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Every Woman is Worthy of Her Rights
I was born in Iraqi Kurdistan in a time of internal conflict and war and I moved to Sweden as a political refugee in 1997. I had the most...

Taffan Ako
Jun 6, 20182 min read


Let’s Get Digital
In your life, if you're lucky enough, you are born during a moment in time when the world is ready for the change you're bringing. So,...

Shwetal Shah
May 30, 20182 min read


Women and Energy: A promising Future
Over the past decade, I have seen women on every international development agenda. With all the uprightness opportunities and the...

Salma Abdalla
May 18, 20182 min read


How Do We Pay the Value of Cheap Labour?
I belong to the country that is the second leading exporter for ready-made garments to high fashion brands from the western world. That...

Tasneem Omar Ava
Jul 23, 20175 min read


Education - The Flame of Hope in Emergencies
A resilient seven years into the Syrian crisis, Syrians have been calling for more sustainable solutions to support their livelihoods and...

Bushra Dabbagh
Jul 16, 20172 min read


Corporate Social Responsibility: Then, Now and...
EDD Young Leader 2017 introduces his upcoming high level panel at the European Development Days 2017 on 7th June. "The basic idea is that...

Nishchal Banskota
May 30, 20173 min read


The Road to Sustainable cities in Africa
Rachid Ennassiri is one of the 16 young leaders selected this year to attend the EDD Young Leader programme. He will speak in a high...

Nestor Dehouindji
May 25, 20173 min read


"After EDD16, I was awarded the Benin’s OUTSTANDING YOUNG PERSON of the year ..."
Before attending EDD, one of the important projects, I and others youths were closely working is to create an African startup specialized...

Nestor Dehouindji
Mar 3, 20172 min read


How to walk the talk on youth unemployment: Reflections on the UNCTAD 14 Youth Forum
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted in 1948 and today 68 years later, I see the importance of this declaration, ...

Nestor Dehouindji
Aug 8, 20164 min read


You can’t manage what you can’t measure: How to transform the youth policy environment in Africa
If governments are serious about a sustainable world in 2030, youth angles, perspectives and voices must be central to their plan of...

Sana Afouaiz
Aug 2, 20163 min read


Tackling youth unemployment: Solutions from Benin
“I graduated wit h a Master’s degree in geography from “Université d’Abomey-Calavi, Benin in 2010. After several unsuccessful job...

Nestor Dehouindji
Jun 27, 20163 min read


Africa, migration and the SDGs: the continent’s journey to development?
Migration is nowadays a worldwide concern due to the fact it has become an issue that should be addressed by all countries. One can...

Birwe Habmo
Jun 7, 20164 min read


Agriculture: A Possible Solution to Youth Unemployment?
As we inch towards the upcoming Day of the African Child in June, I could not help but inch back to the popular version of the Agenda...

Catherine Mloza-Banda
Jun 6, 20163 min read
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