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Youth Engagement InitiativesAfrica Peace Service Corps
Youth Empowerment StrategiesEast Africa Global Peace Leadership Conference Zanzibar, July 21-24, 2015
Presentation by:Dr Tuesday Gichuki, PhD
Executive Director, Africa Peace Service Corps
Youth Empowerment Strategies
• Definition/Dimensions of youth• Key Youth Issues• Youth Unemployment• Collective Impact Approach• APSC Strategies, Achievements & Challenges• Way Forward
Definition/Dimensions of youth
Gender Dimensions
15-24 (UN)
15-35 (AU)
Agents of Violence/
Peace
Youth with limited education and employment opportunities recruited by
parties to a conflict.
APSC has adopted the AU Definition
There is a link between masculinity and violence; need for non-militarized
masculinity
Youth is Diverse
Cultural Diversity
Employed Youth
Education Levels
Youth in BusinessYouth in
School
Rural/ Urban Divide
Youth NEET
Key Youth Issues
UNEMPLOYMENT
EXCLUSIONLOW RESOURCES
LOW EDUCATION
LACK OF SKILLS
Adults don’t think youth ‘should’ or
‘can’ be involved in decision-making
Risky
Aggressive
Immature
Young Women face more barriers
Both Youth and Adults lack skills
Youth Exclusion
Gender Equity
Build Capacity
357.7 Million Youth NEET in
2010 Worldwide
347 Million in Developing Countries
44.7 Million in
Sub - Saharan Africa
Youth Unemployment
Africa Population
Under 35 Years
15 < 35 Years
One Billion
65%
35%
11 Million
Annually Market
80,000 applications
received from Kenyans for 1,000 jobs in
Judiciary
41,452 interested in clerical jobs
were university graduates
Programming Challenges
Quality of Data on
Youth issues is poor
Distinguish between Formal & Informal sectors
Data should include
number of jobs as well as
Quality of jobs
cross-cutting issue
requiring Multi-
stakeholder Approach
It is a complex
problem that has no clear
answers
No single entity has
resources or authority to address the issue on its
own
Collective Impact Approach
No single entity can tackle or
solve complex
social problems
Multiple entities from
different sectors
favour of a common agenda
Backbone Organization
helps coordinate
participating organisations
to act in concert
Collective Impact - Key Elements
Common Agenda
Common Progress Measures
Mutually Reinforcing Activities
Communication shows culture of collaboration
Backbone Organization to manage the Collaboration
Africa Peace Service Corps-The Genesis
2010 2012 2013
GLOBAL PEACE CONVENTION NAIROBI
AFRICA CONFERENCE ON VOLUNTEER ACTION FOR
PEACE & DEVELOPMENT IN NAIROBI
GLOBAL PEACE LEADERSHIP
CONFERENCE, ABUJA
CALL FOR FORMATION OF PEACE CORPS
LAUNCH OF EAST AFRICA PEACE
SERVICE CORPS
LAUNCH OF AFRICA PEACE
SERVICE CORPS
2012
AFRICA CONFERENCE ON VOLUNTEER
ACTION FOR PEACE & DEVELOPMENT
EAST AFRICA PEACE SERVICE CORPS LAUNCH BY KENYA PRIME MINISTER
RT. HON. RAILA ODINGA
Participation by Youth, UN Agencies, African
Union, RECs, Government Agencies,CSOs & Private Sector
2013
GLOBAL PEACE LEADERSHIP
CONFERENCEABUJA, NIGERIA
28 Countries launched APSC
Dr. Manu ChandariaCEO, Comcraft Group Kenya
Sir James ManchamFounding President Seychelles
Dr. Kenneth David Kaunda, Founding President , Zambia
AFRICA LEADERSHIP MISSION
Youth from 20 Countries on
Skype
Africa Peace
Service Corps
Public/Private partnership
Pan African Youth
Network
Promoting Volunteerism
Cross Border Exchanges
Building Employability
Skills
Brings together Governments, UN
Agencies, Regional Blocs, Private
Sector, CSOs and Youth serving organizations
Africa Peace Service Corps Structure
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
SECRETARIAT
YOUTH ENTREPRENEURSHIP
IMPLEMENTING YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS
CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE
YOUTH EMPLOYABILITY
YOUTH PARTICIPATION
Opportunities, Capabilities &
Second Chances (Supply)
Promoting an enabling climate for Job Creation
(Demand)
Volunteerism, Entrepreneurship &Community Service
Youth Unemployment Interventions
11 Million new entrants to job
market annually
Low education levels, lack of skills and lack
of opportunities
TRAINING FOR EMPLOYABILITY
CHARACTER & CREATIVITY
BUSINESS INCUBATION
SOFT SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
MARKET RESPONSIVENESS
EDUCATION STANDARDS
MENTORSHIP
SUPPORTING YOUTH ENTERPRENEURSHIP
