The 30 things
Youth empowerment is the foundation of development.
- Intergenerational equity
- Civic engagement
- Democracy building.
Young people are creative and have innovative minds.
- Need for guidance.
- Lessons from experience
- Posterity plan – continuity
Employment is not just office work and a routine monthly salary.
- Match skills
- Build passion
- Use knowledge
Necessity is the mother of inventions and challenges offer opportunities.
- Ideation
- Innovation
- Incubation
Creation of wealth and management of resources.
- Generate
- Invest
- Save
Not for us without us.
- Engage
- Participate
- Collaborate
An equalizer and key to the door of endless opportunities.
- Access
- Quality
- Relevance
Under-utilized potential and opportunities.
- Identify
- Develop
- Nurture
We are the continent of solutions.
- Unity
- Interaction
- Emancipation
The Info age uses various tools and data to solve/create problems.
- Awareness
- Explore
- Connect
When young people learn early, they will make responsible informed choices.
- Early Lessons
- Community involvement
- Skills
Away with stigma and period shaming.
- Awareness
- Information through education and training
- Advocacy
Say no to FGM, we must protect our girls and their futures.
- Ant-FGM
- Awareness
- Protection
Children are not ready for marriage, let us allow them to grow.
- Awareness
- Community engagement
- Opportunities
Preventions is better than cure, we can change the course.
- Awareness
- Information through education and training
- Advocacy
We need to save the wasted potential, energy and resources going into substance abuse.
- Awareness
- Information through education and training
- Advocacy
It is okay not to be okay. It is okay to seek help.
- Care
- Help
- Empathy
We are all able to do the same thing in different ways.
- Inclusion
- Involvement
- Engagement
The digital space should be a place of discovery and not a crime scene of harassment.
- Digital Tools
- Partnerships
- Advocacy
Today you need it, tomorrow I will need it. We need each other.
- Awareness
- Information through education and training
- Advocacy
Prevention is better than cure. We can reduce our emissions.
- Initiatives on clean energy
- New technologies e.g electric cars
- Change in practice and behavior e.g car-free days
How we respond to a crisis determines whether we survive.
- Restoration – #GenerationRestoration
- Preparation to avert disasters e.g floods
- Education and Awareness
Nature is our source of life. Nature is part of the solution.
- Tree planting – 15 bn trees in Kenya
- Celebrate and appreciate nature
- Youth Nursery initiatives
Water sustains life. Water is a resource. We all need water.
- Promote access to clean water
- Water management
- Technology and innovation
How we produce food determines our harvest and consumption.
- Youth engagement – Agriculture must be attractive
- Technology and innovation
- Education, Awareness and Training
Diversifying our practices and means of production can secure our future.
- Community Engagement
- Technology and innovation
- Education, Awareness and Training
The health of our ecosystem and food security depends on bees and other
pollinators.
- Entrepreneurship
- Community Engagement
- Education and Awareness
Energy affects different sectors of productions. Clean energy is the way to go.
- Renewable energy startups
- Marketing
- Technology and Innovation
Young people can tap into the opportunities to grow the sector.
- Startups
- Markets
- Training
Going an extra mile beyond the main agricultural product and raw materials.
- Value-addition
- Research
- Technology and Innovation