The Southern Africa Youth Forum (SAYoF) is a regional development platform for youth in the SADC region (16 member countries), and works with SADC Secretariat, SADC-PF, SADC-CNGO, African Union Youth Division, national governments, and SAT among other regional organizations to empower young people and ensure sustainable inclusion in developmental processes. SAYoF is the official convener of the SADC Youth Forum the largest youth gathering in Southern Africa convened before the SADC Heads of State and Government Summit to co-create solutions for youth and ensure regional and national development that is youth-centered. SAYoF is the convener of SADC Youth Parliament a regional policy advocacy, engagement arm, and leadership mentorship flagship program for SAYoF which have Members of Parliament from across 16 Member countries. SAYoF sits in the Global Coalition for Youth, Peace, and Security, a UN-CSOs partnership to advance youth for peace, SAYoF sits in the Dengue Advisory Group an international committee to fight Dengue a Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) and was appointed by Africa Union (AU) to be part of the Africa Youth Front on Covid-19 a high-level policy and advocacy framework by the Africa Union (AU) Youth Envoy for young people to co-lead Africa’s response to Covid-19. SAYoF is a Co-Convener for African Youth Commission on AfCFTA and represents Africa in the CPDE Youth Sector.
The Secretary General of SADC-PF and the Patron of SADC Youth Parliament Her Excellency Boemo Ndu Sekgoma ignited the 5th SADC Youth Forum, in Gaborone, Botswana. The Secretary-General attended the Forum for two days with young people, listening and making contributions to the youth agenda; her attendance was described by young people from 16 SADC…
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Pre-Amble We the young people of Southern Africa; from sixteen Southern African Member States: The Republic of Angola, The Republic of Botswana, Republic of Comoros, The Democratic Republic of Congo, The Kingdom of Eswatini, The Kingdom of Lesotho, The Republic of Madagascar, The Republic of Malawi, The Republic of Mauritius, The Republic of Mozambique, The…
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Taking note of the achievements realized since the first SADC Youth Forum in Tanzania, 2nd SADC Youth Forum in Mozambique and the 3rd SADC Youth Forum in Malawi and the 4th SADC Youth Forum in South Africa, we continue to place young people at the center of regional and national development. Realizing that participation of…
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It is with great pleasure and a profound sense of optimism that I address this inaugural meeting of SADC Youth Parliament Mentors as the Chief Mentor of the SADC Youth Parliament. On behalf of the Youth Parliament and indeed on my own behalf, I extend a warm welcome to each and every Mentor to this…
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The Southern Africa Youth Forum (SAYoF) is honored to be invited by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA-SARO) in partnership with SADC Business Council on the Brainstorming Meeting on the Technology and Innovation Platform for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Southern Africa. The meeting came at a time when SAYoF announced…
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Honourable Members of the Youth Parliament, Youth from our beloved SADC; Youth Leaders living with disability and diverse portfolio’s Mentors, Chief Mentors; Colleagues and distinguished attendees; It is with immense honour that I address you virtually in my new capacity as Patron of the SADC Youth Parliament As you may be aware, the SADC Parliamentary…
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The Young people, the media, the SADC Youth Parliamentarians, stakeholders, partners, and our esteemed Mentors, the Master of ceremonies Dr. Keratiloe Mogotsi, the Secretary General of SADC PF H.E Boemo Sekgoma. Today is an important and a great day in the history of SADC and Africa; it is a testimony of the Africa that we…
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It is indeed a great honour and inspiring to give solidarity remarks on the launch of the Pan-African and Feminist Philanthropies Initiative. The Southern Africa Youth Forum (SAYoF) a pan-African regional youth platform working with young people in SADC region and programs across Africa; we welcome and applaud the time, talent and treasure offered by…
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