African Youth Panel in Ethiopia

Where we work

Guatemala

Our work here focuses on agricultural development, disaster prevention and relief aid, human rights and strengthening the legal system.

Sudan

Among other things, our work here includes mine clearance, protecting the civilian population and relief aid in Darfur.

India

Here we work with fighting hunger and poverty, disaster preparedness, democracy, rights and the caste system.

Angola

Our work here focuses on clearing areas of landmines and unexploded ammunition as well as mine risk education.

Congo (DCR)

Our work here focuses on demining, fighting hunger and helping women who are victims of violence.

Ethiopia

Our work here focuses on disaster risk reduction, equal rights for men and women, strengthening civil society and fighting hunger, HIV and AIDS.

Malawi

Our work here focuses on the prevention of HIV and AIDS, food security and women’s rights.

Uganda

Our work here focuses on agriculture, disaster preparedness, combating HIV and AIDS and supporting a democratic development.

Zambia

Our work here focuses on women’s right to participate, fighting poverty, HIV and AIDS, climate change adaption and democracy.

Bangladesh

Our work here focuses on disaster preparedness, climate changes, democracy, women’s rights and protecting migrants.

Burma/Myanmar

Our work here focuses on empowering civil society, development and education, emergency relief aid and supporting refugees.

Cambodia

Our work here includes, among other things, fighting hunger, HIV/AIDS, supporting women’s rights and climate change adaption.

Nepal

Our work here focuses on democracy and rights, disaster preparedness, disaster risk reduction and safe migration.

Pakistan

Our work here focuses on relief aid, health care, medicine and reconstruction following the floods.

Haiti

Here our work focuses on rebuilding schools and helping the rural poor with income generating activities after the violent earthquake in 2010.

Honduras

Our work here focuses on agricultural development, disaster preparedness, climate change adaption, human rights and democracy.

West Bank/Gaza

Our work here focuses on relief aid, women’s rights and improving the Palestinian population’s living conditions.

Kazakhstan

Our work here focuses on supporting the poor that travel from town to town on foot. We establish self-help groups and influence laws and procedures.

Kyrgyzstan

Our work here focuses on supporting poor immigrant families, education for marginalised children and young people and self-help groups for the elderly.

Lebanon

Our work here focuses on clearing cluster bombs, neutralising mines and enabling the population to manage on their own.

DanChurchAid believes

Henrik Stubkjær, Secretary General

"Hunger is an inevitable consequence of poverty. Hunger is the most grotesque example of inequity in the world. DCA is fighting hunger with all of the means we have, both in the short and longer term."

African Youth Panel in Ethiopia

DanChurchAid and the Danish NGO-forum invites young people from all over Africa to apply for participation in the African Youth Panel, taking place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, November 16-19. 2008. The Youth Panel will be a lifetime opportunity to influence the future of Africa by developing recommendations to the further work of the Dan...

10.09.2008

Applicants are required to:

- Be between 15 and 30 years old

- Have at least two years experience from civil society and grass-root organisations, political organisations or otherwise have been engaged in promoting local, national or international development. You should preferably represent a Youth Group, CSO, Association, University or employer with contacts to a Danish partner

- Speak and write fluent English

- Have knowledge about the challenges Africa is facing today and views about the future development of the continent.

Application deadline is October, 3, 2008.

If you have any questions regarding the Youth forum or the application procedure, please contact us at africanyouth@dca.dk.

The list of selected participants will be available at our website by October 13th 2008. Selected participants will be contacted directly by e-mail.

For more information please visit the Africa commission website
Download invitation

INVITATION The African Youth Panel 2008.doc 41.50 kB
Download application form

Application_form_Youth_Panel_Addis_Abeba.doc 74.50 kB