The Pan African youth union is an international connection of youth from various African countries across the world, this body existed for over a decade in operations and has connected more and more youths from African countries. Pan African youth union has open nominations for elections and Ghana's Ahmed Bening is going for the secretary general position. Without saying too much things, see what he posted on Facebook as his vision for this body. since his intention to contest the secretary general, he had meet president and other government appointees to support him win. This is his clear vision.
"Goodmorning compatriots ,
This morning I wish to state briefly a few things I intend to do with the the support of H. E the president of the PYU if I'm elected:
1. I intend to open up the funding base of the PYU using solid project proposals that will facilitate inter governmental and international support. These projects will have a direct impact on all youth councils across Africa. Some of the projects will address specific spatial challenges.
2. I intend to institute an extensive capacity building and training programme , this project will be coordinated by the PYU headquarters and tailored to meet the skills and career requirements of cooporate Africa, it will equip young people on entrepreneurship, private sector participation and how to operate business start-ups.
Youth councils will be an integral part of this project.
3. With support of the president , I intend to strategically introduced 6 directorates, these directorates will be filled by skilled youth, the directorates will be properly renumirated to bring out the best in the youthful peofessionals to propel and transform the PYU into a robust machinery that will work in the interest of all African youth
4. I intend to establish the High level consultative platform made up of youth councils, youth civil society organizations, young business executives, young entrepreneurs and other skilled youth that have distinguished themselves on the continent. This high level consultative platform will be chaired by the president of the PYU to provide leadership for long to medium term strategic activities.
5. With the support of the president is shall institute ground rules for the opreationalization of regional offices in the 5 regions of africa. These offices shall have technical directors that will report to the PYU headquarters on a week on week basis on matters of geopolitical and youth development issues
6. In consultation with the president, I shall embark on a robust membership drive. The PYU will institute mechanisms of integration and synchronization of youth organization across Africa. This policy measure is to harmonize youth opreations on the continent. We shall democratize youth activities to be inclusive and harmonized.
7. With the support of the president we shall instituted the youth volunteer corps. This effort will complement the existing AU youth volunteer program and open up opportunities for hundreds of young people across the continent. The high level consultative platform will set the ground rules for execution of this initiative."
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