{"id":6835,"date":"2023-01-27T18:52:03","date_gmt":"2023-01-27T18:52:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/panafricanyouthunion.org\/?p=6835"},"modified":"2023-02-25T18:56:31","modified_gmt":"2023-02-25T18:56:31","slug":"southern-africa-region-engagements-national-youth-development-agency-engagement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/panafricanyouthunion.org\/en\/2023\/01\/southern-africa-region-engagements-national-youth-development-agency-engagement\/","title":{"rendered":"Southern Africa region engagements: National Youth Development Agency engagement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Secretary General Ahmed Bening Wiisichong engaged the Executive Chairperson, Ms. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/asanda.luwaca?__cft__%5b0%5d=AZWeLCIDSt9lSjvGg38WYj5BQH3yLDnj9Ci_JoFbM_B5HFUebF94c-43h_-lK6jEd_6L5E0wc0NAhCnSVJxFtA8q9p_jH7sCNf7uMRaZgzN3HnV7FvrW2hXnVmBYWe4bkRgV6BD1wwFpp9_xODCOPPrpvfq1yrUC-rdvPIrqroRg19RwQR0xPAo3q3kPI9Og810&amp;__tn__=-%5dK-R\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Asanda Luwaca<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the team at the National Youth Development Agency(NYDA) of South Africa in Midrand.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6836 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/panafricanyouthunion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Executive-Chairperson-Ms.-Asanda-Luwaca-SG-593x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"593\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/panafricanyouthunion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Executive-Chairperson-Ms.-Asanda-Luwaca-SG-593x1024.jpg 593w, https:\/\/panafricanyouthunion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Executive-Chairperson-Ms.-Asanda-Luwaca-SG-174x300.jpg 174w, https:\/\/panafricanyouthunion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Executive-Chairperson-Ms.-Asanda-Luwaca-SG-768x1327.jpg 768w, https:\/\/panafricanyouthunion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Executive-Chairperson-Ms.-Asanda-Luwaca-SG-889x1536.jpg 889w, https:\/\/panafricanyouthunion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Executive-Chairperson-Ms.-Asanda-Luwaca-SG.jpg 926w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 593px) 100vw, 593px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They discussed among other things the upcoming Nelson Mandela Youth Dialogues (NMYD 2023) scheduled for March this year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The SG emphasized the need for all National Youth Councils and equivalent structures across all African members states to be given an opportunity to participate and stressed the necessity for equal representation and the strategic importance of the NMYD 2023 to regional integration efforts on the continent.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Republic of South Africa remains a strategic and reliable youth development partner in the continent and a member organization of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100083575549145&amp;__cft__%5b0%5d=AZWeLCIDSt9lSjvGg38WYj5BQH3yLDnj9Ci_JoFbM_B5HFUebF94c-43h_-lK6jEd_6L5E0wc0NAhCnSVJxFtA8q9p_jH7sCNf7uMRaZgzN3HnV7FvrW2hXnVmBYWe4bkRgV6BD1wwFpp9_xODCOPPrpvfq1yrUC-rdvPIrqroRg19RwQR0xPAo3q3kPI9Og810&amp;__tn__=-%5dK-R\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pan African Youth Union<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> through the NYDA, which continue to support the work of the PYU.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The meeting further discussed the role of the Republic of South Africa in the implementation and operationalization of PYU strategic priorities for 2023 and the need for the NYDA to scale up engagements within the Southern Africa region, to support the Republic of Namibia and the Republic of Botswana who currently leading regional coordination efforts in Southern Africa are.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Pan African Youth Union remains grateful to the government and people of South Africa for their unyielding commitment to Pan Africanism and the work of the PYU.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All roads lead to South Africa from the 10th -13th March 2023.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Secretary General Ahmed Bening Wiisichong engaged the Executive Chairperson, Ms. Asanda Luwaca and the team at the National Youth Development Agency(NYDA) of South Africa in Midrand. They discussed among other things the upcoming Nelson Mandela Youth Dialogues (NMYD 2023) scheduled for March this year. 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