(MOVED) No SRHR, No SDGs
Approximately 16 million adolescent girls aged 15-19 give birth annually, making up 10% of births worldwide.
by Phonsina Archane
Goal 1. No poverty
Articles
(MOVED) Voice for the Favelas
According to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, 11 million people in Brazil live in favelas. These favelas are urban settlements with no access to adequate water, sewage and energy systems, frequently forgotten by the government and the society. Usually placed on vulnerable areas, such as riverbanks, hills or under huge urban infrastructures, these […]
by Lais Rocha Leao
(Moved) Breaking the Cycle of Poverty: Sustainable Skills Development and Financial Diversification
Upper East is one of the regions in Ghana that is engulfed with poverty, especially among women. The population of the region is over one million with 72% of this rural people engaged predominantly in peasant farming with climate change threatening this lifestyle due to changing rainfall patterns. The lives and livelihood of 1 million […]
by Dorcas Apoore
(MOVED) 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
(MOVED) 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
(MOVED) Demographic Dividend – The Basic Argument for our Development
Solutions from the youth for the youth on the much talked about window of opportunity for Africa: “Demographic Dividend”
by Richard Dzikunu
(MOVED): Future of Ghana: Rights and dreams of its youth
A personal story reflecting on how Ghana must realize the rights and dreams of its youth for economic acceleration.
by Esenam Amuzu
(MOVED) #AfricaDay2017- The Rise of a United States of Africa
Reflections on #AfricaDay2017 about the role of youth in implementing the Sustainable Development Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being
by Shakira Choonara
(MOVED) I would frankly say EDD was the turning point for me to move from Zero to a greater level”; PILIRANI KHOZA, Malawi, 2016
I would frankly say EDD was the turning point for me to move from Zero to a greater level. I did not know that i left a mark during my talk on the EDD day on water-energy and food nexus!. Soon after my participation, I receive a chunk of emails inviting me to both international […]
by Pilirani Khoza
(MOVED) After EDD16, I was awarded the Benin’s OUTSTANDING YOUNG PERSON of the year …” Nestor DEHOUINDJI, Benin
Before attending EDD, one of the important projects, I and others youths were closely working is to create an African startup specialized in investment. During the EDD conference I’ve met some potential partners with whom I’ve shared ideas. Currently, we are working on it; so that the dream is coming true: AFRICA BRAIN CONSORTIUM […]
by Nestor Dehouindji
(MOVED) Bénin : Peut-on encore rêver de la fin de la faim ?
Alors que l’agriculture constitue un atout majeur pour réduire la faim et la pauvreté en Afrique, plusieurs paysans continuent de souffrir du manque d’accompagnement.
by Nestor Dehouindji
(MOVED) The Development Dilemma: What is holding us back from achieving the SDGs
To truly begin thinking about global goals, we must find ways to interact with power, privilege, and politics without sacrificing our values.
by Ruba Ahmad
Media
(MOVED) 15 inspiring Young Leaders to debate inequalities at the European Development Days 2019
The European Commission has just announced the names of the fifteen inspiring young people from around the world who will enrich the debates at the 2019 European Development Days (EDD). These Young Leaders, aged between 21 and 26, have been chosen from among 404 applicants from 99 countries for their exceptional skills, expertise and active […]
by Reuben James Barrete
(MOVED) Save the Children at EDD 2017: Spotlighting issues
Young Leaders and other EDD17 participants talk to Save the Children EU to share their ideas on what they believe are the most pressing issues for children across the world.
by Young Leaders
(MOVED) Young Leaders @ #SDGStudio #EDD17 with Cecile Riallant
Odessa Primus, EDD Young Leader and founder of the Go Think Initiative interviews Cecile Riallant, Head of UN Joint Migration and Development Initiative.
by Odessa Primus
(MOVED) Young Leaders @ #SDGStudio #EDD17 with Eduardo Matoko
EDD Young Leader 2016, Vandinika Shukla, India in a cross-generational dialogue with Eduardo Matoko, Assistant Director-General, Africa
Department, UNESCO.
by Vandinika Shukla
(MOVED) Young Leaders @ #SDGStudio #EDD17 with Amina Mohammed
Suman Kumar, EDD Young Leader, Nepal interviews Amina Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations on the role of youth in achieving the SDGs.
(MOVED) Snapshot from the Youth Entrepreneurship Summit: Gambia
EDD Young Leader 2017 shares a snapshot of his panel on Gambian entrepreneurs at the Youth Entrepreneurship Summit, Job Fair video of the CEO round table. This panel highlighted the failures of highly successful Gambian entrepreneurs. This notable group of executives will discussed their ideas/projects which failed and explain why they thought it was a […]
by Alieu Jallow
(MOVED)EDD 2016 Young Leaders Programme
by European Commission
(MOVED)EDD16, Faith Tendai Munyati – The potential of migration and forced displacement
Faith Tendai Munyati, Young Leader 2016 was speaker at the High Level Panel Harnessing the potential of migration and forced displacement for development.
by Faith Tendai Munyati
(MOVED) South America: A world of Inequality, Poverty & Hope
A poverty-stricken background, inequality & triumph to change the world & address this!
by Edgleison Rodrigues