BY PHUMELELE MKHONTA
MBABANE- Eswatini youth from all walks of life was represented.
This is according the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) yesterday, which revealed that emaSwati youth from various backgrounds were in attendance at the Youth Connekt Africa Summit 2022 at Kigali in Rwanda.
This year’s summit started from October 13 to October 15.
The number of the youth at Kigali could not be established by the time this article was compiled.
According to UNDP Eswatini official social media pages, the Eswatini youth from various backgrounds were representing their peers at Youth Connekt Africa in Kigali to network and share ideas at the youth summit.
“We are committed to connecting, empowering and providing opportunities for the youth to thrive. They are as brave as they can get,” read the UNDP Eswatini post.
When reached for comment, the UNDP Eswatini point of contact said the official responsible for revealing information to the media was away on official duty.
Youth Connekt Africa (YCA) is an African home-grown solution positioned to provide relevant solutions for the global South and to support the implementation of relevant South-South initiatives to empower youth. The YCA operates as a pan-African platform with the vision of connecting African youth for socio-economic transformation.
Over the last 6 years, the Youth Connekt Africa Summit, first hosted in Kigali in 2017, has grown to become Africa’s largest annual convening that connects youth from across the continent and beyond with policy influencers, political leaders, and public, private, and development sector institutions to engage, discuss, design, and accelerate youth empowerment efforts at a continental level.
Inspired by the African Union’s theme of the year, this year’s summit focused on building the resilience of young people on the African continent to accelerate human capital and socioeconomic development.
