African Union Youth Volunteer Corps

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Ethiopia

Description

The African Union Youth Volunteer Corps, or AU-YVC, is a continental development program that recruits and works with youth volunteers, to work in all 54 countries across the African Union. AU-YVC promotes volunteering to deepen the status of young people in Africa as key participants in the delivery of Africa's human development targets and goals. It brings people together to share skills, knowledge, creativity and learning to build a more integrated continent, and by implication strengthen Africa's relevance in the globalized world. The concept is in line with the African Youth Charter as well as the Decision of AU Head of States and Governments in Assembly/AU/Dec.274 (XVI) January 2010, to set up a continental Volunteer initiative. AU-YVC was officially launched on the 3rd of December 2010 in Abuja, Nigeria, where the Nigerian president was present along with Ministers of Youth from across the AU; high level AU representatives, Partners and other Volunteer Organizations; and Africa's Youth at large. The objectives of the AU-YVC are to: - Engage Africa's Youth in the Continent's development through meaningful youth participation by providing Service for their Continent; - Provide opportunities to Young Africans to serve and gain crucial professional experience, soft skills, social competence, international exposure and leadership skills; - Promote shared values and Pan-Africanism among the upcoming generation.

Details

Name of Primary Programme African Union Youth Volunteer Corps	Numbers of programme participants annually 25 - 250	Organisation website https://au.int/en/volunteer/african-union-youth-volunteer-corps
Programme Type Leadership Impact Platform	Region from which participants are selected Various, Northern Africa, West Africa, East Africa, Central Africa, Southern Africa	Programme Contact email youth@africa-union.org
Programme Funders Government	Region of programme delivery Pan Africa	Country of operation Ethiopia
Government funding African Union	Are programmes continuing? Yes	Organisation Name African Union
Programme Start Date 2010	Telephone Number +251 11 551 77 00

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