The Commonwealth Youth Forum (CYF)
The CYF is the ‘centrepiece’ of the Commonwealth’s youth engagement strategy and is the highest decision-making forum for young people in the Commonwealth. It brings together young leaders from across the Commonwealth to exchange ideas; build networks; identify and debate development issues, challenges and opportunities; agree youth-led initiatives to mitigate challenges facing young people; and create opportunities to enhance young potential.
The CYF incorporates the Commonwealth Youth Council (CYC) General Assembly during which youth leaders receive reports on progress from the last CYF and hold their CYC executives to account on their stewardship of the CYC. In this way, the CYF has a built-in monitoring and accountability framework from CHOGM to CHOGM.
The CHOGM Intergenerational Dialogue with Heads of Government is another component that provides the highest-level demonstration of the Commonwealth’s continued commitment to respecting and including young people’s perspectives and capabilities in decision-making.
CYF delegates take part in interactive sessions with delegates in the other parallel forums, as both panellists and delegates. In addition, selected youth representatives from CYF are invited to attend the Pre-CHOGM Foreign Ministers Meeting to present their policy recommendations and concrete proposals and plans for youth-led action.
Rwanda expects up to 300 delegates including two official youth delegates from each member country, as well as other specially invited/selected international and local young people, and key youth sector stakeholders.
CONTACT ORGANIZER
Name: Patient Ndizeye
Email: cyf@chogm2021.rw
Telephone Number: 0788653363
Programme
“Taking Charge of Our Future”
Kigali, Rwanda
20 – 22 June 2021
Intare Conference Arena, Kigali
0900 – 1000 Opening Ceremony
1000 – 1100 Plenary Session 1: Taking Charge of Our Future
1100 – 1130 Networking Break & Launch of Marketplace
1130 – 1300 Parallel Breakout Sessions: Thematic Action Plan 1
- Governance and the Rule of Law
- Technology Skills and Innovation
- Sustainability
- Youth & Human Capital
- Health & COVID-19
- Trade
1300 – 1400 Lunch & Networking
1400 – 1410 Keynote Speaker / ‘Quick Bites’
1410 – 1500 Plenary Session 2: Reimagining Sustainability
1500 – 1530 Networking Break
1530 – 1645 Parallel Breakout Sessions: Thematic Action Plan 2
- Governance and the Rule of Law
- Technology Skills and Innovation
- Sustainability
- Youth & Human Capital
- Health & COVID-19
- Trade
1645 – 1730 Keynote / Townhalls
1730 – 1800 Closing Debrief & Reflection
1800 – 2000 Pop-up Marketplace: Food, Art, and Entertainment by Rwandan DJs
0900 – 0915 Keynote Speaker
0915 – 1015 Plenary Session 3: The Economic Imperative: Skills Development for 21st Century Jobs / Challenging the rules – in Trade
1015 – 1045 Networking Break
1045 – 1055 Keynote Speaker / ‘Quick Bites’
1100 – 1300 Parallel Breakout Sessions: Thematic Action Plan 3
- Governance and the Rule of Law
- Technology Skills and Innovation
- Sustainability
- Youth & Human Capital
- Health & COVID-19
- Trade
1300 – 1400 Lunch & Networking
1400 – 1410 Keynote Speaker / ‘Quick Bites’
1410 – 1500 Plenary Session 4: Youth Championing Innovation for Transformation and Development
Session to explore: focusing on Innovation, use of tech, Youth Participation is covered in plenary
1500 – 1530 Networking Break
1530 – 1615 Parallel Breakout Sessions 4: Thematic Action Plan 4 (Project Lab)
- Governance and the Rule of Law
- Technology Skills and Innovation
- Sustainability
- Youth & Human Capital
- Health & COVID-19
- Trade
1615 – 1625 Keynote Speaker / ‘Quick Bites’
1630 – 1745 Closing Plenary Session: Co-creation and Strategic Partnership
1745 – 1815 Closing Debrief & Reflections
1815 – 2000 Cultural Night & Dinner
National Delegates | All Other Attendees | ||
0900 – 1130 | CYC General Assembly | Capacity-Building Sessions | |
1100 – 1145 | Networking Break | ||
1145 – 1300 | CYC General Assembly | Capacity-Building Sessions | |
1300 – 1430 | Lunch | ||
1430 – 1600 | CYC General Assembly | Capacity-Building Sessions | |
1600 – 1700 | Networking Break | ||
1700 – 1800 | Closing Ceremony and Installation of New CYC Executives |
1800 – Late [Tentative] Youth Community Engagement in Kigali