2017 was both challenging and a rewarding year for #NAYDSDGs. The enthusiasm of the first meeting in early January 2016 and subsequent establishment of 7 person teams in 36 African countries was mostly lost by the middle of 2017, with perhaps the late postponement of a planned meet-up in December 2016 a major contributor [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lhsc3T_H-V8&feature=youtu.be The activity was held in Abidjan at the University Felix Houphouët Boigny of Cocody The main objective was to gather youths for them to reflect, exchange, and bring out solutions for implementing the SDGs. The organisers were NAYDSDGs Ivory Coast team, ONG ARSE, and Alliance Network for the SDGs from Ghana. The participants were [...]
September 25th, 2017 marked the second anniversary of SDGs. SOYVGA’s SDG Action event took place in Mogadishu and Baidoa. Here are the following steps we have initiated on behalf of ACT FOR SDGs event. SDGs Goals printed and promoted by youth volunteers in the famous land mark called “The LIido Beach.” Created a mobile [...]
Increasing conflict and inequality, unprecedented levels of migration and displacement, the devastating effects of climate change, ocean acidification, deforestation to satisfy our demand for meat and palm oil, excess use of herbicides and pesticides polluting ground water systems, plastics destroying eco-systems, political extremism and disenfranchisement, the share of wealth increasingly imbalanced within and between countries [...]
Caroline Owashaba - Uganda An Entrepreneur for Adding Value and Self Reliance Caroline Owashaba (30) has begun many initiatives in her community, such as creating the International Day of the Girl Child recognition awards, and founding Action for Youth Development Uganda, a youth led organization that promotes gender equality, social justice, sexual reproductive health and [...]
Dear NAYD members, The start of the New Year is a time to reflect on the ups and downs of the previous year and to set the direction for the journey ahead. NAYD continues to grow its membership with now well over 70,000 members. More of us are holding hands across the world. Like all [...]
The Second High-Level Meeting (HLM2) of the Global Partnership for Effective Development and Co-operation aims to amplify the positive impact of development co-operation over the next 15 years. However, after the disappointments of the High Level Political Forum in New York in July one has to ask if these meetings are really an excuse [...]
L'équipe du Niger a eu une réunion de travail avec le Président de la commission National des Droits Humains. Cette réunion a eu pour objecter de présenter l'equipe du Niger , ses activités et de nouer un partenariat entre les deux parties. Le Président de la commission a accueilli favorablement le partenariat avec l'équipe du [...]
When talking about gender, it’s a social construction of how the male and female sex are or wired. Taking about gender equality is highly controversial in nature. According to new research, both men and women have better quality of life in countries with a high degree of gender equality than in those with less gender [...]
