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SUMMARY:Youths and Political Engagement in Francophone Africa
DESCRIPTION:Date: May 8\, 2024Time: 3pm.- 4pm. (Cameroon time GMT+1)\nVenue: Online (Zoom) REGISTER NOW \nBackground \nAspiration 6 of Agenda 2063 of the African Union (AU)\, places women and youth at the heart of development in Africa (1). Youth in particular constitute more than half of Africa’s population. Those aged 15 to 35 are estimated at more than 400 million by the AU (2). Yet they are marginalised in politics and electoral processes. In Cameroon for example\, although measures have been taken by Elections Cameroon (ELECAM) to increase the registration of youth on the electoral lists (3)\, it should be noted that young people do not always exercise their right of vote at the various electoral events. In addition\, youth\, along with women\, are the “social cadets” when it comes to the distribution of elective positions. Youth are either absent or under-represented in the National Assembly\, the Senate\, the local and regional councils. As the presidential and local elections are approaching in Cameroon\, the Nkafu Policy Institute of the Denis & Lenora Foretia Foundation is organising a conversation to better understand the contours of the political engagement of youth in French-speaking Africa\, based on the experience of Cameroon.\n2. Objectives\nThe overall objective of this conversation is to analyse the participation and engagement of youth in politics and in electoral processes in Africa in general and in Cameroon in particular.\nSpecifically\, it aims at: \nAnalysing the evolution of youth’s political engagement and participation;\nAnalysing the systemic\, political\, socio-economic and cultural factors that positively and/or negatively influence the political engagement and participation of youth;\nIdentifying the expectations\, concerns and perceptions of youth regarding the electoral process ;\nProposing concrete solutions to encourage youth to become actively involved in the democratic process. \n3. Event format\nThe event will take place online\, via Zoom\, and will be broadcast live on the Denis & Lenora Foretia Foundation’s social media platforms.\n4. Date and time of the event\nThe event will take place on May 8\, 2024 from 3:00 pm. to 4:00 pm. Cameroon time (GMT+1).\n5. Organizers\nThis event is organized by the Governance and Democracy Division of the Nkafu Policy Institute\, a Think tank of the Denis and Lenora Foretia Foundation.\n6. Panelists? \n Donald Malomba Esembe\, Member of Parliament for the Buea city council of the Cameroon People’s Democratic Movement ( CPDM ).\n Pippie Hugues \, Policy Analyst in Governance and Democracy (Moderator)\, Nkafu Policy Institute. \n7. Participants\nThis debate is organized by the Governance and Democracy Division of the Nkafu Policy Institute. It is open to all without restriction.\n8. Contacts\nFor more information\, please contact us by email at: info@foretiafoundation.org or by telephone at: (+237) 222 31 15 84 / 654 86 72 54.\nREGISTER NOW
URL:https://www.foretiafoundation.org/events/youths-and-political-engagement-in-francophone-africa/
LOCATION:Zoom Online
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SUMMARY:Job Preparedness Bootcamp Foumban
DESCRIPTION:Foumban\, West region\nDate: 09th of Mai 2024\nVenue: ISMTA\, Foumban (REGISTER NOW) \nBackground\nThe employment situation in Cameroon is characterized by underemployment. The proliferation of the informal sector is one of the factors that explain this phenomenon. The informal sector employs about 90% of the active population. Youth are increasingly struggling to occupy decent positions within the various administrations because of a number of barriers\, including the inadequacy of the quality of the workforce in relation to the human resources required by the economy\, but much more because of the non-compliance of enterprises with the regulations on labor standards. In implementing its new National Development Strategy 2020-2030 (NDS30)\, the government’s main concern is to “achieve full and productive employment and guarantee all women and men\, including youths and people with disabilities\, decent work and equal pay for work of equal value. Indeed\, although they have appropriate levels of education for the jobs they want\, youths and women still need better trainings to prepare them for the job market. To support youths and women and help them access decent jobs\, the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Center (SBEC) of the Denis and Lenora Foretia Foundation is implementing a project titled “Powering Prosperity and Economic Freedom for Women and Youths in Cameroon”. This project offers in selected regions of Cameroon\, intensive Bootcamps that combine technical training workshops\, job applications and interview strategies\, experiential work-based learning opportunities and skills to improve the overall work performance. This Job Preparedness Bootcamp will be organized on a quarterly basis in each of the four target regions.\nObjectives and Conceptual Framework \nThe main objective of this job preparedness bootcamp is to harness and fine-tune the skills of youths\, women and Internally Displaced Persons and equip them with necessary skills for the job market.\nThe bootcamp will be organized on a quarterly basis in each of the four target regions.\nThis training is designed from a participatory process\, focuses on basic life skills\, technical skills development\, income generation skills and soft skills development.\nThe development of soft skills among women and young people will focus on five proven areas: self-control\, positive self-concept\, social skills\, communication and higher-order thinking (critical thinking\, problem solving\, and decision-making).\nThis training will combine technical training workshops\, job applications and interview strategies\, experiential work-based learning opportunities and skills to improve the overall work performance. \nTarget audience\nThis program is designed to target all age groups especially youth and women between the ages of 15 and 35 who have difficulties at accessing the job market or bringing to existence a business venture from their skills.\nOutcome of the Training\nBy the end of the program:\nMost of the participants feel more job ready\, show improvement in target areas and have better job situations within 6-12 months.\nLocation of the Training\nThe training shall take place in; \nCenter region\,\nLittoral region\,\nWest region\,\nSouth West region\, and\nNorth West region. \nFor more information\, please contact us at:\nEmail: info@foretiafoundation.org / Tel: (+237) 22 31 15 84 / 654 86 72 54 \nOnsite Registration
URL:https://www.foretiafoundation.org/events/job-preparedness-bootcamp-foumban/
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SUMMARY:Universal health coverage in Cameroon: One year on\, what works?
