NAYD 2017 Elections
The election is now OPEN for NAYD 2018 Country Focal Points and will remain open until 18th December at midnight. Please vote here. A space has been reserved on NAYD's main facebook page to help you engage with the candidates. A reminder that the main responsibilities for the voluntary position of a Country Focal Point [...]
Network of African Youths for Development – Call for Country Co-ordinators 2018
Background NAYD’s vision is to help make Africa a safer and more developed place for all, including women and children of all ages through the joint efforts of youths. To achieve this we will:- Promote and encourage the work done by Young Africans in effecting positive change on the continent. Facilitate exchange between youths involved [...]
INSPIRE July 2017 Issue
In this issue NAYD investigates how rural communities address poverty. To find out the different innovative ways through which communities in African countries are dealing with poverty, in the absence of government support, here is NAYD's July 2017 INSPIRE: INSPIRE July 2017 Issue
May 2017: NGO of the Month
Youth of Agro-Marine Development Association (YAMDA), Somalia Based in Merka, Somalia, YAMDA was established in January, 2014. It targets communities in Lower Shebelle, Bay, Bakool, and Banadir Regions. To promote community development, YAMDA focuses on such areas as agriculture and coastal line development, vocational training and capacity building, education, health and sanitation among others. YAMDA’s vision [...]
NAYD’S 10th Birthday
NAYD was 10 years old on 27th March 2017. Quoting from the first INSPIRE magazine 'In March 2007, precisely on the 27th and 28th, some thirty youths from different youth led programmes around Africa met in Cameroon to lay the ground work for the Network of African Youths for Development (NAYD). The idea behind NAYD [...]
March 2017: NGO of the Month
Drylands Development Initiative Karamoja, Uganda Drylands Development Initiative (DDI Uganda) is a community-based organization formed in 2016 and working in Kaabong District of North Karamoja. It operates in this area in collaboration with local and regional organizations. Livelihoods Based Workshops and Training DDI Uganda is on a mission to reduce poverty and conflict by [...]
February 2017: NGO of the Month
The Development and Humanitarian Aid Foundation (ENSAN Aid) Egypt ENSAN Aid is a non-profit organization based in Egypt working in Qena, Sohag and Aswan. ENSAN, which means human being in Arabic, was founded in 2014 to promote the empowerment of youth, women, girls and children who are mostly in need. Entrepreneurship Training ENSAN Aid [...]
EXCITE Youth Event in Singapore
Over 150 guests descended on the Sustainable Living Kampung at Bottle Tree Park to witness students from six different tertiary institutions battle it out in the finale of DBS EXCITE! Youth Program, organized by Ground-Up Initiative, CEEMAN and Challenge:Future, supported by Youth in Action Program. Singapore is one of ten countries, and one of just [...]
Commitment to the success of Sustainable Development Goals in Africa
To the Network of African Youths for Development I write on behalf of the Organisation of African Youth to cement our commitment to the success of the Sustainable Development Goals in Africa. We have been an integral part of Africa’s participation in the consultation and formulation of the goals, and therefore have it in our [...]