Youth Session
SOU-83|INSPIRE YOUTH, DEVELOP AFRICA
17 May
14:30 to 18:00
Venue: Room 6
LEAD ORGANIZER
PRESENTATION OF THE SESSION
PANEL
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Chairperson
Hon. James Etornam Flolu
District Chief Executive (Mayor) Afadzato South District
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Rapporteur
Mr. Lionel Nzamba Nzamba
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Facilitator
Baraka Marandu,
UCLG Africa
Programme
Summary
Speakers
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Bening Ahmed Wiisichong
Pan African Youth Union
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Jefferson T. Koijee
Mayor of Monrovia, Liberia
Jefferson T. Koijee is a current Mayor of the capital city of Liberia Monrovia. Jefferson T. Koijee is the first Mayor to be confirmed by the Liberian Senate since the end of the civil war, being confirmed unanimously by the Senate Committee on Internal Affairs and Good Governance. Prior to this, he was the National Youth Chairman for the Revolutionary National Youth League of the ruling Coalition for Democratic Change, where he worked as the leader of the young people of over One million around the country. Mr. Koijee worked between 2008 and 2010 as County Coordinator, Montserrado for the Federation of Liberian Youth, the umbrella organization for all youth groupings in Liberia. He is a candidate of Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Management of the Stella Maris Polytechnic and also a candidate of Bachelor of Science (BSC) in Political Science of the University of Liberia.
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Maher Hadhri
Mayor, city of El Mourouj
I was born on September 09, 1989 in Tunis, graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Physical Sciences, holder of a Master's degree in Physical Sciences specializing in Condensed Matter, and enrolled in a Doctorate thesis in Physical Sciences at the Faculty of Physical Sciences of Tunis '' FST". Today I am the Mayor of the city of EL MOUROUJ and am the youngest Mayor in the country. By way of professional experience, I held the position of General Manager of a private vocational training center ''OMEGA TRAINING'' located in EL MOUROUJ, as a temporary teacher at the Higher School of Engineers and Technological studies '' ESIET '' under the Arab University of Sciences '' UAS '', Responsible for sports activities at the Arab University of Sciences, as well as Professor of Physical Sciences at OMEGA TRAINING. I also served as a Football Coach at Esperance Sportive de Tunis ''EST''. My associative experience started in 2013 with the association '' SPORT FOR ALL '' in EL MOUROUJ as Founding Treasurer. During the following years, I joined the Alternative Youth Network '' RAJ TUNISIE '' and held the position of founding Vice-President of '' ROTARACT EL MOUROUJ '', Regional President of the association '' TWENSA '' and recently member of "Youth Without Borders" (JSF), President of ROTARY CARTHAGE, Regional President of GLOBAL YOUNG LEADERS ORGANIZATION BEN AROUS, Founder of RADIOWEB LOCAL MOUROUJ, Ambassador of the INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, and Representative of the YOUTH NETWORK ELECTED to the National Federation of Tunisian Municipalities (FNCT). I was elected Municipal Councilor and President of the Commission for Participatory Democracy and Open Governance in 2018, then Mayor in 2022 of the Municipality of "EL MOUROUJ". This associative experience allowed me to acquire additional skills concerning responsibility and civic engagement, leadership techniques, negotiations, social dialogue, communication techniques, as well as team management and project management.
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Mr Kemi Séba
Pan-African Emergency
GALLERY
Parallel Sessions
- 14:30 to 18:00 SOU-109 African Cities And Child Protection Venue: Hall A
- 14:30 to 18:00 SOU-70-ABlue Economy & Intermediary Cities: Kenya’s Eu-Funded Goblue Project On Intergrated Ecosystems Based Land-Sea Planning & Management Venue: Room 18
- 14:30 to 18:00 SOU-07|Capacity Development Workshop on: "Transformational Leadership and Institutional Frameworks for the Implementation of the SDGs and of the African Union Agenda 2063: the important role of Intermediary Cities through the prism of National and Local Leaders in Africa" Venue: Room 19
- 14:30 to 18:00 JOU-02-A| Climate Day Venue: Hall A
- 14:30 to 18:00 SOU-81 Leveraging E-Mobility In Transitioning To Sustainable Urban Mobility In Kenya And Africa Venue: Room 13
- 14:30 to 18:00 SOU-83| Inspiring Youth, Developing Africa Venue: Room 6
- 14:30 to 18:00 SOU-18| Intermediary Cities In The Governance Of Migration: Issues And Perspectives Venue: Room 8
- 16:30 to 18:00 SOU-56-B| Participatory Processes For Resilience Action Planning In Intermediary Cities Of Africa Venue: Room 10
- 16:30 to 18:00 SOU-55| Partnership To Finance The Implementation Of NUA And NDCS For Resilient African Cities Venue: Stand CGLU Africa
- 14:30 to 16:00 SOU-44| Position Of African Urban Areas And Cities In Accelerating Climate Resilience Venue: Stand CGLU Africa
- 14:30 to 18:00 SOU-37| Profiling Intermediary Cities - A Case Study On South African Cities Venue: Room 17
- 14:30 to 18:00 SOU-104| Strategic Revitalisation Of Old Central Business District And Innovative Planning Approach Through The Establishment Of The Gcr Planning House Venue: Room 12
- 14:30 to 18:00 SOU-97| The Economic Power Of Africa’s Cities Venue: Room 14
- 14:30 to 18:00 STH-05 The Role Of Intermediary Cities In The Integration Of The Continent Venue: Room 5
- 14:30 to 18:00 STH-04 The Role Of Intermediary Cities In The Social And Cultural Transformation Venue: Room 4
- 14:30 to 18:00 SOU-90| UNDP'S New Approach To Supporting Local Governance In Africa Venue: Room 8
- 14:30 to 16:00 SOU-56-A| Using Innovation/Innovative Approaches To Address Climate Change And Digital Divide Challenges In Intermediary Cities Venue: Room 10
- 16:30 to 18:00 Vibrant Communities, Resilient Cities: Leveraging City Leadership And The Sdgs To Address Inequalities And End Aids As A Public Health Threat By 2030: An Integrated Approach To Enhance Health, Social Services, Social Justice And Economic Opportunities Venue: Room 18
- 16:30 to 18:00 SOU-76| BUILDING CLIMATE RESILIENCE OF THE URBAN POOR – MOBILIZING INVESTMENT IN RESILIENCE WHERE IT MATTERS Venue: Room 18