Africa Youth Partnership for an Equitable Recovery from the COVID-19 Pandemic

Issued by YOTA - Youth Opportunity and Transformation in Africa

YOTA implemented the first phase of the Africa Youth Partnership, supported by the Ford Foundation, to empower young people in Africa for an equitable COVID-19 recovery. In ten pilot countries, the established Youth Task Teams were tasked to address pressing issues and represent their teams at international events, advocating for impactful change. The initiative fostered youth engagement, support, and empowerment, playing a pivotal role in Africa's recovery from the pandemic.

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This badge proves that the recipient successfully served as MEMBER of the YOUTH TASK TEAM of the Africa Youth Partnership by championing the formulation of youth-inclusive COVID-19 recovery initiatives, preparing youth effectiveness analyses and policy briefs on key youth positions, and implementing advocacy campaigns that galvanised broad-based youth action and constructive multi-stakeholder engagements, complete with training, technical and financial support from YOTA and the Ford Foundation.