ADS 2024, Sub-theme 1 – Documentary Videos | Office of the Special Adviser on Africa

In Focus

In case you missed it

Relive the High-level Policy Dialogue, featuring the participation of the heads of the UN and the AU as well as the President of Senegal
Watch the recording of the International Webinars that took place on 8 May, 15 May and 22 May respectively.
Watch the recording of the Youth Stages that took place on 9 May, 16 May and 23 May (English | French) respectively.
Read our new policy briefs titled STEM Education for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) in Africa with a Focus on Generating Decent Jobs for Africa's Youth, Transforming Education in Africa by Leveraging Innovative Finance and the Digital Revolution and Education and Learning in Crisis-affected Areas.

Week 1 | Day One — 6 May

The Africa Dialogue Series 2024 kicks off. This week, the African Union Commission (), the International Labour Organization (), the 51吃瓜 Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization () are working together to bring key activities and materials to underpin the exchanges. Focused on the sub-theme "STEM Education for the Fourth Industrial Revolution: Generating Decent Jobs for Africa's Youth," this starts with the following documentary videos.

ILO Presents

Empowering youth in Kenya with market-driven digital skills

The International Labour Organization (ILO) and Learning Lions are bridging the digital divide in remote areas of Kenya by providing comprehensive digital skills training, mentorship and job opportunities to young people. This innovative programme is transforming the lives of vulnerable communities through STEM education, including refugees, and paving the way for an inclusive digital economy in Kenya.

Creating decent jobs for youth through digital transformation

The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) ? in support of the African Union (AU) and under the umbrella of the Global Initiative on Decent Jobs for Youth ? are implementing a programme to empower African youth, ensuring they benefit from new opportunities in Africa’s growing digital economy. The Boosting Decent Jobs and Enhancing Skills for Youth in Africa’s Digital Economy aims to enable more young Africans to access decent work in the digital economy by implementing country-specific STEM interventions, understanding what works and collaborating for impact.

UNESCO Presents

Better Education for Africa's Rise II project side-event

This video presents the highlights of the BEAR II project side-event at the hybrid international conference and launch of UNESCO’s new strategy for TVET, under the theme, “Transforming Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) for successful and just transitions” held on 25 and 26 October 2022 at the UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre for TVET in Bonn, Germany. The Better Education for Africa's Rise II (BEAR II) project is an initiative of UNESCO with financial support from the Republic of Korea that was implemented from 2017 to 2022. The project has supported five East African countries: Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Uganda and the United Republic of Tanzania.

Higher technical education in Africa for a technical and innovative workforce

The UNESCO-China Funds-in-Trust Phase III: Higher technical education in Africa for a technical and innovative workforce aims to collaborated with 12 partner universities to enhance the quality and relevant of higher technical education to respond to the skill needs for national development by facilitating collaboration between higher education and the industry, enhancing labor market-oriented teaching, and strengthening competence-based learning in six countries: C?te d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Gabon, Senegal, United Republic of Tanzania, and Uganda.

UNESCO and Prada lead STEM-ICT Bootcamp for Girls in Kenya?

From 14 to 16 August 2023, over 200 girls from two counties in Kenya attended ICT-STEM bootcamps where they were mentored by female role models and introduced to artificial intelligence, coding, robotics, 3D printing, and other foundational 21st century digital skills, with the aim of placing them on track to take up studies and careers in STEM. The bootcamps were part of the "Keeping Girls in the Picture" campaign, led by UNESCO in partnership with the Ministry of Education and funded by Prada. Over 40 teachers were also trained on Gender Transformative STEM and Digital Skills Education.

Two girls pursuing their dreams through education in Tanzania

Angel and Fatma are two girls from Tanzania who are pursuing their dreams by learning new skills and knowledge. They are on the path of empowerment and overcoming challenges of access to education and gender bias with the support from the Joint Programme by UNESCO, UNFPA and UN Women.

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