Press Toolkit IDAY 2015

PRESS TOOLKIT DAY OF THE AFRICAN CHILD 23 JUNE 2015 FONDATION UNIVERSITAIRE 12:00 to 16:00

BRUSSELS CITY HALL 18:00 to 20:00

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Day of the African Child 2. Youth meeting on 22 June 2015 3. Conference at FONDATION UNIVERSITAIRE 4. Reception at Brussels City Hall 5. Meet IDAY Youth Ambassadors 6. Speakers and panelists

IDAY-INTERNATIONAL IDAY stands to promote access to quality basic education for all children and young people in Africa, especially the most vulnerable ones (minors in prison, domestic workers, children in post-conflict areas). By fostering a constructive dialogue between local civil society and the governments, IDAY promotes comprehensive, fair and sustainable solutions.

IDAY network is active in 19 African countries and 5 European ones. With over 570 member organisations, IDAY directly contributes

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DAY OF THE AFRICAN CHILD 2015

In memory of the 1976 Soweto Youth uprising, the members of the IDAY network celebrate each year the Day of the African Child all together to call upon the authorities to take the appropriate measures to enforce the right of every child and youngster to a quality basic education.

The theme for this year’s edition in Europe is “Youth dreams for a better world”.

IDAY-International invited 4 African Youth Ambassadors to Brussels to exchange with young Europeans about their aspirations for a better future.

Youth dreams exhibition and advocacy actions IDAY-International gathered dreams from young people and created a “dream board” on a dedicated website (youthdreams.iday.org) and will launch a cultural event alongside the EP’s conference with an art exhibition of youth dreams.

After the event, advocacy actions will be conducted in each African and European country about their exchanges with other youngsters.

Raising youth voices across the globe In 4 African countries (Ghana, Kenya, Togo and DRC) IDAY local coalitions collected aspirations and recommendations of the youth for a better future and the role they want to play in tackling development issues that concern them.

TIMELINE April: Youth ambassadors consultation Mid-May: Launch of Youth dreams website 22 June at 2 pm: Youth preparatory meeting at Musée Belvue 23 June afternoon: Conference at Fondation Universitaire 23 June evening: Cultural Event at Brussels City Hall 24-26 June: Youth meetings in Europe 27-30 June: World Youth Alliance activities End of June: Youth ambassadors return to their home country July: Advocacy actions in Europe and Africa

DAY OF THE AFRICAN CHILD 2015 22 JUNE 2015 YOUTH MEETING AT MUSﾃ右 BELVUE LOCATION: Place des Palais 7, 1000 Brussels

Preparatory meeting between IDAY Youth Ambassadors and Young Europeans.

This brainstorming session will start at 2 pm at Musﾃｩe BELvue (Place des Palais, 7 - 1000 Brussels). The session will be led by two moderators: Claire Veale and Amadou Wiade Diagne.

The young participants will discuss their dreams and aspirations for a better world and prepare the conference at European Parliament.

MODERATORS CLAIRE VEALE - EDD15 YOUTH COORDINATOR

AMADOU WADE DIAGNE EDUCATION CONSULTANT

23 JUNE 2015 CONFERENCE AT FONDATION UNIVERSITAIRE Programme

12:00 - Registration and accreditations 12:15-12:40 - Welcoming notes by Mrs. Linda McAvan 12:45-13:10 - Keynote address by James Kofi Annan on “Is the African youth given the chance to participate in Africa’s development?”

13:15-14:15 - First session: Presentation of youth dreams by Youth Ambassadors and discussion (moderator: Claire Veale) 14:15-14:30 - Small break 14:45-15:45 - Second session: “How can development aid provide a brighter future to European and African youth?” (Panel members: Ajay Bramdeo, Daniel Wisniewski, Maria Rosa De Paolis, Jean-Louis Lamboray, Cécile Kyenge.

