Action Center
Your engagement hub — step-by-step advocacy guides, self-assessment tools, events, and ways to join the movement.
Step-by-Step Advocacy Guide
Follow these five steps to move from awareness to action on the Pact for the Future.
Pick Your Issue
Browse policy frameworks across UN, AU, and EU systems. Identify which framework applies to your issue. Use the Policy Frameworks page to find the right entry point, or check your Country Track for national gaps.
Map Your Stakeholders
Identify who has the power to make the change you seek — county youth directors, MCAs, ministry officials, or UN country teams. Use the Stakeholder Mapping Matrix to organize your analysis.
Download Stakeholder MatrixBuild Your Case
Use the toolkit templates to structure your argument. Write a policy brief for quick engagement or a full position paper for formal submissions.
Take Action
Engage your government directly. Request a meeting, submit your recommendations to Parliament, or apply for inclusion in a policy review process.
Track Your Impact
Document your outcomes, count your engagements, and report your advocacy activities through the AUNYD Impact Tracking form. Your reports feed the public Data Hub and demonstrate collective progress across East Africa.
Country Strategic Papers
Use the Country Strategic Paper template to develop key county strategies and annual to 5-year strategic plans. Aligned to the Pact for the Future, SDGs, AU frameworks, and national youth policies. Make a copy and customize for your country context.
To use: Click "Open in Google Docs" above, then go to File > Make a Copy to create your own editable version. Rename it with your country and year.
Score Your Country on Youth Policy Implementation
Rate how well your country delivers on its commitments to young people across three systems: the UN Pact for the Future, the Sustainable Development Goals, and African Union frameworks including the AU Youth Charter and Continental Framework on Youth Peace and Security. Your scores feed the public Data Hub and shape AUNYD advocacy at national and international level. Takes 15 minutes. Submit quarterly to track progress.
Your responses are anonymous in public reporting. Aggregated scores are displayed on our Data Hub, broken down by country. View the dashboard to see how your country compares.
View Data HubReport Your Activities
Doing work aligned to the Pact for the Future, SDGs, AU Agenda 2063, or any youth policy framework? Report it here. Tag your activity to the relevant framework and help us track collective progress across the continent. Every activity you log builds the collective picture of what youth across East Africa are doing to implement policy commitments. Your data feeds the public Data Hub and is included in reports to the Irish Embassy, UN agencies, and national governments.
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Submit one form per activity. If you run three events, submit three times. Each submission takes 5–8 minutes. Your data is aggregated on the Data Hub and included in quarterly reports to partners.
Prefer a Word document? Download Activity Report Template instead.
View collective impact on the Data HubPolicy Implementation Feedback
Report on your local policy implementation progress and challenges. This feeds directly into the regional Impact Hub.
Upcoming Events
National dialogues and global opportunities for East African youth.
National & East African Events
AUNYD-organised dialogues, trainings and launches, plus key regional forums.
2026-11-16
Pan African Youth Forum 2026 — African Youth Charter @20
Addis Ababa
The African Union Commission convenes the AYC@20 Pan African Youth Forum in Addis Ababa under the theme "Your Voice. Your Ideas. Our Future." The official commemoration of two decades of the African Youth Charter, with a Common African Position on the Future of African Youth Development expected as a key outcome.
Regional & International Events
AU, UN & EU high-level events open for application. Updated weekly.
UNGA 81 Third Committee — Youth & Social Development Segment
The Third Committee meets in New York from 1 October to 20 November, covering youth, social development and human rights including the youth resolution. The UNGA 81 Youth Forum has already convened. Engage through your national youth council or MGCY.
COP31 — UN Climate Change Conference, Antalya
COP31 convenes in Antalya, Türkiye (9–20 November) under a joint Türkiye–Australia presidency. Youth participation runs through YOUNGO with Action for Climate Empowerment sessions and youth-led side events. Relevant for the climate and youth employment nexus.
EAC Youth Fellowship — 4th Cohort Begins 15 November
The EAC Youth Fellowship supports emerging East African leaders aged 18–35 from all partner states with mentorship, regional exposure and policy engagement. The 4th cohort begins 15 November 2026. Watch the YouLead Africa portal for the next cohort window.
Pan African Youth Forum 2026 — African Youth Charter @20
The AU Commission convenes the AYC@20 Pan African Youth Forum in Addis Ababa (16–20 November) under the theme "Your Voice. Your Ideas. Our Future." Expected outcomes: a Common African Position on the Future of African Youth Development and a continental roadmap. Session proposals closed 4 October.
YouthConnekt Africa Summit 2026 — Kigali
Africa's largest youth gathering, hosted with UNDP support, convenes in Kigali (25–27 November) around jobs, skills and entrepreneurship. Delegate registration closed on 20 October; confirmed participants are finalising travel and sessions, and the summit site carries livestreams and session outputs.
African Youth Charter @20 Campaign — Open to 30 December
The AU-led campaign "Reflect, Reimagine, Revitalize" invites every young African aged 15–35 to share reflections and recommendations on the African Youth Charter through an online survey. Responses feed the continental appraisal and the Common African Position.
40th AU Summit — February 2027
The 40th Ordinary Session of the AU Assembly of Heads of State and Government convenes in Addis Ababa in February 2027. Youth advocates should carry the AYC@20 outcomes and the Common African Position into national delegations, alongside Agenda 2063 reporting.
Join the Movement
Be part of a growing network of young leaders localizing global policy frameworks across East Africa. By joining, you will receive updates on AUNYD events, dialogues, and training opportunities. You will get access to new toolkit resources as they are published. You will be invited to join thematic working groups. And you will connect with a network of youth leaders, CSOs, and government focal points working on the Pact for the Future, SDGs, AU Agenda 2063, and national youth policies across 6 countries.
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The AUNYD Youth Policy and Advocacy Toolkit is developed by the African United Nations Youth Delegate Program with support from the Embassy of Ireland in Kenya and CRISP Africa.
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