Africa Youth Panel

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Nigeria

Description

The African Youth Panel is a platform of youth leaders from different African countries committed to advancing policy, political and economic actions to reduce youth unemployment and enhance governance and participation. Membership consists of youth leaders from diverse skills and backgrounds including academics, civil society experts and politicians. The AYP was initiated by the Danish NGO Forum to provide input to the Danish Africa Commission (DAC) on what youth can do in Africa’s development as well as what development partners should do to ensure that tangible results are achieved with their support. The final DAC report recognised the importance of investing in young people for development in Africa. Consequently, the AYP received a grant from the Roskilde Festival Society to carry out its advocacy and capacity building work and to further strengthen its membership. The African Youth Panel (AYP) is a non-profit and non-governmental platform of participation and exchange among youths in Africa, promoting the culture of development and implementing local, national and regional initiatives through its member organizations. The structure of AYP comprises a panel of 60 young people in over 23 African countries. The Steering Committee is the governance arm of the AYP, with representatives from all sub-regions of Africa and an African youth from the Diaspora.

Details

Name of Primary Programme Africa Youth Panel	Numbers of programme participants annually 25 - 250	Telephone Number - alternate +2349098044444
Programme Type Leadership Impact Platform	Region from which participants are selected Various, Northern Africa, West Africa, East Africa, Central Africa, Southern Africa	Organisation website http://africanyouthpanel.org
Programme Funders Government, Philanthropic, Corporate	Region of programme delivery Northern Africa, West Africa, Eastern Africa, Central Africa	Programme Contact email info@africanyouthpanel.org
Philanthropic funders Roskilde Festival Society	Are programmes continuing? Yes	Country of operation Nigeria
Corporate funders Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Telephone Number +2349097644444	Organisation Name Africa Youth Panel
Programme Start Date 2008

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