human rights and the environment, as appropriate.

HOW DO WE EMPOWER YOUTH?

Sports and Culture

Promote sport and culture as an investment in national development, using sport and culture at local and regional levels to engage young people in team-building, leadership and healthy living.