HAPPY INTERNATIONAL YOUTH DAY!
Civil Society Action Coalition on Education For All (CSACEFA) in Partnership with the National Youth Coalition on Education (NYCE) and Connected Development [CODE] plans to celebrate International Youth Day in a special way. This year’s theme is on “Youth Civic Engagement”.
Tweet pictures of one thing you’re doing to encourage access to education for children and youth! Tweet @csacefa and @connected_dev using the hashtag #YouthNow
· What are challenges youth face in education-related civic engagement?
· What role do you think CSACEFA can play? (kindly suggest solutions, e.g advocacy workshops, more involvement of youth in @csacefa’s activities with key stakeholders)
Sample of pictures to be sent can be found in the link below-
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B4zgeJdNDIN3fmxPZ3lpTEZpRmU0SjdBY0RFNDVTYUdYcGtFa2EwVmZUbmZJclZFX1B5anc&usp=gmail
A collage of pictures will be published online.
Sample Tweets
· How can @csacefa foster youth civic engagement in the education sector? #YouthNow
· @csacefa organize advocacy workshop for youth in rural communities #YouthNow
· @csacefa can promote youth engagement by ensuring youth are involved in the planning and evaluation of education projects & policies
Young people outside Abuja are encouraged to do something special on that day. Promote Youth Civic Engagement!
Things you can do:
· Tweet! Find out more here
· Visit local education Authorities
· Speak to a key stakeholder on access to quality education for all (Local Government Chairman, School Principal/Head Teacher, Faith-based leader, students, out of school children/youth)
There’s so much we can do if we work together! JOIN THE YOUTH MOVEMENT! HAPPY INTERNATIONAL YOUTH DAY!
Remember, out cumulative efforts have made impacts on people’s lives.
It’s been great working with you thus far!
TWEET CHAT TO START BY 4pm!