
Youth Voices in Development (YVID) is intended to leverage the creativity, knowledge and experience of young Canadians learning about development challenges first-hand during their VIDEA internship placements in southern and East Africa. For each month of their internship, VIDEA interns participating in Global Affairs Canada’s International Youth Internship Program (IYIP) write a thought piece related to development. The intent is that these assignments act as a catalyst for expanding the interns’ thinking and understanding, by drawing upon on-the-ground experiences to deepen their understanding of sustainable development. In order to share the interns’ learning with a wider audience, select pieces will then be shared through the VIDEA website, newsletter and other media.
This year's YVID focused on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). These goals were developed through a collaborative, UN-led process and provide an aspirational framework for global development until 2030. Read more about the SDGs here:
Topic 4: Choose one or two of the Sustainable Development Goals or targets. Discuss, based on observations you’ve made and learning you’ve gained during your internship and other experience/knowledge, the challenges and solutions to addressing these in your host country and any parallels or contrasts with these same challenges in Canada.
Randa Abader - Ukulapha, South Africa
Krista Ali - YWCA Copperbelt, Zambia
Helena Bartholomew - YWCA Copperbelt, Zambia
Alli Bunting -Arise & Shine, Uganda
Faye Canty - Lake Bunyoni Development Company, Uganda
Nicole Darnell - Lake Bunyoni Development Company, Uganda
Claire Gatto - Ukulapha, South Africa
Muriel Harushamagara - Arise & Shine, Uganda
Omara Hussaini - Ukulapha, South Africa
Linda Mim - Ukulapha, South Africa
Katya Verzilova - Ukulapha, South Africa
Topic 3: Choose two or three of the Sustainable Development Goals and discuss, based on observations you have made during your internship and other experience/knowledge, how they interconnect with one another, and how this impacts how the goals should be addressed.
Alex Walmsley - Ukulapha, South Africa
Alli Bunting - Arise & Shine, Uganda
Claire Gatto - Ukulapha, South Africa
Faye Canty - Lake Bunyoni Development Company, Uganda
Helena Bartholomew - YWCA Copperbelt, Zambia
Katya Verzilova - Ukulapha, South Africa
Krista Ali - YWCA Copperbelt, Zambia
Linda Mim - Ukulapha, South Africa
Muriel Harushamagara - Arise & Shine, Uganda
Nicole Darnell - Lake Bunyoni Development Company, Uganda
Omara Hussaini - Ukulapha, South Africa
Randa Abader - Ukulapha, South Africa
Topic 2. Goal Five: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.
Goal Two: Zero Hunger: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture.
Intern Responses
Alex Walmsley - Ukulapha, South Africa
Alli Bunting - Arise & Shine, Uganda
Faye Canty - Lake Bunyoni Development Company, Uganda
Helena Bartholomew - YWCA Copperbelt, Zambia