Moderator: Amadou Wade Diagne) 16:00-16:30 - Conclusions by DEVE / Mrs. Linda McAvan

LOCATION: Rue d’Egmont 11, 1000 Ville de Bruxelles

RECEPTION AT BRUSSELS CITY HALL Programme

LOCATION: Grand Place, 1000 Brussels

18:00 - Welcoming reception at Brussels City Hall (Salle Ogivale) 18:15 - Welcoming notes by Ahmed El Ktibi (Brussels Alderman for International Solidarity) 18:30 - Presentation of Youth dreams by Charles Kigotho (IDAY-Kenya Youth ambassador) 19:00 - Exhibition of photos series on domestic workers by Rosalie Colfs 19:30 - Conclusions by Youth Ambassadors

If you are not registered yet, please send an email to info@iday.org with your name, surname, date of birth, ID card or passport number and your nationality or register online on youthdreams.iday.org

MEET IDAY YOUTH AMBASSADORS Christian Kabuika

JOANNA DOGBEY

IDAY-DRC Youth Ambassador

IDAY-Ghana Youth Ambassador

My major concern is to promote the ideal conveyed by IDAY-International to provide access to quality basic education for all. I commit myself to strengthening the social dynamics of the DRC by promoting associative movements of young people with the active participation and social mobilisation for youth in vulnerable situations.

Joanna has never relented in her quest to see the youth in the frontlines of Ghana’s development agenda. She dreams of making her own contribution to the emancipation and development of Ghana.

CHARLES KIGOTHO

AGOSSOU N’TSOUKPOE

IDAY-Kenya Youth Ambassador

IDAY-Togo Youth Ambassador

I aim to raise youth voices across the country and the entire globe on the importance of education and freedom of speech to every child. Every child, everywhere for eternity.

My name is Agossou Dozi N’Tsoukpoe, I am a young Togolese and Executive Director of ICT for Africa. I think the world would be better if we stop thinking of actions to “help” vulnerable people but rather of actions to empower and include them permanently in development processes.

SPEAKERS AND PANELISTS

James Kofi Annan - Family for Every Child Linda McAvan - MEP and Chairman of DEVE

James is the Chair of the Board of Family for Every Child, a global alliance of civil society organizations working to improve the life of vulnerable children around the world. He is the Executive Director of Challenging Heights which he founded in 2003 to protect children from slavery and trafficking, ensuring that no child endures what he went through himself as a child.

Linda has been Chair of the European Parliament’s Committee on Development since July 2014. Her other previous roles in the European Parliament have included Vice-President of the Socialists & Democrats Group with responsibility for climate change and environment issues, coordinator on the Environment and Public Health committee and rap- A former child slave as of the age of 6, James was forced porteur on key legislative proposals including the tobacco to work in the fishing industry the Volta Lake for seven products directive and pharmaceutical legislation. years before he managed to escape. For his dedication and commitment to the education and protection of children, James has won a number of prestigious awards, including the World’s Children’s Prize 2013.

Cécile Kyenge - MEP

H.E. Ajay Bramdeo - African Union representative at the EU

Daniel Wisniewski director of WYA Europe

Ajay Kumar Bramdeo has been the African Union’s Head of Mission to the European Union and the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States since December 2011.

Daniel comes from a small village in central Poland. He studied Economics at the Catholic University of Louvain and Warsaw University, and International Relations at Collegium Civitas in Warsaw.

Daniel encountered WYA in 2006 during the conference on human dignity and solidarity organized in Warsaw.

Jean-Louis Lamboray – Constellation

ALSO CONFIRMED:

Maria Rosa De Paolis International Cooperation Officer at DEVCO

concord europe representant - (TBC)

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IDAY-INTERNATIONAL IDAY is an network of NGOs fostering a constructive dialogue between African civil society organisations (CSO) and their governments and advocating for the right of all African youth to access quality basic education.

GUIDING PRINCIPLES Networking Advocacy Empowerment

We eliminate barriers to Education Fighting malaria in schools with Artemisia annua (Burkina-Faso, Burundi, DRC, Kenya, Senegal, Uganda) Mobilisation of grassroots organisations against child trafficking (Togo) Legal recognition of Domestic workers (Burundi, Rwanda, DRC, Kenya, Uganda) IDAY directly contributes to the schooling of 260,000 children and youth in Africa (2014 census).

IDAY NETWORK 570 member organisations •

19 African coalitions

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5 European coalitions

Coordinated by IDAY-International aisbl (headquarters in Belgium)

80 million children and youth in Africa are still deprived of quality basic education.

All children have the right to access quality basic education.

IDAY exists because too many African children and youth are still deprived of it.

IDAY-International aisbl / 19, rue des Jambes - 1420 Braine-l’Alleud - Belgium / T.: +32 (0)2 385 44 13 E. : info@iday.org / IBAN: BE93 5230 8026 6767 - BIC: TRIOBEBB (TRIODOS) / www.iday.org