African Youth Commission - AYC

A Youth - Led Independent Pan African Youth Network

African Youth Commission (AYC) is an independent Pan-African Youth Network founded by youth leaders to foster synergy amongst youth and youth organisations on the African continent and Diaspora, influence policy and galvanise meaningful youth engagement.

AYC facilitates the collective participation and engagement of young people in official, formal and informal avenues of policy design, implementation, monitoring, follow-up, and review at all levels.

AYC consolidates youth voices through grassroots organisations linkages to build a strong youth movement on the continent through our national consortium platforms.

Impactful youth engagement recognises and seeks to change the power structures that prevent young people from being considers as key stakeholders and drivers o f their own needs and priorities.

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AYC facilitates the collective participation and engagement of young people in official, formal and informal avenues of policy design, implementation, monitoring, follow-up, and review at all levels.

https://africanyouthcommission.org/new/services/movement-building/

AYC consolidates youth voices through grassroots organisations linkages to build a strong youth movement on the continent through our national consortium platforms.

some facts about us

some facts about us

What does African Youth Commission do?

The African Youth Commission provides a space for youth-led and youth-serving organisations on the African Continent and the Diaspora to consolidate their voices to influence policies and decision making, set and drive their own agenda in an inclusive way.

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Organisations
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200M

Beneficiaries

Our Compaigns

To ensure that we deliver on the demands of our constituency, we have mapped out various strategies that we employ through advocacy campaigns on different regional and global processes to secure the much desired meaningful youth inclusion and participation.

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We are Constantly looking for partnerships, collaborations and creating synergies with youth organisations and structures at grassroots, national to regional levels.</p> <p>At National Level, We organise our engagement through National Consortium structures where all member organisations will come together to implement local led actions.

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our Mission

The mission of the AYC is to unite African youth in action for the promotion of African unity and development.
The mission of the AYC is to unite African youth in action for the promotion of African unity and development.

The mission of the AYC is to unite African youth in action for the promotion of African unity and development.

AYC subscribes to the ideals and Pan African vision of African Union. “An integrated, prosperous and peaceful Africa, driven by its own citizens and representing a dynamic force in the global arena.”

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Feb

The African Activists for Climate Justice (AACJ) Global Coordination Meeting

I. Introduction The African Activists for Climate Justice (AACJ) Global Coordination Meeting took place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 5th to 11th February 2023. The meeting aimed to bring together […]

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27
Nov

Call for Topics: 4th Pan African Youth Conference

The African Youth Commission will be hosting the 4th Pan Youth Conference in March 24 – 28 in Nairobi, Kenya. The objectives of the conference are to: ·      Create a youth-led […]

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24
May

AYC organises Africa Regional Break out Session at the ECOSOC Youth Forum in New York

The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Youth Forum took place from 25 to 27 April 2023 in a hybrid format. The Forum provided a platform for young people to engage […]

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08
May

Kenyan Youth roundtable on Climate Change Proposed Amendments Bill of 2023

Kenya youth in the climate change space organised a round table to discuss the Climate Change Amendments Bill, 2023. The Government of Kenya issued a call for comments, proposals and […]

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