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YALDA is honoured to host the 4th Biennial Youth Alliance for Leadership and Development in Africa Conference in Nigeria – the Giant of Africa – from October 4th -7th in the bustling city of Lagos. This year’s conference is themed “Innovation and Creativity for a Better Africa: Implementing Your Dreams”.
Africa has recently established itself as the new global investment hub and is experiencing unprecedented growth rates that will continue for years to come. With more young people in its population than any other continent, Africa’s inability to effectively incorporate the economic participation of its youth poses immense social challenges. There has been wide recognition that encouraging entrepreneurship and a culture of self-sustenance amongst African youth is the strongest weapon in the battle against rising youth unemployment rates. At YALDA we also believe in harnessing the potential of Africa’s youth. All over Africa young minds are brimming with solutions to the continent’s most pressing issues, and it is essential to give these youth the avenues and resources to successfully bring these ideas to fruition in their respective countries and communities.
Registration for the conference is in three (3) forms. Register:
as a Youth Delegate -
Registration is open to all members of the general public ages 18-35 and will close on Tuesday, 31st July, 2012. Registration is by application only. Please note that due to the change in the format of the conference, YALDA has a new special requirement for all applicants in order to even be considered as a delegate: you must have an innovative idea in whatever stage of development (i.e. just conceptualized, written up or even implemented). All application responses are completely confidential and will not be divulged to any third parties and will not be used for any other purposes other than the sole purpose of assessing your candidacy as a delegate for the YALDA 2012 conference.
Once your application is successful then you will be required to pay the registration fee in full in order to secure your place. We have dedicated certain number of spaces for the different regions of Africa, so we encourage you to register soon to avoid disappointment. Register as a Youth Delegate here.
your Organization to display at the Resources Exhibition -
For the first time we encourage any local, regional, continental and international organisations that work directly with young people to register for the Resources Exhibition. Both YALDA Conference Youth Delegates and other young people from all over the continent will attend the Opportunities Fair. We expect over 1000 young people between the ages of 18-35 to be in attendance. There is no fee required to display at the Exhibition. Please note there are a limited number of spaces and registration will close on Tuesday, 31st July, 2012. Register your Organization here.
to be a Conference Sponsor -
If you would like to become an official YALDA Conference Sponsor please email contact@yaldafrica.org and we shall liaise with you directly on the benefits of being a Sponsor. Click here to find out more about how to become a sponsor.
We are excited to have you at this year’s YALDA conference to not only gain an understanding of the opportunities in Africa, but to empower you to lead visible and ground-breaking change on the continent. This will be done through an entirely new and more interactive format consisting of five techniques:
providing a platform for idea generation;
idea refining and planning workshops;
industry specific idea presentations to expert panels;
resources exhibition,
and networking sessions.
We are very pleased to be able to bring visionary young leaders together with distinguished professionals and dignitaries to work in tandem to develop home-grown social enterprises for the benefit of Africa and its people. It is our hope that you will leave this conference inspired to make lasting impact.
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Youth Alliance for Leadership and Development in Africa
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