The
1st East African Community
(EAC) Youth Conference themed The EAC Youth: Think. Speak. Participate
is scheduled to take place 5 to 6 December 2014 at the EAC Headquarters
in Arusha, Tanzania.
According
to the EAC Deputy Secretary General in charge of Productive and Social
Sectors Hon. Jesca Eriyo, the 1st EAC Youth conference is the first
formal process of engaging
the Youth in the region following the adoption of the EAC Youth Policy
by the EAC Council of Ministers In August 2013.
The Policy guides the
Community in planning, implementing, monitoring and evaluating
programmes geared towards the youth in the region while
ensuring sustainable social, economic and political development.
The
theme of the Youth Conference will be realised through discussions on a
number of interrelated sub themes including; entrepreneurship,
employment, skills development
and innovation; leadership, governance, peace building, human rights
and conflict management; creativity, expression and transformation;
youth and sexual reproductive health and substance abuse; and youth:
environment, climate change adaptation and mitigation.
The
EAC Youth Conference is expected to bring together over 200 youths
drawn from diverse backgrounds taking into account gender, marginalised
youth, rural youth, youth living
with disabilities, youth in slum dwellings, among others.
Other
participants include Government officials, Young Parliamentarians, PSOs,
CSOs, professional bodies, Academia/Universities, Media and EAC Organs
and Institutions, Development Partners and other
interest groups.
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