DESCRIPTION:Date: Wednesday\, May 15\, 2024Time : 03 pm to 04 pm\nVenue: Zoom\, Online (Register Now)\nBackground\nAccess to healthcare represents one of the major challenges in attaining development goals for LMICs. Each year\, about 100 million people are pushed into poverty while 150 million people suffer financial catastrophe because of out of pocket payments for health services. In Cameroon\, 70% of health care financing is endorsed by households through Out of pocket expenditure.\nIn an attempt to provide easy access to quality and affordable health care for each individual everywhere\, the UN in 2012 endorsed a resolution urging countries to accelerate progress towards universal health coverage. In order to guarantee Cameroonians’ access to high-quality medical treatment while lowering household health costs\, the government in 2015 initiated a process for the establishment of a universal health coverage (UHC) system. This process was further reinforced by the president of the republic who reaffirmed his committed to attaining this goal.\nIn April 2023\, the first phase of UHC was officially launched in the Mandjou health district in Bertoua\, Cameroon. The gradual implementation of this phase of UHC was targeted to reach 6 million people. The first phase of the project was largely focused on pregnant women in the Northern\, Southern and Eastern regions as well as children below the age of five years who will receive treatment of simple and sever malaria for free. Also benefitting from this scheme are persons affected by HIV\, tuberculosis\, onchocerciasis and kidney failure. Regardless of one’s social status or nationality\, anyone living in Cameroon will benefit from UHC phase 1.\nOne year after its implementation\, how far has UHC gone in Cameroon\, what have been the achievements\, what have been the setbacks? As the country enters its second year of implementation in 2024\, it is instructive to examine the progress made in the first year of this ambitious endeavor. This webinar will thus aim at examining the progress made so far regarding UHC in Cameroon.\nObjectives \nDiscuss on the impact UHC had so far in ameliorating access to healthcare\nHighlight the possible setbacks noticed so far in the UHC implementation in Cameroon? \nExpected output\nWe are expecting to have a better view of the progression of UHC in Cameroon\nTarget Audience\nThis webinar is intended for researchers\, public health specialists\, health care professionals\, university lecturers\, students and health enthusiasts.\nVenue\nThis panel discussion will be an online event hosted on the zoom platform and broadcasted on facebook. Moreover\, the panel discussion will be recorded and published on Youtube.\nProposed Panelists\n1) Adanze Nge Cynthia\, Public Health Expert. Community health worker\n2) Dr NOUDJI Simon\, MPH\, Head of Communication\, Marketing and Promotion Section/CTN-CSU\n3) Dr Yacoubou\, Hamida\, Public Health Administrator/Health Economist\, MINSANTE\n4) Mr Bihina Marc Romeo\, Health Economist/ Public Policy analyst\, (Camercap-parc)\nModerator: Ms. Solange Dabou\nCommentator: Dr. Albert Ze\nREGISTER NOW
URL:https://www.foretiafoundation.org/events/universal-health-coverage-in-cameroon-one-year-on-what-works/
LOCATION:Zoom Online
CATEGORIES:Event,Events,Health Policy and Research Division
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SUMMARY:Violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Geopolitical implications for the Great Lakes region
DESCRIPTION:Date : May 16\, 2024Time : 03 to 04 pm\nVenue : Online Zoom (Register now) \nBackground \nThe Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has experienced decades of war and violence\, stemming from a complex web of historical\, political\, economic\, and social factors. The conflict’s origins can be found in the aftermath of the 1994 Rwandan Genocide as a result of a major spill over of ethnic wars in neighbouring Rwanda\, where millions of Rwandans fled into the DRC\, including rebel groups (1). This major conflict which started in 1996\, when Rwanda invaded Zaire to support rebel groups\, has set off a series of wars involving several regional actors including Uganda\, Angola\, Namibia\, Zimbabwe\, etc. Since then\, the war has continued unabated\, with the M23 rebel group and over 250 local and 14 foreign-armed groups active in eastern DRC\, each motivated by different grievances and interests.\nThe presence of these armed groups has resulted in numerous violations of human rights\, population displacements\, and a serious humanitarian crisis particularly in North Kivu\, South Kivu and Ituri provinces. An estimated six million people have been killed and more than six million people have been internally displaced since the war started in 1996 in eastern DRC (2). The conflict has received several interventions from regional and international bodies such as SADC\, ICGLR\, EAC\, AU\, UN\, amongst others. Even though these efforts have resulted in a number of important peace agreements\, the conflict keeps persisting\, threatening to spill over into neighbouring countries in the Great Lakes region\, and posing a threat to regional stability (3). It is against this backdrop that the Nkafu Policy Institute is organizing this webinar to raise awareness about the ongoing violence in the DRC and its geopolitical implications for the Great Lakes region and to propose potential solutions and strategies for addressing the ongoing violence.