Engaging young African leaders in the implementation of the 2030 and 2063 agendas, Accelerating positive social transformations for a democratic, prosperous, inclusive and peaceful Africa
Dakar on October 21, 2019- UNESCO Multisectoral Regional Office for West-Africa Sahel, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Trust-Africa, CODESRIA, ARTICLE 19, the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights, the NGO women Africa solidarity through its Pan-African Centre for Gender, Peace and Development (FASPAC), the Gambian National Commission for UNESCO (NATCOM-Gambie) are co-organizing with the Pan-African Youth Organizations (PAYNCOP – AYC – AAPI), the third African regional youth forum scheduled to take place in Banjul (Forum-Banjul+3), in close collaboration with the Gambian authorities.
This prestigious African youth consultation, which is in line with the organizers' efforts to promote respect for political commitment, democracy, governance, human rights and guaranteed freedoms; social cohesion, conflict prevention, peace and security, will bring together young leaders from all over Africa from 28 to 30 October 2019 in Banjul to discuss the role of African youth in peace building and conflict resolution.
International Rural Women’s Day 2019
By Bethule Nyamambi and Nompilo Simanje
It is no longer a secret that women are the pivotal actors in agricultural activities, particularly in providing the productive labor force and knowledge that will contribute to building climate resilience in communities. Women are therefore the curators of knowledge on sustainable food systems, seasonality and nutrition. The 2019 theme for the International Rural Women’s Day could not be more relevant, with its focus on fostering climate resilience targeting the most affected - rural women and girls in Africa. The unpredictable effects of climate change, which ultimately will reduce crop yield, disrupt food availability and access and increase inequality and poverty if not addressed, requires the adoption of a multidisciplinary approach to ensure rural women enjoy full rights and access to technology, skills and inclusive policies to address the evolving effects of climate change.
Par Abdarahmane Wone, Communications Officer, TrustAfrica
Les progressistes et les militants des droits humains ont très tôt compris l’importance de se battre pour donner aux femmes la place qu’elles méritent dans nos sociétés.
Ils ont compris l’importance de faire avancer la cause des femmes en général et celles du monde rural en particulier pour construire des sociétés beaucoup plus égalitaires.
Et l'un des acquis de cette longue lutte a été l’obtention d’une journée internationale dédiée à la femme rurale. C’est ainsi que depuis 2008, le 15 octobre est déclaré journée internationale de la femme rurale.
Décidée par l’Assemblée générale des Nations Unies par sa résolution 62/136 du 18 décembre 2007, la célébration met en exergue le « rôle et l’apport décisifs des femmes rurales, notamment autochtones, dans la promotion du développement agricole et rural, l’amélioration de la sécurité alimentaire et l’élimination de la pauvreté en milieu rural ».
L’atelier de restitution d’une étude exploratoire sur la prévention et l’élimination de la violence basée sur le genre au Sénégal, organisé par TrustAfrica ce jeudi 10 octobre 2019 à Dakar, au Sénégal, s’est bien déroulé. L'atelier s’est tenu dans le cadre d'un projet de deux ans dont l’objectif est de s’attaquer à la violence basée sur le genre en tant qu’obstacle persistant, parmi d’autres, à l’autonomisation des femmes francophones en Afrique de l’Ouest, notamment dans trois pays prioritaires : le Sénégal, le Burkina Faso et le Mali.
Le Ministre de la Femme, de la Famille, du Genre et de la Protection des Enfants, des membres de la société civile, du mouvement associatif et des organisations des droits humains et des religieux ont pris part à cette rencontre d’échanges qui s’est tenue dans les locaux de TrustAfrica et qui veut participer à trouver des solutions à la violence basée sur le genre.
We, the representatives of the 260 million discriminated people from 24 countries including parliamentarians, academia, human rights organizations across the world gathered together in New York, United States of America from 21st to 23rd September 2019 to participate in the “International Congress on Discrimination based on Work and Descent1, Casteism, Antigypsyism, Traditional and Contemporary Forms of Slavery and Other Analogous Forms of Discrimination”, deem it necessary and urgent to make this declaration.
