By Athuman Mtulya, The Citizen on Sunday Reporter
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Posted Sunday, September 15 2013 at 02:01
Posted Sunday, September 15 2013 at 02:01
In Summary
Dar es Salaam. Tanzania youths did not feature
in a report on 2013’s top 99 foreign policy leaders who are less than 33
years of age.
The report featured 99 youths from 37 countries
recognised for their immense creativity, determination and passion in
leadership. Those in the list are tackling the world’s critical global
challenges, according to the report.
It was released on Tuesday by Diplomatic Courier
and Young Professionals in Foreign Policy which categorised the young
people in seven groups: catalysts, conveners, influencers, innovators,
practitioners, risk-takers and shapers.
Four youths made the list from East Africa and the
Great Lakes Region. Kenya’s Evans Wadongo categorised as shaper is the
only East African in the list.
Wadongo is the founder and executive director of
Sustainable Development for All–Kenya, which he founded to help
alleviate poverty in Africa. From Great Lakes Region are Ethiopia’s
Fasil Amdetsion and Congo-born Elvis Binda and Joseph Munyambanza.
Munyambanza, a 22 year-old categorised as
innovator is based in the US. He fled his home country to Uganda at the
age of six due to a conflict. He co-founded the organisation COBURWAS to
educate young refugees from Congo, Burundi, Uganda, Rwanda, and Sudan.
Munyambanza excelled in his studies in the refugee camp in Uganda and graduated from the African Leadership Academy in 2010.
Binda, described as catalyst and based in Rwanda,
is the president and co-founder of Initiatives for Peace and Human
Rights. Binda has organised and coordinated moot court competitions on
international humanitarian law and human rights for about 80 university
students.
from Burundi, DR Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda.
Other African youths who appeared in the list are
Egyptians Sharif Mansour and Dalia Ziada, Ghana’s Gregory Rockson,
Liberia’s Robtel Pailey and South African Jaclyn Schiff. The list is
dominated by American youths, with 56 entries.
“The millennial generation has a deep
responsibility to deliver new ideas, new approaches and new solutions to
the world’s toughest challenges. We must forge cutting edge
partnerships and tap into our entrepreneurial spirit to do so.
This 2013 Top 99 Under 33 tells a story of diverse
young people who are choosing to lead now—setting the bar high for the
rest of my generation,” said Gary Barnabo, president of Young
Professionals.
SOURCE: THE CITIZEN
SOURCE: THE CITIZEN
