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MAKING THE CASE FOR ACTIVE
CITIZENSHIP AND SOLIDARITY
Youth Exchange
Engagement Global hosted the EU - AU Youth Symposium 6 – 8 May
2019 in Bonn, Germany, which was attended by exchange and
volunteering stakeholders from Africa and Europe. The Symposium
addressed a range of topics from quality standards in the sector,
reciprocity and digitisation to the SDGs and Agenda 2063. South
African representation included Graeme Cairns (SAwN), Jabulani
Nzimande (SAAN) and Mike Denison (WESSA). WESSA presented on
SDG Methodologies alongside Germanwatch, an NGO focussed on
mobilising youth for a sustainable future.
Aya Chebbi, AU Youth Envoy, set the tone with a meaningful key note
address where she highlighted five benefits to youth mobilisation and
exchange which are good for us to all consider in our work –
• Shaping narratives to create positive outcomes
• Perception & dialogue that promotes equality and solidarity
• Future of work is key to sustainability and social cohesion
• Trans-national solidarity & Pan-Africanism is everybody’s responsibility
• Reciprocity in development is key to transformative growth and development
Aya Chebbi, AU Youth Envoy, & Graeme Cairns
of SAwN catch up during the coffee break at
the EU AU Youth Symposium
Image left – Rene Fadonougbo & Koudoussou Laourou
of the AGYI Benin Network participating in activities
in Bonn over May. Rene is also part of the Beninese
Youth Planning Team for Countdown 2030.
I N S I D E Steering Meeting Update – Countdown
2030 Update – Alumni Voice – Activities 2019 – YOUTH MONTH
& Special Days – wwB Update
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Participants at the
Symposium engage with SDG
Methodologies in a German-
Watch and WESSA facilitated
session.
Image: courtesy of Engagement
Global
AGYI Technical Steering
Meeting 2-4 May (Bonn)
Implementing organisations, GIZ,
Engagement Global and the AU
steering team met for 3 days in Bonn
to review progress to date, coordinate
upcoming activities, further develop or
deepen areas of impact such as the
focus on quality and standards, the
Innovation Fund, work with alumni
and partner matching. The committee
has also started to look towards the
post-pilot phase and attention to
where AGYI and the service offer after
2020 would be most valuable.
An extension workshop was held by
the Skills in Exchange Working Group
of the technical team, 4 May, to
consolidate work to date and set
tangible targets. Agriculture and the
green economy have been identified
as the thematic areas for at least one
pilot to be developed before
September 2020 which will be either a
re-formatted or a new format
exchange with a specific skills lens
attached to the exchange experience.
Now in full swing, 19 youth, 3 countries, multiple
languages and one vision – Beyond 2030! The
International Youth Planning Teams from SADC,
Benin Region & Germany will present their draft
plans this month for the youth led Countdown
Conference in Germany, December 2019.
The conference enables a critical youth
perspective of the global frameworks of Agenda
2063 and the SDGs. www.countdown2030.net
The CD2030 team will be meeting for a 1-day
planning session in Johannesburg 28 June which
is also part of the AGYI Youth Month Activities.
CD2030 virtual meeting in action
WISHING YOU A
HAPPY AND INSPIRATIONAL YOUTH MONTH
from the AGYI, WESSA &
the Southern African Alumni Network
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Sive To the Youth of South Africa
“Work hard, seize every opportunity, start by making small changes
within your community. Be the change you want to see in the world.”
Sifora
Hails from Port Elizabeth
Nelson Mandela Bay (Business Studies)
Ukonwaba Foundation Team
Masifunde Learner Development facilitator
I went through the South-North program via Sage-net.
My project was the Evangelische Stiftung Arnsburg in Lich
Hessen which is a children’s home and after care centre
where I worked in the knowledge and competence
centre preparing extra mural activities for the learners
residing in the home. We focused on Global and
Intercostal Learning and I also facilitated an Arts project,
taught English classes, did library work and facilitated
the Connecting Continents program.
Connecting Continents is an ongoing program between
learners from Port Elizabeth (South Africa) and kids from
Lich, Germany ESA that focuses on topics of global
learning. The participants interact via Skype, mail and
other applications. They create projects that they can
utilise to teach other kids in their spaces about global
topics.
The program inspired me to make changes at home. I
initially wanted to start an academic program but
unfortunately due to my studies and work I couldn’t,
which is when I decided to join the Ukonwaba
Foundation (more info on Facebook).
Recently I was part of the camp organising team where I
was in charge of organizing the content for our camp in
2018 and now because of my experience and hard work I
can take on bigger projects here at work.
Hard Skills
✓ Deutsch
✓ Typing speed
improved
✓ Library program
Soft Skills
✓ Patience
✓ Problem solving
✓ Time management
✓ Flexibility
✓ Work ethic
Coming away from the
volunteering year, I feel I have grown and
learnt new skills ……………………………………………….
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ALUMNI Change-Action-Projects
Workshop
28 – 30 June 2019
wwB Extra-Curricular Exchange AGYI partners in SA and Germany are
engaged in pre-matching of potential
partners. WESSA met with BKJ’s Volkmar
Liebig and DSJ’s Matthias Frosch in Germany
this month to map the way forward and set
targets for the upcoming partner
conferences. WESSA is communicating with
the relevant organisations in South Africa to
keep them informed of progress.
“CHAT between the Worlds”
promotes VIRTUAL EXCHANGE
between schools, student groups,
youth clubs and youth
associations. CHAT brings with it
support, experience and useful
resources to allow you to optimise
the exchange.
For more, click here
JUNE 2019 What are you doing for YOUTH MONTH?
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1st – International Children’s Day
5th – World Environment Day
8th – World Oceans Day
16th – YOUTH DAY
Father’s Day
17th – World Day – Combat Desertification
World Day – Combat Drought
20th – World Refugee Day
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Image: SABC3 who will be running profiles on
youth doing extraordinary things. Click on image
for website of SABC3 schedule and stories.
Calendar of special days
As part of YOUTH MONTH, the AGYI
will be running a workshop for 20 (18
SA and 2 SADC) exchange alumni on
Change-Action-Projects and an
introduction to Project Management.
AGYI INNOVATION Fund GIZ are in the process of appointing an
AGYI Innovation Fund Manager.
Some revisions to the fund have been
made based on the pilot call of 2018.
The fund will look to enable up to 50
projects by the end of September 2020
in which alumni or organisations in the
exchange sector can apply for.