Penser à tous ces enfants...

Chacun de nous est témoin d'au moins un cas de maltraitance et d'exploitation des enfants dans son environnement. Lorsqu'on n'est pas complice, on est au bout de la chaîne bénéficiaire du produit de cette forme persistante de lâcheté et d'atteinte à la dignité humaine.
Nous le savons, ils sont inombrables ces enfants, qui de part l'Afrique comme le monde sont battus, torturés dans les mines, les champs de guerres, les usines et même les familles au profit des grands groupes et individus, ceci sous nos regards complices. Il est temps qu'on se lève, et qu'on bataille ensemble chacun à son niveau pour assurer aux enfants un avenir meilleur.
Il peut s'agir d'un simple sourire, d'un acte de dénonciation, d'un accompagnement psychologique, matériel ou même juridique. Souvenons-nous, un geste banal peut sauver une vie.

UA: 50 après, le temps d'une meilleure projection

1963 - 2013, voilà exactement 50 ans que celà dure. 50 bonnes années que s'expérimentent bon-mal grè la passion d'un vivre ensemble après une expérience douleureuse de l'esclavage, puis de la colonisation. 50 ans d'aventure autour d'un idéal matérialisé par la création de l'Organisation de l'Unité Africaine (OUA) qui a muté en UA. ca se fête n'est pas? 

En tout cas, la jeunesse camerounaise n'a pas boudé ce plaisir historique, exprimant par la même occasion sa volonté voir sa soif face au rêve des Etats Unis d'Afrique. On les a écouté ce samedi 25 mai 2013 à Yaoundé à l'occasion d'une marche athletique qui a rassemblé des centaines des jeunes de la cité capitale du Cameroun Yaoundé, autour du ministre délégué Adoum Gargoum auprès du ministre des rélations extérieures chargé du monde islamique, ainsi nombreuses représentations diplomatiques africaines accréditées ici à Yaoundé. La marche est partie de l'IRIC (Institut des Relations Internationales du Cameroun) pour le Ministère des Rélations Extérieures.

Après cette célébrations, les regards sont desormais rivés vers l'horizon. Si l'on peut saluer cette prise de conscience de l'impératif de vivre ensemble malgré des balbutiements, il faut desormais reflechir sur quelle Afrique pour les prochaines générations et ca doit se faire avec nous les jeunes

Le sénat camerounais est opérationnel: une fierté expectative

14 mai 2013, 6 jours avant la fête nationale du Cameroun et au moment où celui-ci célèbre les cinquantenaire de sa réunification. 14 mai 2013, une date à retenir désormais car marquant un jour pas anodin dans l'histoire du Cameroun.En effet s'est ouverte ce jour à Yaoundé la première session de plein de droit de la chambre haute, complétant ainsi le pouvoir législatif du Cameroun. L'opérationalisation ce jour de cet organe institutionnel s'inscrit dans le processus de mise en œuvre progressive des institutions prévues par la constitution du 18 janvier 1996.

Il faut avouer que beaucoup de question se posent et continueront à se poser quant à l'avenue de cette nouvelle chambre. Etait-elle opportune? quelle est sa valeur ajoutée? Le casting des premiers acteurs est-il bien pensé? Seront-ils à la hauteur de leurs tâches?

Qu'importe. Comme nous l'avons dit, les questions se posent et se poseront. Mais du moins on peut se réjouir de la naissance de cet instrument qui d'une façon ou d'une autre aiderait et on espère à combler les insuffisances de l'Assemblée Nationale dans les domaines concurrencés de la normalisation et du contrôle de l'action gouvernementale; porter haut les préoccupations des collectivités territoriales décentralisées  et enfin jouer son rôle de garde-four tout en effaçant le flou jusqu'alors régnant en cas de nécessité de transition politique. Pour imiter les amis d'Afrique de l'Ouest "on n'a qu'à attendre juger le maçon au pied du mur".

L'avenue du sénat même s'il ne n'inspire pas toujours confiance demeure à mon avis un instrument de fierté nationale qui relève d'un engagement de haut niveau qui donne l'envi de demander davantage. En espérant à l'horizon, le CONSEIL CONSTITUTIONNEL et les Régions dans lesquelles nous espérons une participation et une prise en compte effective des jeunes et des femmes qui du point de vue des avoirs sont vulnérables et n'arriveront jamais s'il n y pas une volonté politique de haut niveau, comme celle qui a prédestiné à la mise en place effective du sénat et qui se manifestera par le développement des politiques incitatives comme des lois favorables à la représentativité. 

Il en va de la stabilité du Cameroun en terme de développement à long termes.

