78 per cent of the Kenyan population is under 35 years old, youth can change the voting profile of the country, if they can craft a focused strategy that appreciates the fact that leadership is inextricably linked to their well being. By setting clear and long term agendas, the youth convention should take a deliberate …
On December 9, 2015 the United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted an historic resolution that recognizes the important role young people play in the prevention and resolution of conflict. Resolution 2250 creates the framework for nations to engage and empower youth as workers of peace through five pillars: Participation, Protection, Prevention, Partnerships, and Disengagement and reintegration. This …
Youth unemployment is one of today’s big global challenges. The World Bank estimates we need 600 million new jobs in the next 10 years just to keep global employment rates constant and according to the International Labor Organization, 73.3 million of the world’s unemployed are young people (about 36%). Add ‘under-employed’ youth to this and the number …
Art, social change, and young people have always walked hand-in-hand. Engaging youth in the Arts can promote positive, powerful social change in countless art forms, including dance, music, graffiti art, and more. Young people can change the world in a lot of ways through the Arts. Get Active — When young people interact with art in sustained …