The African Union Commission (AUC) set a comprehensive agenda for the celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), and, in accordance with article 4 (c) of the Constitutive Act of the African Union (AU), the Commission hosted several activities, many led by youth themselves. These events included the pre-deployment training of the 4th batch of the African Union Youth Volunteers Corps (AUYVC), the African Youth Forum, and the Intergenerational Dialogue with African Heads of State and Government.
Octavio Diogo
Pre-deployment Training for the 4th Batch of AUYVC Volunteers
May 10-21, 2013
In line with the Malabo Summit decision of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government that ―(iv) The Commission should organize on the margins of every June/July Summit a training programme for the Youth Volunteers ,‖ about 55 youth from 19 AU Member States and the Diaspora attended the 4th batch training of the AU Youth Volunteer Corps held in Debre Zeit, Ethiopia. The training aimed to establish a minimum level of skills and competency for the new batch of volunteers, to include general knowledge aptitude and improved job performance readiness. The participants also learned coping mechanisms and skills for handling personal social interactions and general life skills in their placement countries. This year, North Africa was better represented with volunteers from both Tunisia and Algeria. Somalia also had a representative. Hopefully, countries like Guinea Bissau, Cape Verde, Lesotho, Mauritius, Sao Tome and Principe, Libya, Mauritania, and the Saharawi Republic will send representatives for participation in an upcoming batch! Myriam Dieye, the Senegalese representative, gave her impression of the course, stating that ―it is the first time in my life that I have a chance to be engaged on Africa‘s real issues, and that makes sense for me!‖ The AUYVC batch training was supported by USAID through the U.S. Mission to the African Union (USAU).
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