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Africa News of Monday, 2 August 2021

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‘Engage African youths to achieve SDGs’ - Femi Taiwo

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The Executive Director, LEAP Africa, Femi Taiwo, has called on African countries to make use of youths in the continent to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.

Taiwo said this at a briefing organised by LEAP Africa ahead of the International Youth Day celebration scheduled to hold between August 12 and 18.

He said, “For us, it is not just about what happens that week, it is about the possibility that the event holds for them. The youth initiative programme that we run teaches young people how to solve a problem in their communities as individuals and as a group.

“If we want to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals and the sustainable development of Africa, we need to deploy Africa’s greatest resources; our youths. We need them to champion change consistently and sustainably.”

The Chief Operating Officer of LEAP Africa, Kehinde Ayeni, said the organisation’s priority had been placed on youths using their untapped abilities to develop Africa.

Trace Troops to empower African youthsFG assists states to prioritise SDGs in development plans she said, “We understand that young people need change and they find expressions in different activities. We have placed the focus on SDGs and direct young people’s energy, time and creativity towards what we can achieve together.”