Internship opportunity: My world youth advocate

MY WORLD YOUTH ADVOCATE
Location :	New York, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Application Deadline :	15-Mar-13
Type of Contract :	Internship
Post Level :	Intern
Languages Required :	Arabic   English   French   Russian   Spanish   Chinese   Portuguese
Starting Date : (date when the selected candidate is expected to start)	22-Mar-2013
Duration of Initial Contract :	5 months
Expected Duration of Assignment :	5 months
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Background
The United Nations Millennium Declaration was adopted in 2000 by world leaders, committing their countries to a new global partnership to reduce extreme poverty and setting out time-bound goals on meeting the needs of the world’s poorest. These goals, to be achieved by 2015, formed the basis for what are now known as the eight Millennium Development Goals, which have been broken down into 21 quantified targets that are measured by 60 indicators.   As was outlined in the report of the Secretary to the general Assembly in September 2011, the UN system’s process of developing a new frame work post 2015 is likely to have the best development impact if it emerges from an inclusive, open and transparent process with multi-stakeholder participation. UN Millennium Campaign has for the last 8 years led UN efforts to build partnerships with civil society, private sector and citizens to contribute to the achievement of the MDGs. This has been done through the use innovative communications campaigns, advocacy, social mobilization and policy dialogue. The focus has been to seek to influencing policy, the generation, allocation and effective use of resources, ways of working and the democratic governance environment to accelerate the progress toward MDG achievement.   In this regard, the UN Millennium Campaign is taking the lead in designing and implementing a strategy for outreach to stakeholders; both within and outside the UN including key leaders across civil society. Our Post-2015 outreach is an attempt to bring the voice of citizens, civil society and the myriad of other stakeholders directly into the debates and conversations that will shape the development agenda.   MY World, a global options survey, has been designed and developed to ask citizens what would make the most difference to their lives and that of their families. It will be disseminated through different channels to ensure both scale (to create political and media traction) and representativeness (for credibility of the results). The outcome of the Phase I will be to present regular analyses of the results to the High Level Panel on the Post-2015 Development Agenda to inform their work. It is envisaged that MY World will continue to 2015 and help to develop an engaged constituency to strengthen accountability for the next development agenda.   The UN Millennium Campaign is therefore creating a multilingual team of interns who, as youth advocates, will provide support on the My World campaign. Building on the expertise of the UNMC and as part of the Youth advocate team, the intern selected is expected to develop an outreach strategy to Civil Society Organizations (CSO) to raise awareness of the platform and provide guidance to peer partners to promote its use, allowing as many users as possible contributing to express their top priorities for My World [ myworld2015.org ] and the World We Want [ worldwewant2015.org ].   Applicants should have a background in CSO outreach, student mobilization and/or social media engagment. The candidate is expected to be active on social media and motivated in providing substantive support to the campaign. The candidate is expected to have an excellent knowledge of English and be fluent in one or more of the following languages: Arabic, Portuguese, Chinese, Spanish and French. Any other language will be consider as an asset.   At least a total of 25 hours per week of work is required.
Duties and Responsibilities
Functions / Key Results Expected:   The Youth advocate will be the focal point of a region:  Spreading awareness regarding the Initiative My world among the CSOs pertaining to his/her area of intervention, with special emphasis in those representing excluded/marginalize groups Generating interest and wider engagement in the post-2015 debate Increasing the number of SCO registered in My world and provide follow up and back up support to the existing ones Achieving a realistic target number of votes on www.myworld2015.org and the smartphone application, as well as engaging on www.worldwewant2015.org Bringing activists, bloggers and tweeters together around post 2015 choices, web platforms, and social media accounts Facilitating the use of the Communication toolkit among the My World partner network Drafting story of successful SCO campaigns in the field for media purposes Providing administrative and other programmatic support. Deliverables:  An outreach strategy to increase the awareness of the platform in the region involved Mapping of the CSO and media in the region to be contacted as part of the strategy Updated directory of the exiting CSOs per country and ensure the expansion of the network through the same partners involved A common media storage and encourage documentation Weekly update on progress achieved, challenges and lessons learned
Competencies
Core competences: Demonstrates integrity by modeling the UN’s values and ethical standards; Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UNDP; Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability; Treats all people fairly without favouritism. Functional competences: Demonstrated ability to interact with individuals of different national and cultural backgrounds and beliefs, which includes the willingness to understand different views and opinions Ability to work under pressure, to prioritize and to show a spirit of initiative and a capacity to work in an independent way with limited supervision Self-management and emotional intelligence Excellent communication skills.
Required Skills and Experience
Education: Enrollment in a graduate-level degree programme in a development related field such as social science. Only those students who will return to their studies upon completion of their internship assignments are eligible. Have completed at least four years of full-time studies at a university or equivalent institution towards the completion of a degree, if pursuing their studies in countries where higher education is not divided into undergraduate and graduate stages; Experience: Experience in CSO and media outreach; Understanding of political issues in the region of intervention MS Office skills; Generally excellent computer skills; Experience in the use of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc), good knowledge and experience in handling of web based information management systems and web design is an additional asset. High degree of organization and initiative; Ability to multi-task and work independently Language: Excellent knowledge of English; Fluent in one or more of the following languages: Arabic, Portuguese, French, Spanish and Chinese. Any other language is an asset. Important information: UNDP may accept interns provided the following conditions are met: Interns are not financially remunerated by UNDP. UNDP accepts no responsibility for the medical and life insurance of the intern or costs arising from accidents and illness incurred during an internship. The purpose of the Internship Programme is not to lead to further employment with UNDP but to complement an intern’s studies. Therefore, there should be no expectation of employment at the end of an internship. Only a successful candidate will be required to submit the following nine documents: A completed UNDP internship application form (http://www.undp-act.org/data/articles/undp_internship_application_form_2008.doc); A copy of the applicant’s most recent resume or curriculum vitae; A letter from his/her university confirming current enrollment and graduation date; A copy of his/her school transcript; A letter of recommendation from a professor; A signed UNDP Internship Agreement; A Medical Certificate of Good Health; Proof of medical insurance including provision for medical evacuation and removal of mortal remains or life insurance Copy of passport and US Visa/ US Identity Card
Click here for important information for US Permanent Residents ('Green Card' holders).
UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.   Source:  http://jobs.undp.org/cj_view_job.cfm?cur_job_id=36056

