YouthConnekt Africa Hub
Vision
Connecting African youth for socio-economic transformation.
Mission
YouthConnekt Africa Hub is a Pan-African platform that seeks to empower young people by enhancing their knowledge, experiences and skills while investing in their ideas, innovations and initiatives so that Africa makes progress in harnessing its demographic dividends by 2030.
Our goals
Jobs & Entrepreneurship
Create 10 million jobs in sustainable job environments in emerging industries.
Gender
Develop sustainable initiatives & policies that reduce gender inequality in education, jobs, technology & leadership.
Education / Skills
Create 25 million opportunities through training & enrolment in workplaces.
Technology & Innovation
Connect incubation hubs across the continent & provide access to markets, capital & partnership opportunities. Nurture 5,000 digital ambassadors in every country in Africa. Connect & digitally empower 100,000,000 Africans.
Civic Participation & Leadership
Identify, nurture & grow 1 million leaders.
How are we getting there?
Policies
We bridge the gaps between nations by bringing together government leaders & policy influencer to share knowledge, exchange strategic ideas and implement policies to advance the achievement of goals for youth in alignment with the African Youth Charter and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Programs
We identify existing programs aligned with the YouthConnekt Africa goals, and facilitate a platform to work together to achieve our common goals. These programs also assist in measuring, monitoring & maintaining successful initiatives aligned with the YouthConnekt objectives.
Partnerships
We seek partnerships with private sector, government institutions, civic society, development partners, and academia to deliver programs, bring other partners on board, innovate & provide solutions for implementation.
About the Summit
Hosted by the Government of Kenya in partnership with the YouthConnekt Africa Hub and UNDP, the 6th edition of the YouthConnekt Africa Summit is expected to convene over 20,000 young people, government officials, corporate leaders and development champions.
This year's Summit aims to spotlight Youth leadership and innovation for Africa's integration through policy discussions, storytelling and networking, and entrepreneur focused programmes including a marketplace and investor meetings.
The YouthConnekt Africa has evolved into the largest business and policy convener on youth development in Africa. Hosted by Heads of State, the summit engages youth with leaders, policymakers, development champions and various actors on emerging development issues. It drives strong policy influence and increased investment in the creation of opportunities for young people in Africa.
Who is attending?
- Heads of State
- Ministers of Youth
- Governments Officials
- AU Commission Leaders
- Heads of Development Partners
- International Organizations
- Business leaders
- Innovation & Incubation labs
- Academia
- Youth entrepreneurs, leaders, innovators, artists and students
- Sports & Creative Industry Leaders
- Media
Thematic areas
- Focus I: Sustainable Green Livelihoods, Climate Adaptation and Resilience;
- Focus II: The Renaissance of the African Dream;
- Focus III: Leveraging Innovation and Digital Era;
- Focus IV: Sustainable Peace, Security and Reconciliation;
- Focus V: Enterprise Development: The Future of Africa's Borderless Commerce;
- Focus VI: Vulnerabilities around Mental, Sexual and Reproductive health;
- Focus VII: Reimagining Business for Africa's Creative Industry, Sports and Culture
What to expect
Over three days, 20,000+ delegates you will be able to participate in different activities aligned cutting across the thematic tracks
Thought leadership roundtables.
A seat at the big table with policy makers.
Xchange Lounges.
Connekt with like-minded change makers.
Masterclasses.
Learn. Elevate. Change the world.
Spotlight presentations.
Get inspired by trailblazers who shape our world.
High level Plenaries.
Discuss. Debate. Determine...your future.
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