Southern Africa Youth Forum (SAYoF) is a Regional platform for Youths & Youth Organizations within the SADC region. It is founded based on the increasing demand by youth to be important players & stakeholders in regional processes to proffer solidarity at national & regional level, participation in sustainable transformation & in the agenda set by SADC Heads of State, the SADC Secretariat among other SADC organs. SAYoF is composed of youth organizations & formations working in SADC member States, taking advantage of their diversity and innovativeness to transform lives at regional and national level.
Youth, Youth CSOs in the Region, Youth Advocates, Youth Activists, Governments, Regional Bodies, SADC, Multilateral Institutions including AfDB, World Bank and IMF, UN, Pan African institutions including the African Union, and the Economic Commission for Africa, Regional Civil Society Organizations.
Regional Integration and Sustainable Development Cluster
Development Effectiveness Cluster
Governance, Peace and Security Cluster
Innovation for Social Change Cluster
Research, Capacity Building and Policy Advocacy Cluster
Fundamental Human Rights as specified in the SADC Protocols and Declarations, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights,
Regional and Inter-Cultural Solidarity
Ubuntu, Solidarity, Peace and Non-violence
Youth Primacy, Transparency, Impartiality, Gender Equality and Fairness.
Any person who benefits from activities carried out in the name of SAYoF is requested to respect these values. SAYoF is based on the belief that these values are universal and that their origin cannot be claimed by any particular culture or society. At the same time, it acknowledges and respects the rich cultural diversity of human societies in the Region.
The Call for Tobacco Control is a regional advocacy and engagement initiative that seeks to respond to the worrying and increased tobacco use by young people. The increased tobacco and drug abuse has become a major concern in Southern Africa. SAYoF Health Cluster among its partners namely; Y-ACT and AMREF Health Africa, informed by the…
The Southern Africa Youth Forum (SAYoF) congratulates Her Excellency Boemo Ndu Sekgoma on her reappointment as the Secretary-General for the SADC Parliamentary Forum (SADC-PF). The resolution to re-appoint her that took place during the SADC-PF Plenary Assembly at its 54th Session in Mauritius on 25th November 2023 is a great milestone for the region, especially…
Introduction and Background Context The concept of natural resources governance gained popularity in recent decades at the back of the age-old practice of environmentalism, which generally directs attention to the preservation of the environment and to the relationship between environmental issues and development (Pepper 1986). By ‘natural resources’ is meant the “natural assets (raw materials)…
PREAMBLE We the Young People of Southern Africa, gathering in our diversity at the 5th SADC Youth Forum hosted from 25 to 27 July 2023, Gaborone, Botswana, representing all the 16 SADC Member States: Angola, Botswana, Comoros, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eswatini, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, United Republic of Tanzania,…
The Regional Conference of Youth (RCOY) scored big at the 5th SADC Youth Forum Climate Change has emerged as the apartheid of our time, wreaking havoc on planet Earth and leaving a lot to be desired. The crisis has resulted in several induced disasters chief amongst these being food insecurity, water scarcity, biodiversity loss, forced…
Chers collègues/partenaires, C’est avec un grand plaisir que nous publions cette déclaration commune inaugurale à l’intention de nos partenaires dans le cadre de la célébration de la Journée internationale de la jeunesse en ce 12 août 2023. Cela nous donne l’occasion de reconnaître que les jeunes d’Afrique sont prêts à faire face aux nouveaux défis…
