Africa Dialogues for World Children’s Day 2018: African Youth share their vision of the Africa they want

To mark this day in West and Central Africa, 10 children and adolescents from six countries in the region came together in Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) to deliver on the World Children’s Day Platform, very captivating and powerful speeches about the Africa They Want during an ‘Africa Dialogues’ event supported by UNICEF (www.UNICEF.org). ‘’I want an Africa where the right of the child would be respected by all and were the Sustainable Development Goals will be achieved by 2030,’’ said Precious Anastasia, 14-year-old, from Cameroon, one of the 10 young speakers, who spoke about quality and inclusive education in Africa.

The event is a collaboration between the People Initiative Foundation (www.PeopleInitiativeFoundation.org) and UNICEF, in partnership with the African Union.

In Ouagadougou, the youth addressed some of the critical issues facing Africa now and in the future:

Bassan Badiallo Sow, 17, from Mali, talks about an Africa that promotes quality education

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