Call for Applications: UNAIDS Youth Advisory Forum

Background

Recognizing the importance of youth leadership and engagement in the HIV response, UNAIDS launched a unique, open and democratic online policy process, CrowdOutAIDS in October 2011. CrowdOutAIDS enabled more than 5000 young people around the world to take part in shaping UNAIDS’ youth agenda. As a result of the robust and informative discussions from CrowdOutAIDS, in April 2012, a set of recommendations for how to increase youth leadership in the AIDS response were presented to UNAIDS’ Executive Director Mr. Michel Sidibé.

The CrowdOutAIDS recommendations consist of six strategic priorities with related key actions. The recommendations aim to contribute to achieving the targets set in the 2011 Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS by increasing youth leadership, ownership, and mobilization in the AIDS response by 2015, and beyond.

The CrowdOutAIDS recommendations covered a range of issues that young people have identified as priorities. One of the recommendations called for the UNAIDS Secretariat to establish a youth advisory body.[1] In alignment with this recommendation, UNAIDS will establish a Youth Advisory Forum (“Advisory Forum”) and is currently seeking applications of interest for membership on this forum.

Mandate of the UNAIDS Youth Advisory Forum (“Advisory Forum”)

The UNAIDS Youth Advisory Forum is a mechanism for open dialogue and exchange between UNAIDS and the diverse youth constituency with the mandate to:

•  Provide strategic advice to the UNAIDS Secretariat on policies and programmes related to young people and HIV.
• Update the UNAIDS Secretariat on emerging developments within the youth and HIV movements at local, regional and international levels.
• On a yearly basis, provide a short summary analysis including key recommendations and follow up actions to strengthen the UNAIDS Secretariat ability to work with and for young people in reference to advocacy and leadership within the global AIDS response, to be presented to and discussed with senior leadership within the UNAIDS Secretariat.
• Advice the UNAIDS Secretariat on effective strategies and tools to promote meaningful youth participation and leadership in the AIDS response at country, regional and global level for maximum impact.
• Foster partnerships between the UNAIDS Secretariat and key youth constituencies and movements, with an emphasis on connecting HIV to the broader health and development agendas.
• Shape and co-lead advocacy efforts together with the UNAIDS Secretariat to mobilize and inspire youth leadership in the AIDS response at country, regional and global level.

Membership of the Advisory Forum

 The Membership of the Youth Advisory Forum includes 16 young people aged 15-29. Members will represent their respective organizations in the Forum. The membership of the Forum will be gender balanced, and members will be selected from the following regions:

• Asia Pacific
• Caribbean
• East and Southern Africa
• Eastern Europe and Central Asia
• Latin America
• Middle East and North Africa
• North America and Western Europe
• West and Central Africa

At least two seats will be reserved for young people living with HIV and two seats will be reserved for young people among key populations at higher risk. On seat will be reserved for a member of the UNAIDS women living with HIV platform to ensure linkages. Up to five UNAIDS secretariat staff will be appointed as observers to ensure capacity building, mentorship and knowledge transfer.

Requirements and Responsibilities for Membership

Members should be actively involved in youth-led or youth-serving organizations and have access to youth networks within their regions. This includes young people from networks of people living with HIV, key populations and student/youth organizations focusing on health, human rights and social justice-related issues among others. In addition to advanced knowledge of one of the primary languages of the region represented, advanced knowledge of English is essential for membership on the Advisory Forum. Members must also have consistent access to the internet in order to participate in the Advisory Forum meetings (see “Responsibilities of Members” below for more information).