\n2.    Objective of the webinar\nSpecifically\, the webinar will serve as platform to: \nExamine ongoing conflict dynamics between all actors in view of shaping adapted policy recommendations to inform key policy makers and facilitate decision making on the\nAnalyse the conflict’s geopolitical consequences for the Great Lakes\nRaise awareness on growing humanitarian concerns in the region to mitigate possibilities of a profound and complex humanitarian\nAssess the various regional and international responses in addressing the conflict and humanitarian crisis in the DRC\nPropose possible pathways to resolve the ongoing violence in the DRC and to promote regional \n3.    Target Audience\nThe event targets the African Union\, RECs and RMs\, UN institutions\, development partners\, local CSOs\, experts from the fields of peace and security and the international community.\n4.    Event Format\nThe event will take place online\, via zoom with moderated panel discussions by experts and will be streamed live on Foretia Foundation’s social media platforms.\n5.    Expected Outcome \nDeepened understanding of conflict dynamics in the Great Lakes Region in view of raising early warning alerts on potential\nMore adapted responses from states and international partners to address growing humanitarian concerns in the\nActionable recommendations proposed to support ongoing peace building processes in DRC and in the Great Lakes \n6.    Event Date and Time\nThe event will take place on Thursday 16th May\, 2024 from 3 to 4pm\, Cameroon Time.\n7.    Organisers\nThis event is organised by the Peace and Security Division of the Nkafu Policy Institute a think tank at the Denis and Lenora Foretia Foundation.\n8.    Contact details\nEmail: info@foretiafoundation.org / Tel: ( 237) 22 31 15 84 / 654 86 72 54\n9.    Panelists\nMr. Victor Idumba Mr. Damien Mouzoun\nMs. Vanessa Aboudi (Moderator)\nREGISTER NOW
URL:https://www.foretiafoundation.org/events/violence-in-the-democratic-republic-of-congo-geopolitical-implications-for-the-great-lakes-region/
LOCATION:Zoom Online
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SUMMARY:Capacity Building Workshop for Researchers in the ECCAS region
DESCRIPTION:Date: 22 May 2024Time: 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm\nVenue : Zoom Online (Register Now)\nTopic: Recruiting and Retaining Best Researchers in Think tanks\nBackground\nAccording to the University of Pennsylvania’s 2021 ranking of the world’s best think tanks and research centers\, African think tanks are poorly represented in the global top 50. Think tanks from countries in the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) are virtually absent from this ranking (McGann\, 2021). The absence of ECCAS think tanks among the best in the world is linked\, in particular\, to the high turnover of researchers within these organizations. According to McGann et al (2017)\, staff members often leave the organization for better-paid positions a few years after being trained. This situation is more noticeable in central Africa\, where think tanks are almost nonexistent. Recruiting and retaining qualified researchers in think tanks in Central Africa is therefore a possible solution to improve their visibility and performance. With this in mind\, the Nkafu Policy Institute\, a think tank at the Denis and Lenora Foretia Foundation\, is hosting a webinar on the theme: Recruiting and Retaining the Best Researchers in Think Tanks.\nObjective\nThe objective of this webinar is to give an opportunity to ECCAS think tank leaders to share experiences and explore strategies and best practices for attracting and retaining research talents in their organizations. More specifically\, it will focus on: \nThe reasons behind high turnover of researchers in think tanks and research centers in Central Africa;\nInnovative approaches in attracting qualified researchers to ECCAS think tanks;\nEffective strategies in retaining researchers in ECCAS think tanks;\nThe importance of regular capacity building trainings and career development opportunities for researchers. \nTarget Audience\nThis webinar  targets researchers and leaders from ECCAS think tanks and independent research centers.\nExpected outcomes \nImproved knowledge among think tank leaders on how to attract and retain qualified researchers within their organization.\nIncreased awareness among think tank researchers in the need of acquiring longer experience in a specific think tank for their professional growth and career. \nContact\nEmail: info@foretiafoundation.org / Tel: (+237) 654 86 72 54.
URL:https://www.foretiafoundation.org/events/capacity-building-workshop-for-researchers-in-the-eccas-region-4/
LOCATION:Zoom Online
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