YouthPower

Overview

Why do you want to join youthpower

How I want to make an Impact

Using the comparative advantage, I have of a sound knowledge of key decisions, programs and activities that continental institutions like the African Union and United Nations Commission of Africa are doing towards the development of young people in silencing the gun by 2020, health and economic activities, I will create regular blogs that will help with up to date information on these activities in health issues like HIV and AIDS, Cancer and Sexual Reproductive Health in General. I will also engage influential people in Advocacy continentally like African Union Special Envoy on Youth and Special Envoy on Gender to disseminate and accelerate ongoing efforts for Gender Equality and Health on Social Media. Finally, I will work with colleagues at the African Union Youth Volunteer Corps who are from the 55 member states of Africa to use their networks in their home countries to advocate virtually for key commitments on Gender Equality, Health, and Youth by the African Union Agenda 2063 and the Sustainable Development Goals.

Short biography

I aim to make an impact through strategic advocacy already as a policy and advocacy associate, I assist in influencing the African Union decisions pertaining to various issues on Health, Gender, and Education.I will use my comparative advantage to carry out advocacy campaigns on various issues on Gender, Health that is on Sexual Reproductive Health and others to political pressure and influence the African Union Assembly through the various structures in the Commission . Working with the newly appointed African Union Youth Envoy we will be doing social media campaigns on issues such as Female Genital Mutilation, Child Marriage and Mental Health targeting the Young People of the African Continent. I will also use the Youth Lead platform to regularly update young people on the key decisions being made by various Continental Agents here in Addis Ababa such as the African Union , UNFPA and other and the impact of those decisions hence my strategy aims to engage relevant stakeholders through using social media and physical interactions.

Assistance Offered

Assistance with the Press, Connecting with funding, Resources, best practices, tool kits, research, data, etc, Training

What I need

I need technical support and networks of other influential social media people I can reach out to.

Assistance OfferedAssistance with the Press, Connecting with funding, Resources, best practices, tool kits, research, data, etc, Training

What I need

I need technical support and networks of other influential social media people I can reach out to.

Networks

African Union Youth Volunteer Corps

Where did you hear about us?

Twitter

Country

Ethiopia

Sectors of Interest

Topics of Interest

Sectors of Interest

Topics of Interest

Other Interests I am interested in climate issues, silencing the gun in Africa that is the ongoing effort to end the conflict in Africa and also support people in Humanitarian situation especially women and girls.

Education

Bsc Politics and Public Managment , Monitering and Evaluation

Languages spoken