Call to participate in a conference focusing on Youth,Peace and Violent Extremism in Melaka,Malaysia

Greetings from World Youth Foundation, Malaysia.

We have the pleasure to inform you that World Youth Foundation, (“an NGO in Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations”), and an NGO Associated with the United Nations Department of Public Information will be hosting the International Conference on “Youth, Peace and Violent Extremism”, 30th July – 3rd August 2018, Melaka, Malaysia.

This year’s programme will provide an opportunity for young people from around the globe to come together to discuss, understand, share, find solutions and develop strategies on issues
pertaining to Violent Extremism, Peace, inclusive societies and how they are building resilience in their communities to prevent Violent Extremism..

Objective of the Conference

The International Conference will create a safe and supportive environment for youth to participate in the fight against violent extremism. It is an initiative to engage young people to participate in the dialogue of preventing violent extremism and to enable them to realize the importance of combating violent extremism and building sustainable peace.

• to provide young people with the opportunity to share experiences and viewpoints on good practices in addressing the drivers of violent extremism;

• to identify the “push and pull factors” on the drivers of violent extremism

• to examine and discuss the role of youths in preventing the conditions that are conducive to violent extremism and promoting sustaining peaceful societies;

• to engage youth worldwide in addressing the challenges related to P/CVE, to include them in the decision making process on P/CVE issues as highlighted in UNSCR 2250

• to discuss ways to strengthen the links between P/CVE and the related SDGs – as fully implementing the SDGs, with a focus on SDG 16 will help prevent violent extremism by addressing the socio, economic, political factors that enable radicalization; and

• to empower youths through capacity building and offering opportunities for networking and cooperation.

Expected Outcome:

The International Conference is expected to generate the following outputs and follow up measures:

• Identification of priority areas of action
• Country-level activities in P/CVE and capacity building needs
• Networking on P/CVE implementation facilitation in their respective countries

Where?

Melaka, Malaysia

When?

30th July – 3rd August 2018

How to Get Involved?

Register here:

https://wyf.org.my/registration-ypve/

Main event page:

https://wyf.org.my/overview-ypve/

Payment methods:

https://wyf.org.my/payment-details-ypve/

FAQ:

https://wyf.org.my/faq-ypve/

Fore more information click here. Kindly share this announcement widely to your network,particularly to youth focus, youth let and youth serving organizations.

Please do not hesitate to contact  wyfhq@wyf.org.my should you need any further information.

 

Why Violet Mbiti Foundation,Vijana Network International Limited and Youth County Projects Kenya exists

Everything we do, we believe in challenging the status quo, we believe in thinking differently. The way we challenge the status quo is by offering quality projects and opportunities that will empower socially, economically and politically the lives of 16 million unemployed youth from the 47 counties in Kenya that we believe we will reach. Want to partner with us?

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Plan to attend ILO Training in Turin, Italy

ILO will be hosting a training and knowledge-sharing event to be held at ILO’s International Training Centre in Turin, Italy from 25 June – 6 July.

The main objective of the Academy is to enhance the capacity of decision makers (mainly Ministries of Labour and other relevant government institutions and workers’ and employers’ organizations) to develop comprehensive strategies to tackle the multifaceted dimensions of the youth employment challenge, with gender mainstreaming.

The Academy on Youth Employment is intended to support national capacity to develop, implement and review youth employment strategies and programmes.

More specifically, the Academy aims to:

• Foster better understanding of labour market concepts for rigorous diagnosis of youth employment challenges;
• Identify viable entry points for mainstreaming youth employment into national employment policies and development frameworks;
• Provide guidelines for the development of operational plans and programmes on youth employment;
• Enhance knowledge on what works for youth employment in different contexts, spanning over a range of demand-side and supply-side measures; and
• Delve into available methods and tools for monitoring and evaluation of youth employment interventions.

Please find more information attached.

Interested candidates can apply online at http://intranetp.itcilo.org/STF/A9011276/en The application deadline is 15 May 2018. Please note that a limited number of partial fellowships is available for supporting youth representatives among the different stakeholder addressed by the Academy.

