YALDA Morocco - Youth Alliance for Leadership and Development in Africa

01/12/2025

Today is World AIDS Day!

World AIDS Day, observed annually on 1 December since its establishment in 1988, remains one of the most important global health observances. It is a moment to honour lives lost, stand with people living with HIV, celebrate scientific progress, and renew global commitment to ending the epidemic. This year’s theme, “Overcoming Disruption, Transforming the AIDS Response,” urges the world to confront the impact of pandemics, conflict, misinformation, and widening inequalities on HIV prevention and care.

This is the momentum YALDA is committed to strengthening. As a pan-African, youth-led organisation, YALDA recognizes the role of young Africans in building a resilient, stigma-free HIV response. We continue to equip young leaders with accurate information, digital literacy, advocacy skills, and platforms to challenge harmful myths and expand access to prevention and care. Let us honour the millions impacted by choosing action over complacency—by investing in prevention, protecting human rights, eliminating stigma, and ensuring equitable access to services for all.

24/11/2025

02/11/2025

It is Africa Youth Month! On Saturday, we celebrated Africa Youth Day, launching the month-long celebration.

Africa Youth Day, observed annually on 1 November, stands as a continental affirmation that young people are not only the future of Africa but the drivers of its present transformation. Established by the African Union in 2006 through the adoption of the African Youth Charter, the day celebrates youth as catalysts for peace, innovation, and sustainable development.

The 2025 theme, “From Aspiration to Action: Youth as Agents of Reparative Justice and Sustainable Development,” challenges us to move beyond symbolism to tangible empowerment. It calls for repairing historical and structural injustices—colonial legacies, unequal global power relations, corruption, and chronic underinvestment in education, healthcare, and decent work.

YALDA equips young Africans with leadership, policy, and entrepreneurial skills to transform advocacy into measurable impact. Through mentorship, training, and cross-border collaboration, YALDA nurtures leaders who not only participate in conversations but shape them—guided by integrity, creativity, and community service. On Africa Youth Day 2025, YALDA reaffirmed that Africa’s just and sustainable future will not be built for youth—it will be built by youth.

We honour your courage, amplify your creativity, and reaffirm your power to transform this continent.

May every young African find not only a dream to pursue, but the opportunity to fulfil it.