ANNOUNCING The 7th World Youth Congress Conakry, Guinea, West Africa - November 11th to 21st 2014 - Charting a path to Full Youth Employment by 2030 - A Project of Peace Child International I am delighted to announce the 7th in our series of World Youth Congresses. You can apply for a place here: peacechild.org/world-youth-congress/ Apply soon, as the Deadline for Applications is: Sunday 14th September. This is a proud moment for me and Peace Child International: this Congress will be our first in Sub-Saharan Africa; the first to schedule a High Level Segment where the young delegates will discuss their ideas directly with Heads of State and Agency leaders; the first to be organised in partnership with a Minister for Youth Employment, and therefore, the first to focus directly on solving the problem of youth unemployment. (I attach the 1st Draft of the Conakry Commitment: charting a path to full youth employment by 2030 - which you should read and comment on in your application form.) I realise that Guinea is currently experiencing an outbreak of Ebola. While the government and the UN expect to have the disease under control long before our Congress in November, please know that I and the Minister will not invite a single young person to our Congress until they both confirm the country is 100% Ebola-free. If it is not Ebola-free by November, we will postpone the Congress. Having visited Guinea a lot these last ten years to set up and monitor the progress of our Be the Change Academy there, I have come to know it as one of the most vibrant, self-confident African countries - one with fantastic entrepreneurs, and one whose current leadership seeks to make it the most transparent, most green, and the most youth-friendly country in Africa. It has some of Africas most astonishing and beautiful scenery, too. I hope I will see you there in November. Best wishes, David Woollcombe, President, Peace Child International International Director and Licensee, World Youth Congress Series
Posted on: Mon, 01 Sep 2014 08:58:37 +0000
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