TrustAfrica organise un atelier de restitution relatif à une étude exploratoire sur la prévention et l’élimination de la violence basée sur le genre au Sénégal. Prévu le jeudi 10 octobre 2019 à Dakar, au Sénégal, cet atelier se tient dans le cadre d'un projet de deux ans dont l’objectif est de s’attaquer à la violence basée sur le genre en tant qu’obstacle persistant, parmi d’autres, à l’autonomisation des femmes francophones en Afrique de l’Ouest, notamment dans trois pays prioritaires : le Sénégal, le Burkina Faso et le Mali.
Dr. Ebrima Sall, Executive Director TrustAfrica/ Interview with University World News
Both the “climax” of globalisation – marked by the rise of Trumpism*, Brexit and narrow nationalisms – and the deepening of globalisation dominated by a neoliberal agenda pose threats to the internationalisation of higher education. However, the African continent and its institutions can still make strategic choices around internationalisation, avoid being locked up in “new forms of dependency”, and contribute towards bridging knowledge divides.
This was the view of Professor Ebrima Sall, former executive secretary of the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA), and currently executive director of Trust Africa based in Senegal.
Speaking at the second HEFAALA symposium held in Addis Ababa last month on the topic “The climax of globalisation: The endurance of internationalisation”, Sall said the kind of internationalisation promoted by African universities should contribute to the building of a “much more open, inclusive and equitable global higher education space in which the South will not just be at the receiving end, but also an effective, legitimate and recognised contributor”.
“Internationalisation in higher education should also be subjected to critical analysis given the knowledge divides (World Social Science Report 2010) and the inequalities and power dynamics that exist within the world of higher education itself. As we have seen, internationalisation has not always been, and will not always be ‘intentional’.
However, because internationalisation is, in some respects, a site of struggle, Africa as a region, and individual African institutions and countries can make strategic choices in so far as internationalisation is concerned,” he argued.
Patrick Barigbalo Naagbanton, a dear friend to the Trust and an avid human rights crusader, died on Saturday, September 21, 2019. The news of his death was received with great shock and sadness by all. Patrick Naagbanton was nominated and served in the inaugural class of the Trust’s Advisory Council from 2017 – 2019, where his contributions on strategy and advancement for sustainable development in Ogoniland has helped put forward the Trust’s work locally and nationally. His wealth of experience in the development sector spanning over a period of two decades was key in his appointment as a member of the Advisory Council. Patrick was instrumental in helping the relatives of Ken Saro-Wiwa bring a case against Shell in a US court, for their role in his death and nine other activities from Ogoniland. The Shell vs. Wiwa case resulted in a $15.5 million settlement to the plaintiffs in the lawsuit and the creation of the Kiisi Trust Fund with an initial $5 million endowment for the benefit of the Ogoni peoples.
The Arab Gulf Programme for Development (AGFUND) announces the sixth goal of the SDGs 2030 as subject for the 2019 Prince Talal International Prize for Human Development "Ensure access to water and sanitation for all "and invites the United Nations, international and regional organizations, ministries and public institutions, social business enterprises, national NGOs, individuals and development actors worldwide to submit nominations for the Prize. Prince Talal International Prize amounts to US$1,000,000, divided into four categories; the First category prize (US$ 400,000), specified for projects implemented by UN agencies or international and regional NGOs, the Second category prize (US$ 300,000), specified for projects implemented by national NGOs, the Third category prize (US$ 200,000), specified for projects implemented by governmental bodies (ministries and public institutions) or social business enterprises and the Fourth category prize (US$ 100,000), specified for projects initiated, funded and/or implemented by individuals.
It is worth mentioning that the projects that best contribute to achieving all or some of the targets of the sixth Sustainable Development Goal 2030 "Ensure access to water and sanitation for all” shall be eligible to compete for Prince Talal International Prize 2019 and that the deadline for receiving of nomination is 30 November 2019.
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