Members, in their roles both as Advisory Forum participants, are expected to uphold and promote a just, rights-based and evidence-informed HIV response.

Responsibilities of Members

• Meet online at least 4 times a year via an online platform specifically designed for the Advisory Forum.
• Contribute the experience and strategic thinking and diverse perspectives from the broader youth community working on AIDS.
• Contribute to the drafting and compilation of the annual summary analysis on UNAIDS’ engagement with young people.
• Be available for email discussion from UNAIDS Secretariat staff seeking advice from a youth-focused lens.
• Participate in an in-person meeting once a year, pending funding.
• Ensure ongoing communication and consultation with the youth constituency in their region, to inform the positions brought to the youth advisory forum
• Act with discretion on issues discussed within the Advisory Forum meetings, as sensitive, internal and sometimes confidential issues may be brought to the group for discussion.

Membership on the Advisory Forum is not remunerated. However, UNAIDS will cover expenses related to in-person meetings, contingent upon available funding.

Minimum Participation Requirements for Members

Although members serve on a voluntary basis and are not remunerated, they are expected to actively participate in Advisory Forum activities. Minimum participation requirements per year are:

• Response to at least 80% of requests for written feedback
• Attendance of at least 75% of online meetings or teleconferences.

Members who do not meet minimum requirements will be contacted to try to resolve any technical issues that may impede their participation, if possible. If UNAIDS does not receive a response from the member and/or if the member fails to improve participation, then the member will be removed from the Advisory Forum.

Term of Service

Membership to the Advisory Forum will be for a two (2) year term per member.

Instructions for Application

To express your interest to become a member of this forum, please submit an application including:

a) Your CV

b) A document of no more than 1000 words including a motivational statement and answers to the following questions:

• Outline up to five bullets with key advice you would give to UNAIDS on how we can work more effectively to remove social or legal barriers young people face in the AIDS response
• What are some of the strategies that you would use to share ideas and information with youth networks in your region?
• What are some of the strategies you would use to generate input and ideas from the youth networks in your region to contribute to the work of the forum?

(c) Contact information for three references for work relevant to youth leadership, participation and/or HIV/Health/Development.

Please send your complete application to Mikaela Hildebrand (hildebrandm [at] unaids [dot] org), with a copy to Nina Sun (sunn [at] unaids [dot] org) by 15 March 2013.  Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Young people living with HIV and young people among key populations at higher risk of HIV infection are particularly encouraged to apply.

Selection Process

Once applications have been received, UNAIDS will run a selection process together with an ad-hoc working group of representatives of global youth networks, to choose the most suitable candidates based on the above-mentioned membership criteria.

Download the call for applications here.

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[1] “A youth reference group should be established to inform the UNAIDS Secretariat’s policy and programmes with young people. The reference group should also engage in and coordinate advocacy efforts at the global level to remove the social and legal barriers that block young people’s access to HIV-related services. It should be regionally and gender balanced, and representatives from young key populations at higher risk and young people living with HIV should be encouraged to apply. Members should be selected on a rotating basis. Clear selection criteria should be defined to ensure that the reference group truly represents the perspectives of a diverse youth constituency.” CrowdOutAIDS Strategy, page 17, available at http://www.unaids.org/en/media/unaids/contentassets/documents/unaidspublication/2012/JC2338_CrowdOutAIDS_en.pdf

- See more at: http://www.crowdoutaids.org/wordpress/call-for-applications-unaids-youth-advisory-forum/#sthash.3tJ9cMc6.dpuf

  Source: www.crowdoutaids.org

Background

Recognizing the importance of youth leadership and engagement in the HIV response, UNAIDS launched a unique, open and democratic online policy process, CrowdOutAIDS in October 2011. CrowdOutAIDS enabled more than 5000 young people around the world to take part in shaping UNAIDS’ youth agenda. As a result of the robust and informative discussions from CrowdOutAIDS, in April 2012, a set of recommendations for how to increase youth leadership in the AIDS response were presented to UNAIDS’ Executive Director Mr. Michel Sidibé.
The CrowdOutAIDS recommendations consist of six strategic priorities with related key actions. The recommendations aim to contribute to achieving the targets set in the 2011 Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS by increasing youth leadership, ownership, and mobilization in the AIDS response by 2015, and beyond.
The CrowdOutAIDS recommendations covered a range of issues that young people have identified as priorities. One of the recommendations called for the UNAIDS Secretariat to establish a youth advisory body.[1] In alignment with this recommendation, UNAIDS will establish a Youth Advisory Forum (“Advisory Forum”) and is currently seeking applications of interest for membership on this forum.
Mandate of the UNAIDS Youth Advisory Forum (“Advisory Forum”)
The UNAIDS Youth Advisory Forum is a mechanism for open dialogue and exchange between UNAIDS and the diverse youth constituency with the mandate to:

