Eager to make their voices heard, 10 youth from eight African countries will take over the stage in Accra (Ghana) on World Children\u2019s Day to tell the world about the Africa they want to live in, through a series of short, powerful talks.<\/p>\n
The 10 girls and boys aged 12 to 19 year old from Burkina Faso, C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Togo will deliver inspirational talks at the Africa Dialogues event on issues affecting children and youth on the continent, sharing their vision of what they want Africa\u2019s future to be.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe problems facing Africa affect children first, so they feel the impact of the problems more than the adults,\u201d said Andrew Adansi-Bonnah, 17-year-old from Ghana, who will speak about hunger and malnutrition in Africa. \u201cGiving children a platform to speak on issues bothering them can help to reduce their sufferings. I expect that this event is going to boost up children\u2019s level of motivation and aspirations.\u201d<\/p>\n
The event is a collaboration between the People Initiative Foundation and UNICEF to mark World Children\u2019s Day, the anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. On that day, a series of global events will see children and youth around the world \u2018take over\u2019 key roles in media, politics, business, sport and entertainment to help save children\u2019s lives, fight for their\u00a0rights and\u00a0fulfil their potential.<\/p>\n
In Accra, the youth will address some of the critical issues facing Africa now and in the future:<\/p>\n
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Source: UNICEF<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Eager to make their voices heard, 10 youth from eight African countries will take over the stage in Accra (Ghana) on World Children\u2019s Day to tell the world about the Africa they want to live in, through a series of short, powerful talks. The 10 girls and boys aged 12 to 19 year old from […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":374899,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n