Afternoon Agenda
May 21, 2015
1:00-1:15 p.m. Introduction to the Mini Summit by the Conference Organizers Jessica Zeroual and Rachel Ingabire
1:15-1:45 p.m. Introduction exercise for all conference participants, facilitated by Aviva Silburt and Rachel Uwase
1:45-2:00 p.m. First Speech by Rachel Uwase, Rwanda Director for the Global Institute for Youth
2:00-2:45 p.m. First breakout session, facilitated by Christine Johnston and Dieudonné Ka
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If you could do anything and you knew you couldn't fail, what would you do?
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What is the biggest issue facing youth today and why?
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What are the most challenging issues for youth engagement in the political, economic and social spheres in the world today?
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What are the underlining issues for youth within your community and your field of study/work?
2:45-3:00 p.m. Second Speech by Dieudonne Ka, Huye Initiative Plus
3:00-3:15 p.m. Skillbuilding excercise to strengthen active listening and communication skills, facilitated by Margot Bishop and Rachel Ingabire
3:15-3:45 p.m. Networking Break
3:45-4:30 p.m. Second breakout session, facilitated by Jessica Zeroual and Innocent Ninsiima
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Lets bring it back to the barriers we talked about earlier. Who has the power to remove these barriers? How can we influence them?
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What can we do together to achieve, impact, influence change?
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What recommendations would you give to your community, country’s government and the United Nations to encourage more youth engagement and youth empowerment?
4:30-4:45 p.m. Third speech by Innocent Ninsiima, Founder of T.A.G.S.I. and Y4R Country Rep-Rwanda
4:45-5:00 p.m. Closing remarks by Conference Organizers Jessica Zeroual and Rachel Ingabire