•  Provide strategic advice to the UNAIDS Secretariat on policies and programmes related to young people and HIV.
• Update the UNAIDS Secretariat on emerging developments within the youth and HIV movements at local, regional and international levels.
• On a yearly basis, provide a short summary analysis including key recommendations and follow up actions to strengthen the UNAIDS Secretariat ability to work with and for young people in reference to advocacy and leadership within the global AIDS response, to be presented to and discussed with senior leadership within the UNAIDS Secretariat.
• Advice the UNAIDS Secretariat on effective strategies and tools to promote meaningful youth participation and leadership in the AIDS response at country, regional and global level for maximum impact.
• Foster partnerships between the UNAIDS Secretariat and key youth constituencies and movements, with an emphasis on connecting HIV to the broader health and development agendas.
• Shape and co-lead advocacy efforts together with the UNAIDS Secretariat to mobilize and inspire youth leadership in the AIDS response at country, regional and global level.

Membership of the Advisory Forum
 The Membership of the Youth Advisory Forum includes 16 young people aged 15-29. Members will represent their respective organizations in the Forum. The membership of the Forum will be gender balanced, and members will be selected from the following regions:

• Asia Pacific
• Caribbean
• East and Southern Africa
• Eastern Europe and Central Asia
• Latin America
• Middle East and North Africa
• North America and Western Europe
• West and Central Africa

At least two seats will be reserved for young people living with HIV and two seats will be reserved for young people among key populations at higher risk. On seat will be reserved for a member of the UNAIDS women living with HIV platform to ensure linkages. Up to five UNAIDS secretariat staff will be appointed as observers to ensure capacity building, mentorship and knowledge transfer.
Requirements and Responsibilities for Membership
Members should be actively involved in youth-led or youth-serving organizations and have access to youth networks within their regions. This includes young people from networks of people living with HIV, key populations and student/youth organizations focusing on health, human rights and social justice-related issues among others. In addition to advanced knowledge of one of the primary languages of the region represented, advanced knowledge of English is essential for membership on the Advisory Forum. Members must also have consistent access to the internet in order to participate in the Advisory Forum meetings (see “Responsibilities of Members” below for more information).
Members, in their roles both as Advisory Forum participants, are expected to uphold and promote a just, rights-based and evidence-informed HIV response.
Responsibilities of Members

• Meet online at least 4 times a year via an online platform specifically designed for the Advisory Forum.
• Contribute the experience and strategic thinking and diverse perspectives from the broader youth community working on AIDS.
• Contribute to the drafting and compilation of the annual summary analysis on UNAIDS’ engagement with young people.
• Be available for email discussion from UNAIDS Secretariat staff seeking advice from a youth-focused lens.
• Participate in an in-person meeting once a year, pending funding.
• Ensure ongoing communication and consultation with the youth constituency in their region, to inform the positions brought to the youth advisory forum
• Act with discretion on issues discussed within the Advisory Forum meetings, as sensitive, internal and sometimes confidential issues may be brought to the group for discussion.

Membership on the Advisory Forum is not remunerated. However, UNAIDS will cover expenses related to in-person meetings, contingent upon available funding.
Minimum Participation Requirements for Members
Although members serve on a voluntary basis and are not remunerated, they are expected to actively participate in Advisory Forum activities. Minimum participation requirements per year are:

• Response to at least 80% of requests for written feedback
• Attendance of at least 75% of online meetings or teleconferences.

Members who do not meet minimum requirements will be contacted to try to resolve any technical issues that may impede their participation, if possible. If UNAIDS does not receive a response from the member and/or if the member fails to improve participation, then the member will be removed from the Advisory Forum.
Term of Service
Membership to the Advisory Forum will be for a two (2) year term per member.
Instructions for Application
To express your interest to become a member of this forum, please submit an application including:
a) Your CV
b) A document of no more than 1000 words including a motivational statement and answers to the following questions:

• Outline up to five bullets with key advice you would give to UNAIDS on how we can work more effectively to remove social or legal barriers young people face in the AIDS response
• What are some of the strategies that you would use to share ideas and information with youth networks in your region?
• What are some of the strategies you would use to generate input and ideas from the youth networks in your region to contribute to the work of the forum?

(c) Contact information for three references for work relevant to youth leadership, participation and/or HIV/Health/Development.
Please send your complete application to Mikaela Hildebrand (hildebrandm [at] unaids [dot] org), with a copy to Nina Sun (sunn [at] unaids [dot] org) by 15 March 2013.  Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Young people living with HIV and young people among key populations at higher risk of HIV infection are particularly encouraged to apply.
Selection Process
Once applications have been received, UNAIDS will run a selection process together with an ad-hoc working group of representatives of global youth networks, to choose the most suitable candidates based on the above-mentioned membership criteria.
Download the call for applications here.

