Youth Sustainable Development Centre

17/08/2026

Congratulations to our Projects Assistant, Ncobile Dlamini, on her nomination and selection as the Southern African Regional Coordinator for the The African Youth Initiative on Climate Change (AYICC) 🌍 Your dedication to youth leadership and climate action continues to inspire. We are proud to celebrate this well-deserved achievement and wish you success in advancing meaningful climate action across the region.

14/08/2026

On the 11th - 13th of August, YSDC had the privilege of being part of a powerful workshop hosted by UNFPA Eswatini. This vital gathering brought together inspiring youth leaders from 7+ African countries across both the Climate Space and the Health Space.

The intensive training focused deeply on Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) and Climate Change, with a powerful emphasis on Social and Behaviour Change Communication and Youth Participation Programming for young people in all their diversity.
The key takeaways from this training include:

* Understanding the literal role of trees in saving people and the planet, alongside how human health connects directly to our environment.
* Unpacking how climate change affects different populations and demographic groups uniquely, particularly impacting women and girls as well as people with disabilities.
* From this training, these young people will be able to train more young people in their communities as well.

A massive thank you to UNFPA Eswatini for driving this milestone event forward. The training may be over, but the movement for gender-transformative climate adaptation has just begun.

14/08/2026

2026 marks the 65th anniversary of the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness, the principal international treaty dedicated to preventing statelessness and safeguarding the fundamental right to a nationality.

Over the past six decades, the Convention has helped drive legislative reforms and strengthen safeguards to ensure that people are not left without a nationality. Yet millions of people around the world remain affected by statelessness, and more than half of UN Member States have not yet acceded to the treaty.

Join the Global Alliance to End Statelessness and its members for Preventing and Resolving Statelessness in Practice, an interactive anniversary event featuring government representatives, legal experts, civil society and stateless-led organizations.
Through practical examples and lived experiences, the discussion will explore progress achieved, remaining challenges, and opportunities to advance universal accession and strengthen implementation of safeguards against statelessness worldwide.

🗓 Date: Wednesday, 2 September 2026

⏰ Time: 10:00–11:30 CEST (Geneva) | 11:00–12:30 EAT (Nairobi) | 15:00–16:30 ICT (Bangkok)

📍 Format: Online via Zoom

🗣 Languages: English with simultaneous interpretation in Arabic and French

👉 Register now to secure your spot: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/Y20KZtp29G

14/08/2026

Hear from three youth visionary trailblazers turning local challenges into global impact:
* Elizabeth Nandera (Uganda) – Climate Action & Youth Adaptation Leader
* Stefania Tantimonaco (Netherlands) – Statelessness & Social Inclusion Advocate
* Xoliswa Mbingo (Eswatini) – Winner of the Startup World Cup Eswatini 2026 (RSTP)

Learn how these changemakers are driving the SDGs and discover how you can launch a meaningful career while championing sustainable development in your own community.

13/08/2026

12/08/2026

As the world commemorates , we join hands with young people everywhere to stand for our common aspirations in every context. We recognise our unique and different lived realities, while coming together to advance the goals that unite us.

2030 is ever so near, with gaps still remaining in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, our shared roadmap to resilient communities and lasting development that leaves no one behind. We, the youth, have a vital role to play in achieving these goals - a role only possible when we see ourselves as part of the solution and are recognised as partners, not just beneficiaries.

Young people the world over are making moves to realise our common aspirations while navigating different contexts. Let us not be deterred. Let us not give up - the future is ours, and it depends on us!

12/08/2026

We proudly celebrate one of our own, Comprise Marx, who has made it onto the EU Youth Sounding Board. What an incredible feat! Congratulations, Comprise. We wish you all the best in your new journey. Your leadership and work ethic are truly remarkable.

This milestone perfectly captures SDG 17- youth as indispensable partners and co-creators, and SDG 16, proving that resilient institutions are built by amplifying young voices. The road to 2030 is truly bright with changemakers like you leading the way.

11/08/2026

Young leaders aren't waiting for the future,they are building it today. To celebrate International Youth Day 2026, the Youth Development Forum presents a powerful cross-border webinar: "Different Contexts, Common Aspirations."

Hear from three visionary trailblazers turning local challenges into global impact:
* Elizabeth Nandera (Uganda) – Climate Action & Youth Adaptation Leader
* Stefania Tantimonaco (Netherlands) – Statelessness & Social Inclusion Advocate
* Xoliswa Mbingo (Eswatini) – Winner of the Startup World Cup Eswatini 2026 (RSTP)

Learn how these changemakers are driving the SDGs and discover how you can launch a meaningful career while championing sustainable development in your own community.

Date: Friday, 14 August 2026
Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Platform: Zoom & Facebook Live

Secure your spot now: https://tinyurl.com/ysdcAugwebinar

11/08/2026

It is one day left until where we join the globe in appreciating how, despite coming from Different Contexts, we still have Common Aspirations for a sustainable future as prescribed through the . In support of this, Youth Chamber President and serial social entrepreneur, Sakhile Nsibande lends her voice to by standing in support of SDG 13 and 9!

You too can show your support by creating a similar poster as Sakhile's, posting to your social media pages and tagging us by using one of the templates below!

🎨Template links:
1. SDG 5: Gender Equality- https://canva.link/hrahi2dffujiqgu
2. SDG 9: Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure- https://canva.link/h7z7csd2u02zl8t
3. SDG 13: Climate Change- https://canva.link/t5lpl0estzbipge
4. SDG 17: Strong Partnerships- https://canva.link/jqz5mqvwfu4t787
5. SDG 16.9: - Peace, Justice & Strong Institutions (Legal Identity for all) https://canva.link/bv25rcp4he5zw7y