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| Expansion of the European Union: Implications for Africa (and other regions) |
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Young people in African can begin to facilitate continent wide dialogues around the issue of African unity and integration. They can begin to explore some of the ways in which they can take a lead in the process and provide inspiration to governments in creating policies and legislation that support smoother integration.
How can TIG members contribute?
TakingITGlobal.org provides many useful tools for tackling this challenge. The country sites provided by TIG (http://connect.takingitglobal.org) are platforms that youth can use to learn about each other’s countries, as well as a starting point to building bridges and connections across the continent. The discussion boards (http://www.takingitglobal.org/discuss/) and email groups (http://groups.takingitglobal.org) are great places for dialogue to being on themes relevant to African unity/integration and features such as the project pages (http://projects.takingitglobal.org) enable youth to launch initiatives together across borders and divides.
The recent developments in Europe hold many lessons for the people of Africa. Europe is certainly taking advantage of geography to bring about a wide range of benefits and prosperity for its people. Africa has the same opportunity. We need to come together as Africans, and specifically as youth, and create a vision for ourselves and our continent. Where do we want Africa to be in five, ten, fifteen or fifty year’s time? What role do we want to play in creating that vision? What do we need to be doing differently? Who needs to be a part of this process? These are but a few of the questions that need to be asked.
We have the resources, tools and opportunities to do transform Africa. Our challenge is to move ourselves into action and be a part of an important process that contributes to the success and development of our Africa.
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Africa will be stronger? EKHATOR CHRISTIAN OSAZEE | May 14th, 2004
"Poverty is by far Africa
homelessnes what can we do odufaderin | May 22nd, 2004
THE WORLD WE LIVE NOW IS NOW PUTTING EVERY YOUTH AND EVERY MIND INTO A challenging AGE
HOMELESSNESS IS ONE THING I WILL LIKE TO TALK ABOUT NOW FISRT AND FORMOST WHATS IS HOMELESSNESS? THIS IS WHEN AN INDIVIDUAL HAS NO WHERE TO LAY HIS OR HER HEAD WE DISCOVER THAT IN THIS YEARS THAT CHILDREM HAVE BEEN NOT ONLY HOMELESNES BUT ALSO ORPAHNS WHY CAUSE OF WAR TRIBLA CLASHES AND SO... ON
I THINK WE CAN MAKE THIS WORLD A HOME WHEN WE ALL COME TOGHTER TO MAKE THE HOMELESS HAVE SOMEWHERE TO LIVE AND MAKE THEM HAPPY
How about Ethnic Divisions? Olawuyi Olusola Akanbi | May 26th, 2004
Integrated Africa is not a bad idea but how are we going to tackle bad blood caused by ethnic divisions and crises in our nations and fueled by successive governments?
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