My first Publication YALDA Quarterly Newsletter - Q1 2019

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QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER VOLUME 1 • ISSUE 1 MARCH 2019
YOUTH ALLIANCE FOR LEADERSHIP AND
DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA NEWSLETTER
YALDA -UNECA Gala Dinner with H.E. Dr Hala El Said Minister of Planning, Egypt
UNECA SIDE EVENT
IN THIS ISSUE
Youth leadership 2
Current YALDA projects and success stories 2
Members of the Month 3
YALDA Webinars and Trainings Highlights 4
Mentoring the next generation of business
leaders 4
Social enterprise development 5
The best of YALDA on social media 5
YALDA UNECA side event and
speaker profiles 6
Background YALDA IEC Retreat,
Marrakech, Morroco 8
The recently signed AfCFTA portends numerous upsides in Education Corner 9
The Youth Alliance for Leadership and
Development in Africa (YALDA) Side
Event at the 52nd Session of the United
Nations Economic Commission for Africa
(UNECA)’s Conference of African
Ministers of Finance, Planning and
Economic Development
Jointly organized by UNECA and YALDA
Youth Inclusiveness in Driving the Implementation
Agenda of Fiscal Policy, Trade and Investment through
Digital Innovation in Africa
engendering trade whilst bridging regional integration
across the continent. (Continued on page 6)
Opportunities
10