Happy #IVD2024 🎉 How are you celebrating #IVD2024 in your community? Today, join us virtually as we celebrate the incredible contributions of volunteers in promoting inclusive communities and achieving #Agenda2063. ⏰️: 1PM EAT 🔗: t.ly/htU1f #1mNextLevel
African Union Youth Volunteer Corps
International Affairs
A flagship AU Volunteer initiative which deploys young African professionals to serve as volunteers across Africa.
About us
The African Union Youth Volunteer Corps (AUYVC) is a flagship program of the African Union which recruits, trains and deploys young African professionals aged 18-35 from all 55 AU Member States and the Diaspora to serve as professional volunteers for a period of 12 months in a country other than their own. AUYVC was launched in December 2010 and is currently the largest pan African volunteer and exchange program that works towards the realization of the AU Agenda 2063 for a prosperous, peaceful and integrated Africa driven by its citizen. African Union Heads of State and Government, in light of the great potential, dynamism, resourcefulness and aspiration of African Youth – in decision Assembly/AU/Dec.274 (XVI) have recognized youth volunteerism as a mechanism for youth empowerment and catalyst for the continent’s development and mandated the Commission to establish a continental volunteer initiative. 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.
- Website
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https://volunteer.africa
External link for African Union Youth Volunteer Corps
- Industry
- International Affairs
- Company size
- 1,001-5,000 employees
- Headquarters
- Addis Abeba
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2010
- Specialties
- Volunteerism, Africa, Youth Empowerment, Leadership, Exchange, Agenda 2063, African Union, Pan Africanism, and Volunteering
Locations
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Primary
Get directions
African Union Commission
Addis Abeba, ET
Employees at African Union Youth Volunteer Corps
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Dikeledi A. Mokoena, PhD
Feminist Political Economy | Political Leadership | Gender (Epistemic 📍= African Feminism, Decoloniality and Afrocentricity)
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Santiago Gabriel Micha Ndong Obiang
Master in Software Engineering, Computer Science|IT Consultant| Software Developer| AU Youth Volunteer Corps 11th cohort
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Feven Nigatu
Assistance professor clinical medicine and infectious disease
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Mubalaka Idi
MWF Fellow 2022 | AU-YVC Fellow 2018 |Cyber Security Expert (Hold Cisco Badge) | Young African Emerging Leader | Board Chair and Co-Founder of Youth…
Updates
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#IVD2024 is around the corner! Join us as we celebrate #IVD2024 under the theme, "Leave No One Behind: Promoting Inclusive Communities through Volunteerism." 🗓: December 5th, 2024 ⏰️: 1PM EAT Registration 🔗: t.ly/htU1f #1mNextLevel
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📢 6 days to #IVD2024! Every year, December 5th marks #IVD and this year's celebrations will be held under the theme: Leave No One Behind: Promoting Inclusive Communities through Volunteerism. The day recognizes volunteers' contributions to Africa's socio-economic development. Stay tuned for more updates on upcoming celebrations! To learn more about the Continental Volunteer Linkage Platform, visit ➡️ t.ly/N-wKi #1mNextLevel
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Partnerships and Member States Engagement Officer for African Union's Youth Initiative.
Exciting Progress at the AU Innovation Lab! We had a fantastic visit from GIZ at the AU Innovation Lab, where we discussed driving Africa-centric innovation and digital solutions for the continent. Key takeaways: 👉 The AUC's role in building Africa’s innovation ecosystem. 👉 The impact and risks of AI development in Africa. 👉 The need for strong AI governance and Africa’s unified position on global AI norms. Special thanks to GIZ African Union for highlighting success stories like the AU Civic Tech Fellowship and emphasizing the role of Member States in championing our initiatives. Together, we're creating #TheAfricaWeWant! #AUInnovationLab #1mNextLevl #YouthEmpowerment #Innovation #DigitalTransformation #PartnershipsForProgress #Agenda2063
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The African Union Youth Program team conducted a 3-day country acceleration support activity in Kenya to, among others, provide capacity building training to stakeholders in the volunteerism sector on preparing national volunteerism policies & programs aligned with AU frameworks and standards as well as mainstreaming gender & youth into national volunteerism strategies. #1mNextLevel
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Training alert 📢 The African Union Youth Division has organized an online training on designing & managing national volunteerism programs as well as mainstreaming volunteerism into national development programs & youth employment strategy! 🗓: 26th - 27th August, 2024 🔗:t.ly/4Zf0- (English Session) 🗓: 28th - 29th August, 2024 🔗: t.ly/sImT3 (French Session) #1mNextLevel
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Happy International Youth Day #IYD2024
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Volunteerism and internships provide practical experience that can be leveraged for youth entrepreneurship journey. Join us tomorrow to learn from youth entrepreneurs from various countries in Africa! 🗓: July 25th, 2024 ⏰️: 1pm EAT 🔗: t.ly/LjZ9U #1mNextLevel #VolunteerAfrica
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The African Union Youth Division held country acceleration support activities in Chad to provide, among others, capacity strengthening training on designing & managing national volunteerism programme and mainstreaming volunteerism into youth employment and development programmes. #1mNextLevel
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