TICAD IV Youth Dialogue

Vibrant Africa - The Next Generation Speaks Out

Monday, May 26, 2008

An archived version of the webcast is available for view.

The children of today are the leaders of tomorrow. The World Bank Tokyo Office, Tokyo Development Learning Center (TDLC) and UNICEF will initiate a Youth Dialogue via videoconference on the occasion of TICAD IV (Tokyo International Conference on African Development) to encourage the younger generation from Asian and African countries to add their voice to this important process.

Participating in the 2.5 hour session will be youths from Africa (Ghana, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania) and Asia (Japan, South Korea, Vietnam).

The purpose of the Dialogue is to enable African and Asian youths to share experiences on TICAD IV priority issues so that Africa and Asia can learn from each other. In preparation for the Dialogue, youth groups in each country will choose a topic from among the list of priority issues of TICAD IV. Local discussions will be held focusing on the issue and how it is being tackled in each respective country. Findings will be presented at the Dialogue. After listening to the opinions of their Asian counterparts, African youths will offer their perspective and reveal the path they hope to follow to achieve a Vibrant Africa.

Key views exchanged by youth groups will be conveyed to the TICAD IV Plenary Session.

The session will bewebcast live for view by a wider audience to raise awareness of concerns held by youth groups in Africa and Asia, to gain support for continuous dialogue.

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