Why Violet Mbiti Foundation,Vijana Network International Limited and Youth County Projects Kenya exists

Everything we do, we believe in challenging the status quo, we believe in thinking differently. The way we challenge the status quo is by offering quality projects and opportunities that will empower socially, economically and politically the lives of 16 million unemployed youth from the 47 counties in Kenya that we believe we will reach. Want to partner with us?

Follow us on
Twitter@youthprojects
Facebook:Youth Projects Kenya
Instagram:YouthProjectsKenya
Subscribe on Youtube:Youth County Projects Kenya
Blog:www.youthcountyprojectskenya.com

 

 

Networking with like-minded partners

I get great satisfaction for the doors i have opened for my fellow youth through Violet Mbiti Foundation and Vijana Network International Ltd .This past week has been a blessing and busy for us. Cyrus Litswa and Erick Mutua attended the 3rd National Youth Leaders Convention that took place in Nairobi County hosted by my friend Raphael Obonyo the founder of Youth Congress.They represented Bungoma County and Kitui County.Thank you Raphael for such an awesome initiative.They networked and interacted with Great Minds such as Kelvin Keya from Care International Kenya who is pictured with them.Thank you Kelvin for motivating my team.You are an inspiration.Levi from Kisumu County and Cynthia from Kakamega County attended the inaugural Youth Devolution Summit that took place in Kakamega County on Friday and Saturday this week and was hosted by Organization of African Youth Kenya.His Excellency Governor Oparanya from Kakamega County attended the summit.Thanks Mike Asudi for inviting my team to attend.I also represented the Foundation at the Drafting of Kenya Youth Policy this week.Proud of my team #www.youthcountyprojectskenya.com # Empowering Youth in the 47 Counties#

Why Violet Mbiti Foundation,Vijana Network International Limited and Youth County Projects Kenya exists

Everything we do, we believe in challenging the status quo, we believe in thinking differently. The way we challenge the status quo is by offering quality projects and opportunities that will empower socially, economically and politically the lives of 16 million unemployed youth from the 47 counties in Kenya that we believe we will reach. Want to partner with us?

Follow us on
Twitter@youthprojects
Facebook:Youth Projects Kenya
Instagram:YouthProjectsKenya
Subscribe on Youtube:Youth County Projects Kenya
Blog:www.youthcountyprojectskenya.com

 

Development of Kenya Youth Policy 2018

It’s a pleasure for Violet Mbiti Foundation to have been invited to The Working Workshop for Development of Kenya Youth Policy Recommendations.The current National Youth Policy was developed in 2007..So its a milestone to be part of the team developing the latest 2018 Youth Policy.The exercise is being spearheaded by National Youth Council in 13 regions in Kenya together with The Government Ministerial Multi-Stakeholder Technical Committee.Never thought i will be engaged in Development of our Country’s Youth Policy#Milestone made#Toa Maoni Yako#violetmbitifoundation#@YouthActKe#@OAYouthKenya#@Nairobits#NYC_youthvoice@youthprojects#Youth Projects Kenya #DSW#Union of Kenya Civil Servants# Young Entrepreneurs Network Africa#www.youthcountyprojectskenya.com

Why Violet Mbiti Foundation,Vijana Network International Limited and Youth County Projects Kenya exists

Everything we do, we believe in challenging the status quo, we believe in thinking differently. The way we challenge the status quo is by offering quality projects and opportunities that will empower socially, economically and politically the lives of 16 million unemployed youth from the 47 counties in Kenya that we believe we will reach. Want to partner with us?

Follow us on
Twitter@youthprojects
Facebook:Youth Projects Kenya
Instagram:YouthProjectsKenya
Subscribe on Youtube:Youth County Projects Kenya
Blog:www.youthcountyprojectskenya.com

Meeting with Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

It is such a joy and delight for Violet Mbiti Foundation to have been invited to Youth Advocacy Partners meeting organized by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.Violet Mbiti Foundation is a member organization of Kenya Adolescents and Youth Sexual Reproductive Health Rights/HIV Network which is a coalition of youth led organizations working on Advocacy in SRHR matters.Violet Mbiti Foundation and Organization of African Youth Kenya represented the Coalition interest at the meeting which sought to discuss Gender Equality and Youth Sexual Reproductive Health.Other organizations who attended the meeting include Akili Dada,AMREF,ActionAid,DSW,IYAFP,Jhpiego,Advocacy Accelerator and Badili Africa#Surreal moment#God Win#www.youthcountyprojectskenya.com

