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.

1. What do you think are the entry points for addressing this goal in your host country, and what recommendations would you make for achieving this goal?  

 

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