Young Leaders for development

YOUNG PEOPLE NEED TO BE AGENTS OF CHANGE: Challenges young people to do more to achive the SDGs.

Young people are talented, knowledgeable and ambitious, and are making a difference every day in all fields of work and as leaders in their communities. There are about 1.8 billion young people between the ages of 10 and 24, the largest youth population ever. With their dynamism and imagination, young people are transforming the social […]

by Richard Dzikunu

September 14, 2017

S.A.V.E March 2017

EDD young leader Elsa Zekeng reports on the SAVE march 2017 organised by the young soldierz, London

by Elsa Zekeng

August 14, 2017

Young Leaders @ #SDGStudio #EDD17 with Thomas Gass

Leonardo Párraga, EDD Young Leader from Colombia, founder of the Fundación BogotArt, interviews Thomas Gass, United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination and Inter-Agency Affairs in the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), on what partnerships do we need to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.

by Leonardo Párraga

August 10, 2017

My Five Lessons at the EDDs 2017

Skills building time During these past years as a youth advocate, I have learned to tell stories about the issues relating to my advocacy and why I am passionate about what I do. But for the EDD, I never knew there was more room for improvement. At EDD, I learned innovative ways of telling my […]

by Esenam Amuzu

July 24, 2017

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Why development work is more than just the numbers

Development and aid workers should realize that in our effort to provide solutions to poverty, we always give face to these numbers Most of the time, people who work in the development sector encounter the words “sustainable”, “resilience”, and “development”. These buzzwords are not new; in fact, these have been the selling point of most […]

by Reuben James Barrete

July 20, 2017

Education about sexuality and reproductive health : Sex Talk in Ghana

LABADI, GHANA – Education about sexuality and reproductive health is a serious political issue in many Western countries. Elections are won or lost on topics like abortion and “family” values. But in Ghana, and in many other developing countries, family planning is a matter of life and death, especially for girls and young women. Six […]

by Esenam Amuzu

July 11, 2017

How YOU can help us ensure more youth participation in SDG processes

Anne-Sophie Dubrux and Herlinde Baeyens, the Belgian UN Youth Delegates for Sustainable Development share how young people across the world can engage with the SDGs especially ahead of the High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development happening now at the UN Headquarters in New York.

by Young Leaders

July 11, 2017

Students attend a class at one of Samsung Electronic's Solar Powered Internet Schools in South Africa. (Samsung Electronics)

Using technology as a tool for education transformation

We live in a world where our daily lives have been made easier, accessible and comfortable through technology. Today, we enjoy the benefits of using the internet to keep up with friends all around the world, preventive health care methodologies and e-learning, having access to resources and information from some of the best professors in […]

by Chinenye Ezeakor

July 7, 2017

EDD17 : Voyage au cœur de la contribution des jeunes leaders aux débats sur le développement international

16 ! Tous, des experts dans leurs différents domaines. Ils sont venus de différents horizons, avec différents styles et différentes expériences. Cette année encore, après un processus rigoureux de sélection au niveau mondial, les Journées européennes du développement ont connu la participation de 16 jeunes leaders ayant des connaissances pointues sur les questions de développement international […]

by Nestor Dehouindji

July 5, 2017

Odessa Primus interviews Farah Ali Ghodsinia, President of the 10th National Youth Parliament of the Philippines

The European Development Days was an occasion for “Go Think Initiative” to interview Farah Ali Ghodsinia, President of the 10th National Youth Parliament of the Philippines, Youth Activist.

by Odessa Primus

June 22, 2017

Young Leaders @ #SDGStudio #EDD17 with Gervais Appave

Gervais Appave, Special Adviser to the Director General of IOM, in conversation with Odessa Primus, EDD Young Leader

by Odessa Primus

June 22, 2017

Young Leaders @ #SDGStudio #EDD17 with Alexander De Croo, Deputy Prime Minister of Belgium

Alexander De Croo, Deputy Prime Minister of Belgium & Minister of Development Cooperation, about Digital Agenda, Telecom and Postal Services.

by Esenam Amuzu

June 21, 2017

The Young Leaders for Development blog is a platform for members of the EDD Young Leaders Programme.

YOUNG PEOPLE NEED TO BE AGENTS OF CHANGE: Challenges young people to do more to achive the SDGs.

S.A.V.E March 2017

Save the Children at EDD 2017: Spotlighting issues

What should the EU do for children?

Young Leaders @ #SDGStudio #EDD17 with Thomas Gass

My Five Lessons at the EDDs 2017

Why development work is more than just the numbers

Education about sexuality and reproductive health : Sex Talk in Ghana

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YOUNG PEOPLE NEED TO BE AGENTS OF CHANGE: Challenges young people to do more to achive the SDGs.

S.A.V.E March 2017

Young Leaders @ #SDGStudio #EDD17 with Thomas Gass

My Five Lessons at the EDDs 2017

Why development work is more than just the numbers

Education about sexuality and reproductive health : Sex Talk in Ghana

How YOU can help us ensure more youth participation in SDG processes

Using technology as a tool for education transformation

EDD17 : Voyage au cœur de la contribution des jeunes leaders aux débats sur le développement international

Odessa Primus interviews Farah Ali Ghodsinia, President of the 10th National Youth Parliament of the Philippines

Young Leaders @ #SDGStudio #EDD17 with Gervais Appave

Young Leaders @ #SDGStudio #EDD17 with Alexander De Croo, Deputy Prime Minister of Belgium