Youth Participation

A Comprehensive Analysis Of Youth Participation In Kenya's 2022 General Elections | Summary of Findings

A Comprehensive Analysis Of Youth Participation In Kenya's 2022 General Elections | Summary of Findings

This report is The Youth Cafe’s review of youth participation in 2022 General elections in Kenya. It builds on the previous reports by adding new data from the last two general elections, using age data from official electoral datasets., as well as other quantitative and qualitative data from 47 counties. The data is current as at 16 Jan 2023. Scholarly studies and information from interviews also helped provide a full picture of youth participation before, during and after elections in 2022. Key findings and examples of good practices on addressing youth under-representation are included throughout the report, as are recommendations for further action.

Citizens Summit in Defense of Democracy & Freedom | Lusaka, Zambia

Citizens Summit in Defense of Democracy & Freedom | Lusaka, Zambia

State actors and non-state actors alike, including civil society and the private sector, prioritize the effective participation of young people in governance and economic spaces and that young people themselves must continue to actively pursue effective non-tokenistic participation that allows their voices to be heard and integrated into policymaking.

Global Youth Vaccine Confidence Report 2021

Global Youth Vaccine Confidence Report 2021

While youth confidence in vaccine development against COVID-19 varies across countries with different income-levels, the general trend in the global sample of youth indicated high levels of confidence, with only 8% of youth expressing disagreement with the statement that they are confident in sanitary measures to respond, manage and address the COVID-19 pandemic.

The African Youth Charter | Empowering Young People Through Youth Participation And Equal Partnership

The African Youth Charter  | Empowering Young People Through Youth Participation And Equal Partnership

The Charter is a political and legal document which serves as the strategic framework that gives direction for youth empowerment and development at continental, regional and national levels.