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[1] “A youth reference group should be established to inform the UNAIDS Secretariat’s policy and programmes with young people. The reference group should also engage in and coordinate advocacy efforts at the global level to remove the social and legal barriers that block young people’s access to HIV-related services. It should be regionally and gender balanced, and representatives from young key populations at higher risk and young people living with HIV should be encouraged to apply. Members should be selected on a rotating basis. Clear selection criteria should be defined to ensure that the reference group truly represents the perspectives of a diverse youth constituency.” CrowdOutAIDS Strategy, page 17, available at http://www.unaids.org/en/media/unaids/contentassets/documents/unaidspublication/2012/JC2338_CrowdOutAIDS_en.pdf

- See more at: http://www.crowdoutaids.org/wordpress/call-for-applications-unaids-youth-advisory-forum/#sthash.3tJ9cMc6.dpuf

dfBackground

Recognizing the importance of youth leadership and engagement in the HIV response, UNAIDS launched a unique, open and democratic online policy process, CrowdOutAIDS in October 2011. CrowdOutAIDS enabled more than 5000 young people around the world to take part in shaping UNAIDS’ youth agenda. As a result of the robust and informative discussions from CrowdOutAIDS, in April 2012, a set of recommendations for how to increase youth leadership in the AIDS response were presented to UNAIDS’ Executive Director Mr. Michel Sidibé.
The CrowdOutAIDS recommendations consist of six strategic priorities with related key actions. The recommendations aim to contribute to achieving the targets set in the 2011 Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS by increasing youth leadership, ownership, and mobilization in the AIDS response by 2015, and beyond.
The CrowdOutAIDS recommendations covered a range of issues that young people have identified as priorities. One of the recommendations called for the UNAIDS Secretariat to establish a youth advisory body.[1] In alignment with this recommendation, UNAIDS will establish a Youth Advisory Forum (“Advisory Forum”) and is currently seeking applications of interest for membership on this forum.
Mandate of the UNAIDS Youth Advisory Forum (“Advisory Forum”)
The UNAIDS Youth Advisory Forum is a mechanism for open dialogue and exchange between UNAIDS and the diverse youth constituency with the mandate to:

•  Provide strategic advice to the UNAIDS Secretariat on policies and programmes related to young people and HIV.
• Update the UNAIDS Secretariat on emerging developments within the youth and HIV movements at local, regional and international levels.
• On a yearly basis, provide a short summary analysis including key recommendations and follow up actions to strengthen the UNAIDS Secretariat ability to work with and for young people in reference to advocacy and leadership within the global AIDS response, to be presented to and discussed with senior leadership within the UNAIDS Secretariat.
• Advice the UNAIDS Secretariat on effective strategies and tools to promote meaningful youth participation and leadership in the AIDS response at country, regional and global level for maximum impact.
• Foster partnerships between the UNAIDS Secretariat and key youth constituencies and movements, with an emphasis on connecting HIV to the broader health and development agendas.
• Shape and co-lead advocacy efforts together with the UNAIDS Secretariat to mobilize and inspire youth leadership in the AIDS response at country, regional and global level.

Membership of the Advisory Forum
 The Membership of the Youth Advisory Forum includes 16 young people aged 15-29. Members will represent their respective organizations in the Forum. The membership of the Forum will be gender balanced, and members will be selected from the following regions:

• Asia Pacific
• Caribbean
• East and Southern Africa
• Eastern Europe and Central Asia
• Latin America
• Middle East and North Africa
• North America and Western Europe
• West and Central Africa

At least two seats will be reserved for young people living with HIV and two seats will be reserved for young people among key populations at higher risk. On seat will be reserved for a member of the UNAIDS women living with HIV platform to ensure linkages. Up to five UNAIDS secretariat staff will be appointed as observers to ensure capacity building, mentorship and knowledge transfer.
Requirements and Responsibilities for Membership
Members should be actively involved in youth-led or youth-serving organizations and have access to youth networks within their regions. This includes young people from networks of people living with HIV, key populations and student/youth organizations focusing on health, human rights and social justice-related issues among others. In addition to advanced knowledge of one of the primary languages of the region represented, advanced knowledge of English is essential for membership on the Advisory Forum. Members must also have consistent access to the internet in order to participate in the Advisory Forum meetings (see “Responsibilities of Members” below for more information).
Members, in their roles both as Advisory Forum participants, are expected to uphold and promote a just, rights-based and evidence-informed HIV response.
Responsibilities of Members

• Meet online at least 4 times a year via an online platform specifically designed for the Advisory Forum.
• Contribute the experience and strategic thinking and diverse perspectives from the broader youth community working on AIDS.
• Contribute to the drafting and compilation of the annual summary analysis on UNAIDS’ engagement with young people.
• Be available for email discussion from UNAIDS Secretariat staff seeking advice from a youth-focused lens.
• Participate in an in-person meeting once a year, pending funding.
• Ensure ongoing communication and consultation with the youth constituency in their region, to inform the positions brought to the youth advisory forum
• Act with discretion on issues discussed within the Advisory Forum meetings, as sensitive, internal and sometimes confidential issues may be brought to the group for discussion.

