Young Leaders for development
Sana is the Founder of “AYAP”, a youth-led capacity-building platform, which shares knowledge about policy making, an interactive and open space for youth to advocate their rights in Africa and beyond. Thanks to her strong commitment she has led a successful campaign to reform the Moroccan article that allowed rapists to marry their victims and avoid jail. She is Youth Advocate for the meaningful participation of youth within the framework of the SDGs, she has been nominated 10 top Youth to work for Restless Development Organization. Currently Sana works as Consultant for Women’s World Wide Web. Her striving goal to empower youth drove her to travel to more than 20 countries where she spoke and promoted for youth voices in high-level events. She was awarded Ashoka Changemaker Award, Excellence EU METALIC Scholarship; and she has been nominated for 2016 CIVICUS Nelson Mandela – Graça Machel Innovation Awards.
If governments are serious about a sustainable world in 2013, youth angles, perspectives and mainly voices must be central to their plan of action.
by Sana Afouaiz
Nostalgia sets in when reflecting back to the Joint Research Centre (JRC) experience linked to the European Development Days Young Leader Programme.
by Shakira Choonara
The inaugural Young Leaders for Development Platform, is set to be launched at the European Development Days 2016 (#EDD2016) by Commissioner Neven Mimica – responsible for International Cooperation and Development.
by Shakira Choonara
by European Commission
by Sana Afouaiz
by European Commission
by European Commission
by Sana Afouaiz
Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030: Co-creating key messages for policymaking with today’s Young Leaders 2016.
by European Commission
The European Development Days 2016 Young Leaders ask questions on their specialist topics to the EU Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development. 16 Young Leaders, who come from all over the world, will attend this year’s forum to speak on high-level panels related to their expertise.
by European Commission