{"id":97462,"date":"2025-10-07T11:38:33","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T11:38:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=97462"},"modified":"2025-10-07T11:38:33","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T11:38:33","slug":"african-women-and-children-conference-to-champion-youth-led-innovations-across-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=97462","title":{"rendered":"African Women and Children Conference to champion youth-led innovations across Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Youth Leaders, Diplomats, and Innovators Unite for 2-Day Forum on Inclusion and Innovation<\/h3>\n

High-profile personalities, including members of the diplomatic corps, gathered for a two-day youth-led stakeholder engagement focused on innovation and inclusivity.<\/p>\n

Addressing participants, the Chairperson and Founder of the African Women and Children Conference (AFRIWOCC), H.E. Hajia Samira Bawumia, highlighted the critical role of African youth in driving innovation under the theme: \u201cYoung Voices, Innovative Ideas, Greater Impact for Africa.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cThis year\u2019s theme \u2014 Young Voices, Innovative Ideas, Greater Impact for Africa<\/em> \u2014 is not merely aspirational; it is an imperative,\u201d she said. \u201cWe must continue expanding platforms that centre youth, ensuring their full participation and advocacy \u2014 not just as leaders of tomorrow, but as leaders of today.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe must also invest in scalable, locally driven solutions, especially those rooted in indigenous knowledge and youth creativity. In doing so, we must foster shared learning and collaboration. We should speak to each other.\u201d<\/p>\n

Canada\u2019s High Commissioner to Ghana, H.E. Myriam Montrat, reaffirmed her country\u2019s support for the initiative and commended its focus on empowering Africa\u2019s next generation of innovators.<\/p>\n

She said: \u201cCanada is committed to working with industry and training institutions to design and deliver gender-sensitive, competency-based, and market-relevant skills training so that young Ghanaian women and men are well prepared for the labour market. Canada remains open to engaging with the ministries of education, youth, and gender to identify synergies in supporting skills development opportunities \u2014 including for young women in non-traditional job sectors.\u201d<\/p>\n

The UN Resident Coordinator in Ghana, H.E. Zia Choudhury, also expressed pride in the United Nations\u2019 partnership with Ghana through initiatives such as the UN Youth Climate Network, which empowers young people, particularly women, with access to green skills, innovation platforms, and opportunities to influence policy.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut we in the UN family are proud to be your partner on this journey,\u201d he said. \u201cYou\u2019ve heard about initiatives like the AFRIWOCC UN Youth Climate Network, which is helping young people, especially young women, gain green skills and access to innovation platforms and policy spaces.<\/p>\n

\u201cAcross Africa and across the world, the UN continues to work with governments, civil society, the private sector, and the media to advance gender equality, youth leadership, climate resilience, and sustainable development.\u201d<\/p>\n

The two-day conference celebrated youth-led innovation across Africa, providing a platform for young people to share ideas, propose solutions, and drive transformative change on the continent.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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