Membership on the Advisory Forum is not remunerated. However, UNAIDS will cover expenses related to in-person meetings, contingent upon available funding.
Minimum Participation Requirements for Members
Although members serve on a voluntary basis and are not remunerated, they are expected to actively participate in Advisory Forum activities. Minimum participation requirements per year are:

• Response to at least 80% of requests for written feedback
• Attendance of at least 75% of online meetings or teleconferences.

Members who do not meet minimum requirements will be contacted to try to resolve any technical issues that may impede their participation, if possible. If UNAIDS does not receive a response from the member and/or if the member fails to improve participation, then the member will be removed from the Advisory Forum.
Term of Service
Membership to the Advisory Forum will be for a two (2) year term per member.
Instructions for Application
To express your interest to become a member of this forum, please submit an application including:
a) Your CV
b) A document of no more than 1000 words including a motivational statement and answers to the following questions:

• Outline up to five bullets with key advice you would give to UNAIDS on how we can work more effectively to remove social or legal barriers young people face in the AIDS response
• What are some of the strategies that you would use to share ideas and information with youth networks in your region?
• What are some of the strategies you would use to generate input and ideas from the youth networks in your region to contribute to the work of the forum?

(c) Contact information for three references for work relevant to youth leadership, participation and/or HIV/Health/Development.
Please send your complete application to Mikaela Hildebrand (hildebrandm [at] unaids [dot] org), with a copy to Nina Sun (sunn [at] unaids [dot] org) by 15 March 2013.  Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Young people living with HIV and young people among key populations at higher risk of HIV infection are particularly encouraged to apply.
Selection Process
Once applications have been received, UNAIDS will run a selection process together with an ad-hoc working group of representatives of global youth networks, to choose the most suitable candidates based on the above-mentioned membership criteria.
Download the call for applications here.

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[1] “A youth reference group should be established to inform the UNAIDS Secretariat’s policy and programmes with young people. The reference group should also engage in and coordinate advocacy efforts at the global level to remove the social and legal barriers that block young people’s access to HIV-related services. It should be regionally and gender balanced, and representatives from young key populations at higher risk and young people living with HIV should be encouraged to apply. Members should be selected on a rotating basis. Clear selection criteria should be defined to ensure that the reference group truly represents the perspectives of a diverse youth constituency.” CrowdOutAIDS Strategy, page 17, available at http://www.unaids.org/en/media/unaids/contentassets/documents/unaidspublication/2012/JC2338_CrowdOutAIDS_en.pdf

- See more at: http://www.crowdoutaids.org/wordpress/call-for-applications-unaids-youth-advisory-forum/#sthash.3tJ9cMc6.dpuf

Dans quelques jours 2013

Encore quelques jours et la cloche retentira. Et on dira good bye 2012 and welcome 2013. Une nouvelle année certainement pour des nouveaux projets, mais qu'avons-nous fait de 2012? Une question que chacun de nous devrait se poser tant sur le plan personnel que de son apport à la construction d'une paix durable, d'un développement global et d'une justice sociale permanente dans notre environnement comme dans le monde tout entier.
En ce qui me concerne, je n'ai pas été des meilleurs je sais, certainement je n'ai pas fait tout que j'aurai du faire c'est possible, toutefois je peux me réjouir d'avoir été à la tête ou du moins dans le peloton  d'un certain nombre d'action plus ou moins humanitaire tant sur le plan local, national qu’international. On peut noter entre autre l'animation de plusieurs sessions de formations des jeunes pairs éducateurs sur la lutte contre les IST; le VIH et le sida de même que la promotion de santé de reproduction chez les jeunes et les adolescents, l'organisation des campagnes de sensibilisation et de dépistages volontaires du VIH, l'organisation des conférences et tables rondes sur les questions sociales et de développement, et tout recemment l'organisation d'une grande mobilisation pour la participation des jeunes camerounais aux 16 jours d'activisme contre les violences faites aux femmes et aux filles en Afrique... Il en est de même de la contribution aux reflexions internationales notamment le forum sur le leadership des jeunes sur la question des violences faites aux femmes et aux filles suivi de l'ascension du Mont Kilimandjaro sur la même thématique, ceci sous le haut patronnage de S.E JAKAYA KIKWETE, Président de la République de la Tanzanie. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ek_WRx_XbRk )
Je voudrai remercier l'équipe des 10 days of activism qui a vu en moi un sens de leadership en me désignant cette année comme exemple de bonne pratique en matière de promotion de la participation des jeunes. J'ai pris cette distinction avec beaucoup d'humilité. ( http://www.10daysofactivism.com/2012/09/mforian-mouassie-soilihou-salif.html )
En ce qui est de 2013, le combat reste le même amplifié de quelques challenges. Nous les decouvrirons progressivement.

