Willice Onyango

The Global Diplomatic Dialogue | The Voice and Value of Democracy in Africa including Climate Change Governance Simulation

The Global Diplomatic Dialogue | The Voice and Value of Democracy in Africa including Climate Change Governance Simulation

The dialogue on ‘The Voice and Value of Democracy in Africa’ was held at Riara University in Nairobi on November 19, 2024. The event, co-organized by The Youth Café in collaboration with Riara University, brought together diverse stakeholders, including students, government leaders, representatives from civic society organizations, digital innovators, scholars, experts and activists. The event was both physical and streamed live for virtual participants. The total number of participants was 78. Notably, 59% of the participants were aged 20-30 years while 58% were female, highlighting the emphasis on women and youth inclusivity in the dialogue.

Advocacy Workshop Day One | Youth Leaders Discuss Why Democracy Tomorrow Means Climate Action Today

Advocacy Workshop Day One | Youth Leaders Discuss Why Democracy Tomorrow Means Climate Action Today

The 2-day advocacy workshop was designed to be a hybrid event, offering both in-person and virtual participation options. The physical event was be hosted in Nairobi, Kenya, providing an opportunity for direct engagement and collaboration. The hybrid format enabled the inclusion of a broader audience, reaching youth, young women, and youth networks globally. The first day of the workshop marks a crucial step in the journey towards equipping young advocates with the necessary resources to drive meaningful change.

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The Youth Cafe joins Government Technical Working Party | Transforming Ecosystems For Jobs In Agriculture Through Technology And Innovation | TWP – TEJATI 2024-2025

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The Youth Cafe joins Government Technical Working Party | Transforming Ecosystems For Jobs In Agriculture Through Technology And Innovation | TWP – TEJATI 2024-2025

The Technical Working Party - TEJATI is an important component of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development, under the State Department of Agriculture tasked with the mandate of innovatively thinking through the process of ensuring that 470,000 new sustainable jobs are created per year along food and cash crop value chains across Kenya for the period between 2024 - 2025.

The Youth Café Launches Its 2021-2023 Strategic Plan

The Youth Café Launches Its 2021-2023 Strategic Plan

According to the three-year strategic plan, The Youth Café seeks to build a world on the collective principles of solidarity, justice, equity, universality, inclusion, human rights, diversity, and the integrity of the planet. Founded in 2012, the Kenyan Based NPO aims to model, inform, and advance youth-led approaches to sustainable development, environmental stewardship, social equity, democratic governance, and economic viability by making use of innovative research, media, policy, advocacy, as well as cross-cultural and intergenerational partnerships. To date, the organization has reached 1.6 million young people across Africa.

How The DIAR (Diversity Inclusion Awards And Recognition) 2020 Gala Dinner Went Down

How The DIAR (Diversity Inclusion Awards And Recognition) 2020 Gala Dinner Went Down

The Youth Café was honoured to have the director, Willice Onyango as a recognized and awarded youth leader in the country. The Youth Café is proud to be a youth-led and youth-serving organization that has embraced the strength and resourcefulness of young people. The dimensions of exclusion that The Youth Café addresses are economic, social, political and cultural. The Youth Café has an active and popular admission of interns and volunteers to its programs which builds the capacity of young people in different skill sets. We have worked with over 2000 interns who come from different countries as well as cultural and religious backgrounds. Our plan to work with interns and volunteers is a strategic decision that is designed to involve as many qualified youths as possible in development decisions.

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COVID Recovery | Scoping an Intervention in Youth Mental Health Support in Kenya

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COVID Recovery | Scoping an Intervention in Youth Mental Health Support in Kenya

The Youth Cafe in collaboration with the University of Sussex (UK) through Sussex Writes, have won the 2021 Global Challenges Fund for a project that is working to formulate a contextually-appropriate psychosocial intervention model, aiming to improve youth mental health, promote social inclusion and strengthen post-pandemic resilience in Kenya. With mental health disorders left untreated, these conditions have serious detrimental effects on young people’s developmental progress, family life and educational achievement, with long-term risks for poor health, social marginalisation and unemployment in adulthood. COVID-19 has increased threats to mental ill health and worsened pre-existing global inequalities in access to adequate care. Addressing these challenges is essential to achieving post-COVID recovery, given the close links between youth mental health, social disability and economic development.

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Reflecting On Youth, Peace And Security At The ICGLR Regional Multifunctional Youth Forum 

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Reflecting On Youth, Peace And Security At The ICGLR Regional Multifunctional Youth Forum 

The meeting assessed the implementation of the ICGLR Heads of State and Government Declaration on Youth Unemployment and the Pact on Security, Stability and development. Further, it looked at ways of developing the ICGLR Regional Action Plan on UNSC Resolution 2250 on Youth, Peace and Security as adopted by the ICGLR Heads of State and Government during their 8th Ordinary Summit held on 20th November 2020. The meeting also received presentations on the UNSCR 1325 process for peer learning. This came on the heels of a developments in the region, including elections in the Republic of Burundi, Tanzania and Central Africa Republic.

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All Candidates Are Winners: UNESCO Media And Information Literacy Alliance Awards 2020

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All Candidates Are Winners: UNESCO Media And Information Literacy Alliance Awards 2020

The Youth Café is proud to announce that our digital/media information literacy projects with African youth has won FIRST place in UNESCO GLOBAL AWARDS!! Over the years The Youth Café has undertaken projects and activities to further digital/media information literacy among the youth in Africa and implemented a media project aimed at cultivating youth power to advance media independence. The UNESCO MIL Alliance will organize an award ceremony on the UNESCO MIL CLICKS platform.

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Lockdown Live! | Finding Youth-Led Solutions To COVID-19 | The Youth Cafe

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Lockdown Live! | Finding Youth-Led Solutions To COVID-19 | The Youth Cafe

A new series of events aimed at bringing together students situated on two different continents is set to begin next month, with the aim of discussing the current Covid-19 global crisis.

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Stacey Fru Becomes An Ambassador Of The Youth Cafe, To Champion Youth Empowerment in Africa | The Youth Cafe

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Stacey Fru Becomes An Ambassador Of The Youth Cafe, To Champion Youth Empowerment in Africa | The Youth Cafe

Stacey Fru, a 13-year-old Philanthropist, Child Activist, Inspirational Speaker and International Multiple Award-Winning Bestselling Author of Chapter Books, becomes an Ambassador of The Youth Cafe, to champion Youth Empowerment in Africa.