About Us

What is SPEAK AFRICA?

Speak Africa is a Pan-African communication strategy and platform designed to work in partnership with young people to improve opportunities for their expression, exchange and meaningful participation in advocacy, decision-making and development using multi-media tools and channels (i.e. online, TV, Radio and Print) as well as visual and performing arts and culture.

In November 2006, the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) the African Union (AU) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) organised the Fifth African Development Forum (ADF V) on ‘African Youth and Leadership in the 21st Century’. Following the forum, Speak Africa was recognized by the African Union as a mechanism to assist in institutionalizing the participation of young Africans and channeling of their potential towards meaningful engagement in the development of relevant policies and programmes in Africa .

While a Secretariat for Speak Africa is currently hosted by UNICEF Ethiopia, the governance structure for Speak Africa provides for leadership of partnerships and activities in various African countries by partner agencies (UN agencies, NGOs working on/with children and youth, associations, youth clubs etc).

Contact the Administrator of SpeakAfrica at: IzettaAdolphusuw4865 [at] hotmail {dot}com.