NON FINANCIAL
TECHNOLOGY
FINANCIAL
Linkages to loans and grants
Linkages to Business Incubators
Access to Markets
Training & capacity Building
Linkage to Business Networks
Integrated Support
Extend ICT infrastructure
Assess market opportunities
PARTICIPATION & CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
POLITICAL PROCESSES
SOCIAL ISSUES & REGIONAL
INTEGRATION
VOLUNTEERISM & COMMUNITY
SERVICE
GENDER, HIV/AIDS, TEENAGE
PREGNANCY
Regional Centres of Excellence
Youth Status
Legal Frameworks
Youth Networks
Labour Markets
Knowledge Sharing
Private Sector
Value Chains
APSC Model of Youth Engagement
Current Youth Engagement Model
Youth Groups
Private Sector
Civil Society
Faith Based Organization
s
Multi-lateral Agencies
Government Agencies
Regional Blocs
APSC Model- Collective Impact Approach
Youth Groups
Private Sector
CSOs
FBOs
UN & Multi-Lateral
Agencies
Government Agencies
Regional Blocs
Round Table
Out of School Youth
In-School Youth
Young Business Owners
Service Tracks
Secretariat
Education Health Environment Entrepreneurship Peace
Support Services
Environmental TrackEnvironmental
Roundtable
ReforestationWaste
Management
1 Million Trees Planted yearly
School Tree Nurseries
Plastic Waste
Organic Waste
Poles, Frames, Tiles …
Briquettes, Manure….
Education TrackEducation
Roundtable
Character & Creativity
Teacher Volunteers/ Exchange
LEAP HubsCommunity
LevelNational
Level
Entrepreneurship Track
Funding Support
EntrepreneurshipRoundtable
Training & capacity Building
Supporting/ Mentoring
Skills Development
Financial Management
Business Owners
Employees
Value Chains/ Market Links
Internships/ Jobs portal
Links to Finance/
Markets
Health TrackHealth
Roundtable
Basic Hygiene Advocacy
Diarrheal Diseases
MalariaTeenage
PregnanciesHIV/AIDS
Positive Peace TrackPositive Peace
Roundtable
Regional Exchange Programs
Community Peace Initiatives
Skilled Volunteers
Emergency Volunteers
Conflict Resolution
Community Development
Some Achievements
Kariobangi Community Cooker
An incinerator which burns all forms of wasteEnergy is harnessed for useful purposes; (cooking, steam generation, electricity etc)
The Collective Impact approach
Multiple actors working on a common agenda
shared measurement & alignment of effort
County Government, GPF, APSC and 10
Corporate Foundations
11 Existing Youth Groups working in
Waste Management on voluntary basis
Creation of a Business Entity get support from
Private Sector
MOU signed for Implementation of COMESA Youth Program -2013
Abuja Declaration 2013
Set up Mandela
Forest in all African
countries
First Mandela Forest in Kenya by
2016
50,000 trees to be
planted through
PPP
Honouring President
Nelson Mandela
16 ha of degraded forest land in Nairobi allocated
Mandela Day 2014
50,000 trees
throughPPP
Government financial contribution-$ 180,000
10 Private Sector Foundations committed to give $ 820,000
670 trees planted in Nairobi
Youth volunteers for planting and maintenance
Similar activities in Zambia and South Africa
Tree Nursery as a business in Secondary schools launched
Nairobi River Peace Initiative
Aimed to bring together Nairobi Youth after 2008 Post Election Violence in Kenya
Over 2,000 youth involved
Nairobi River Before Nairobi River After
Community Empowerment in Health
In Uganda, Omni Med works in malaria and
diarrheal illness prevention
Nigerian Inter-Faith Action Association Addresses basic hygiene, malaria and HIV AIDS
Bishop Sunday OnuohaSa’adu Abubakar Sultan of Sokoto
Archbishop John Onaiyekan of Abuja
Limited Resources to support Programs
Few African countries have a Youth Policy
Few African countries have a Volunteer Policy
Communication difficult and expensive
No innovative job creation interventions
Duplication of effort by many players
Ch
alle
ng
es
Way Forward
Corporate and Business Leaders need to support
youth initiatives in entrepreneurship, volunteerism and
service in a structured manner to advance regional
integration and peace
There is need for regional partnership
linkages between East Africa and
Middle East nations for strategic
cooperation in peace-building,
combating extremism, and trade
development
Young leaders need to be
empowered to contribute to
regional integration and
progress toward SDGs through volunteerism,
service and youth entrepreneurship