A tous et toutes et humblement, tous mes voeux les meilleurs pour la nouvelle année qui s'annonce.
Restons positif en pensée comme en pensée

Prolongement de la journée mondiale de lutte contre le sida: des remarques agréables

Qui pouvait imaginer il y a 10 ans qu'une campagne de dépistage volontaire du VIH pouvait rassembler autant de monde? De toutes les façons, la question ne se pose plus, du moins pas avec le même intérêt tellement les jeunes prennent progressivement conscience, en tout cas dans notre environnement de travail.
Comme chaque année, l'association Horizon Jeune et le Réseau des Jeunes du Cameroun se sont mobilisés aux côtés des pouvoirs publics afin de sensibiliser et de mobiliser les jeunes et les adolescents pour le dépistage volontaire et gratuit du VIH.
Cette mobilisation que nous avons eu l'honneur de coordonner s'est déroulée le 12 Décembre 2012 à Bafoussam et le 13 à Dschang.
Bien qu'ayant plannifier de donner l'opportunité à 1000 jeunes pour les 2 villes, nous nous sommes retrouvé à plus de 1500 jeunes filles comme garçons qui ont connu leurs statuts sérologiques.
J'ai été personnellement marqué par cette passion qui animait cette foule des jeunes d'affronter la vérité en face afin de pouvoir mieux se préserver. Des jeunes gens bien animés, se bousculant, difficile de se contenir de peur que les tests finissent. Quand je me souviens qu'à cause de la peur, nous avons payer le déplacement aux gens pour les encourager à se dépister...

La bataille continue, vive la paire éducation!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Au sommet du monde !

Au sommet du Mont Kilimandjaro le tambour raisonne
Pkoudoum, pkoudoum, pkoudoum, c'est l'appel au rassemblement
Un pigeon à l'horizon, les regards le sermonnent
On attend, on attend. Une bonne nouvelle, un évènement ?

Le fils d'Afrique à nouveau au sommet du monde, l'expression de la confiance
C'est ici tes racines. Ta case salut ton exploit mémoire d'une histoire
Pkoudoum, pkoudoum, pkoudoum, c'est la fête au village expression de notre alliance
Au rythme du balafon, le patriarche esquisse quelques pas de danse. Les jeunes le suivent, c'est la venue de l'espoir

Bientôt la tombée de la nuit, un grand feu de bois s'organisent c'est l'heure des contes
L'on regrette les absents, par télépathie nous communiquerons
Les plus jeunes songent, ils se retirent et réfléchissent. Même par télépathie nous communiquerons
Les visions se réalisent, elles se réaliseront davantage. A chacun son compte dans ces contes

Obama fils d'Afrique, fils du monde. De toi nous sommes fiers
Horizon d'espoir pour la jeune génération, de tes pères tu as la prière
Ils n'attendent rien de toi, sinon l'incitation continue de la passion, de l'espoir
Debout jeunesse d'Afrique, jeunesse du monde, c'est à nous l'histoire

Promouvoir les life skills chez les jeunes et les adolescents

L'adolescence est une phase décisive dans la vie d'un individu à cause des changements physiques et physiologiques qui y surviennent et qui influencent leurs comportements. Ces changements on le sait s'ils ne sont pas mieux gérés exposent ces jeunes et adolescents à plusieurs conséquences pouvant conduire à un échec total dans la vie.
Pour mieux se proteger et prévenir ces dérives anoncées, les jeunes et adolescents ont besoin des compétences de vie courantes, c'est à dire des life skills. C'est ce qui a fait l'objet d'une session de formation que le Ministère des Enseignements Secondaires du Cameroun a organisé à Ambam dans le Sud du Cameroun cette semaine du 02 octobre à l'intention des élèves des lycés et collèges de la ville. Nous avons été trés heureux d'animer cette formation de partager les connaissances et compétences avec ces jeunes et surtout de succiter en eux l'esprit de leadership positif et la passion du changement positif de comportement pour le développement de ce grand pays le Cameroun.

Notre temps n'est utile que lorsqu'il sert aussi à autrui. Sinon à quoi servirait notre être si on ne peut soulager une souffrance? De toutes les façons je crois en l'histoire et il y a pas meilleure gratificateur que l'Histoire. Contribuons à la construction d'un monde meilleur, s'il n'est pas bénéfique pour nous de notre vivant, il le sera pour nos enfants et l'Histoire nous en sera gré. Dieu merci, je crois en l'Histoire.

All against violences against women and girls accross the world

The struggle to end violences against women and girls in world should be a priority for each of us