This past week I was in Tunis, Tunisia for the second edition of the 2019 Youth Forum in the Arab Region! It was a great experience to see the hard work of the youth participants all pay off!
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| Stage is all set up! |
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| Sonia Ben Cheikh, Tunisan Minister of Youth & Sports, welcoming the youth and partners to the Youth Forum in the Arab Region in the Opening Ceremony. |
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| A Yemeni participant presenting a Ted Talk youth political participation in Yemen and her personal experience |
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| View of the Mediterranean from Sidi Bou Said |
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| Bombalouni is basically what Americans call fried dough but in a donut shape, with lots of powdered sugar absolutely delicious! |
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| Influencers from the Arab Region discussing the importance of the ICPD, access to family planning, gender justice, and equity. A particularly moving account was from the Founder of Babyfist, a Palestinian company that simultaneously makes ethical locally sourced clothes, funds women and girls empowerment programs, and runs menstrual hygiene projects to teach girls about their bodies. |
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| Participants in the workshop focused on Youth Friendly Programmes and Services |
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| Youth participants in the workshop focused on Positive Youth Engagement Strategies |
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| Audience at youth Ted Talks! |
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| Ministers from the Arab Region giving feedback on the Youth presentations about their products. As you can see, like everywhere in the world we need more women in high level government positions. |
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| Youth attending a Special Side Session in the Change Makers Space focused on Life Skills & Citizenship Education. This session was co-sponsored by UNFPA & WFP. |
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| The two youth MCs for the Forum! |
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| Sunrise on the last day! |
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| The 2019 Forum Participants! |
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