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The 5th edition of the youth connect summit ended in Kigali, Rwanda recently. The event, which lasted for three days of conferences, masterclasses, and networking sessions, has helped in bringing thousands of innovators and leaders from across the world
The 5th edition of the youth connect summit ended in Kigali, Rwanda recently. The event, which lasted for three days of conferences, masterclasses, and networking sessions, has helped in bringing thousands of innovators and leaders from across the world. It discussed different ways to promote growth and advancement for the youth of the African continent. Representatives of 30 African countries participated in the deliberations of the conference. The theme for this year’s event was “Accelerating investments in Youth: Resilient Youth, Resilient Africa”.
The discussions were mainly centered around how to involve the youth in Africa’s trade, health, climate resilience and financing, technology, and skilling for the future among other topics. According to findings by the United Nations Development Programs, UNDP, 42% of the young people in Africa did not have access to the funding needed to run their businesses. They, therefore, fail to get funding. Sometimes. their ideas remain in the back of their brains and are unable to take their dreams to the market and reach their customers. High-level delegates including President Paul Kagame stressed that the youth are a resilient movement that will contribute to a prosperous 2063 agenda for a better Africa.
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The African Union (AU)’s 2063 agenda aims to deliver on goals for inclusive and sustainable development, which is a manifestation of the pan-African drive for unity, self-determination, freedom, progress, and collective prosperity.
