East Africa Youth Parliament

East Africa Youth Parliament is rated 3 out of 5 in the category ....advancing youth agenda!. Read and write reviews about East Africa Youth Parliament. It was founded as per the resolutions of the youth summit of people from country members of East African Community namely Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda convening at Arusha- Tanzania from the 2nd to 3rd November, 2007 for the East African Youth Summit organized by East African Community Youth Organization(EACYO): Having received the country perspectives on the role of youth in the East African integration and development process; Having reflected upon the theme “Networking to realize the role of youth in East African Community Integration and development process” through various topical presentations and discussions; Recalling the Treaty for the establishment of the East African Community particularly the guiding principle of ensuring that the East African Community is people centered, private sector led and market driven. Recognizing that youth of East Africa are important stakeholder in the EAC processes since they form substantial part of the population that can influence policies formulation, participate in community mobilization/sensitization and implementation due to their creativity and energy.