Congo/Youth connectkt: the steering committee pleads for the mobilization of resources

The first meeting of the Steering Committee of the project to support the integration of youth in national development "Youth connect Congo" was opened on March 21 by the Minister of Youth.

The establishment of a dynamic for mobilizing the resources necessary for the full implementation of the project, in accordance with the financing agreement signed between the UN agencies and the Congolese government, is one of the recommendations following the presentation of the 2022 activity report. between the agencies of the United Nations system and the Congolese government, is one of the recommendations following the presentation of the 2022 activity report.

The Steering Committee, explained Hugues Ngouélondélé, is the decision-making body of the project whose main objective is to ensure its strategic governance. The session, said for his part the representative of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), is a framework for reflection for the scaling up of initiatives to enable young people to contribute effectively to the socio-economic development of the country.

The meeting provided an opportunity to take stock of the results achieved last year and to plan this year's actions with the involvement of all stakeholders. Mensah Kumah reassured of the firm commitment of the agencies of the United Nations system, signatories of the document, to work for a better implementation of the project this year.

During the past year, several activities were organized, including the training of 400 young people in digital trades through the initiative "Elengue mwassi connekt These included the training of 400 young people in digital skills through the "Elengue mwassi connekt " initiative, the organization of two opportunity cafés on the transformation of agricultural products, bringing together 100 young people, as well as the operationalization of the Youth connekt digital opportunity platform. We also note the launch of the digital tool E-report allowing young people to give their opinion on issues that concern them and the validation of the multisectoral strategy of development and citizen participation.development and citizen participation of adolescents and youth in the Republic of Congo, not to mention the second edition of the Youth Challenge, which mobilized more than 1,600 young people from Brazzaville and Pointe-Noire.

The government and the agencies of the United Nations system had co-signed the document on June 23. It is intended to serve as a unifying framework for a set of interventions and initiatives in favor of youth engagement in the socio-economic development efforts of the Congo, through theconomic development of the Congo, through the socio-professional integration of youth and their participation as citizens in the promotion of republican values and social cohesion.

" I encourage the members of the steering committee to give their best for a better planning of actions this year," said Mensah Kumah while the Minister of Youth invited them to I encourage the members of the steering committee to give their best for better planning of actions this year," said Mensah Kumah, while the Minister of Youth invited them to get down to work, while praising the determination and commitment of all the resident representatives of the United Nations system in the implementation of the project.

Source: www.adiac-congo.com