Youth and agriculture: What’s new? Over the past years, many of us – individuals and organisations, have been advocating for the active engagement of African youth in agriculture. Indeed, with an ageing farming population and the high unemployment rate among youth, agriculture, being the main economic sector of most countries in Africa, could potentially provide […]
After waiting for quite a long time, today the results of the YoBloCo Awards have finally been announced and this Blog (Nawsheen’s World) is the first prize winner for Individual category [Yayyyyy!!]. The Results for both individual and institutional category can be viewed HERE. Having been one of the 15 finalists for the Individual […]
Yesterday, 12th August 2011 was the International Youth Day which also marked the end of the International Year of the Youth (August 2010 to August 2011). “The international community must continue to work together to expand the horizons of opportunity for these young women and men and answer their legitimate demands for dignity, development and decent […]