Why Violet Mbiti Foundation,Vijana Network International Limited and Youth County Projects Kenya exists

Everything we do, we believe in challenging the status quo, we believe in thinking differently. The way we challenge the status quo is by offering quality projects and opportunities that will empower socially, economically and politically the lives of 16 million unemployed youth from the 47 counties in Kenya that we believe we will reach. Want to partner with us?

Follow us on
Twitter@youthprojects
Facebook:Youth Projects Kenya
Instagram:YouthProjectsKenya
Subscribe on Youtube:Youth County Projects Kenya
Blog:www.youthcountyprojectskenya.com

Guidelines for working with and for young people

Grateful that Violet Mbiti Foundation was selected as the Kenyan organization to host the field consultation on Developing Guidelines for working with and for young people in Humanitarian Settings which was submitted earlier today.Violet Mbiti Foundation carried out the consultation workshop in Bomet County led by our coordinator Gideon while Norwegian Refugee Council collected the data in Daadab camp in Garissa County.Violet Mbiti Foundation in collaboration with UN Major Group for Children and Youth carried out the exercise.The consultation also took place in Uganda,The Gambia,Malawi,Mali and Nigeria courtesy of UNICEF and Norwegian Refugee Council

Why Violet Mbiti Foundation,Vijana Network International Limited and Youth County Projects Kenya exists

Everything we do, we believe in challenging the status quo, we believe in thinking differently. The way we challenge the status quo is by offering quality projects and opportunities that will empower socially, economically and politically the lives of 16 million unemployed youth from the 47 counties in Kenya that we believe we will reach. Want to partner with us?

Follow us on
Twitter@youthprojects
Facebook:Youth Projects Kenya
Instagram:YouthProjectsKenya
Subscribe on Youtube:Youth County Projects Kenya
Blog:www.youthcountyprojectskenya.com

Call for Application – 18th Melaka International Youth Dialogue (MIYD) ‘Youth Engineering A Sustainable Urbanisation’ on 24th – 28th June 2018 in Melaka, Malaysia

World Assembly of Youth (WAY) Headquarters in Melaka, Malaysia are pleased to inform you that the 18^th Melaka International Youth Dialogue (MIYD) with the theme ‘‘Youth Engineering A Sustainable Urbanisation’’will be held from 24^th – 28^th June 2018 in Melaka, Malaysia. This Dialogue is organised by the World Assembly of Youth (WAY) in collaboration with the Ministry of Youth and Sports (Malaysia), the Melaka State Government, the Asian Youth Council, and the Malaysian Youth Council.

The 18^th MIYD theme has been selected to uplift ideas and leverage the role of young people towards attaining a strategic and sustainable urbanisation. An interactive dialogue on this topic will be of significance to form, educate, and increase awareness on the challenges and entitlements of youth for a conducive and secure environment that assures and supports their development fully at the different levels of society that they represent. Thus, all participants and stakeholders will gather to call for action and structure experiences on the issue of Urbanisation and Youth Development. The outcome document will elevate youth contribution towards the attainment of sustainable urbanisation and assure favorably in youth development as well as the betterment of societies as a whole.

They wish to extend this invitation to you to partake in this prosperous dialogue. Please refer to the enclosed documents herewith for additional information and registration or visit http://www.way.org.my/miyd-2018.

Why Violet Mbiti Foundation,Vijana Network International Limited and Youth County Projects Kenya exists

Everything we do, we believe in challenging the status quo, we believe in thinking differently. The way we challenge the status quo is by offering quality projects and opportunities that will empower socially, economically and politically the lives of 16 million unemployed youth from the 47 counties in Kenya that we believe we will reach. Want to partner with us?

Follow us on
Twitter@youthprojects
Facebook:Youth Projects Kenya
Instagram:YouthProjectsKenya
Subscribe on Youtube:Youth County Projects Kenya
Blog:www.youthcountyprojectskenya.com