South African APRM Popular Sensitisation (SAPS) Project Civil Society Training Workshop Via Zoom, 31 August 2020, 10h00-12h30

The South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA) conducted a Zoom workshop on 31 August 2020 to engage youth advocates and organisations in the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) process. The session aimed to empower civil society to develop a written submission identifying up to twelve pressing issues facing South African youth, treating youth participation as a cross-cutting governance issue. The workshop highlighted the socio-economic challenges facing South African youth, including a 54% unemployment rate among youth in 2018, and established a follow-up training seminar for 22 September 2020 to detail the drafting process.

• The African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), established in 2003, is a voluntary governance self-assessment tool for African countries focusing on four themes: Democracy and Political Governance, Economic Governance and Management, Corporate Governance, and Socio-Economic Development.
• South Africa faces significant governance and socio-economic challenges, including corruption, state capture, and high unemployment; specifically, youth represented 54% of the unemployed population in 2018, while the overall unemployment rate reached 30.1% prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.
• The South African APRM Popular Sensitisation (SAPS) project seeks to empower youth organisations to co-create a written submission for the APRM review, limiting the identified pressing issues to no more than twelve.
• Effective youth inclusion in African governance requires moving beyond the mere delivery of basic services to empowering young people to participate in decision-making and treating youth as a cross-cutting issue in governance.

APA

Zikalala, N. M. (2020). South African APRM Popular Sensitisation (SAPS) Project Civil Society Training Workshop Via Zoom, 31 August 2020, 10h00-12h30. South African Institute of International Affairs. https://saiia.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/SA-APRM-Sensitisation-Project-Meeting-Report_Sept2020.pdf

Chicago

Zikalala, Nhlakanipho Macmillan. South African APRM Popular Sensitisation (SAPS) Project Civil Society Training Workshop Via Zoom, 31 August 2020, 10h00-12h30. South African Institute of International Affairs, 2020. https://saiia.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/SA-APRM-Sensitisation-Project-Meeting-Report_Sept2020.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{zikalala2020south, author = {Zikalala, Nhlakanipho Macmillan}, title = {{South African APRM Popular Sensitisation (SAPS) Project Civil Society Training Workshop Via Zoom, 31 August 2020, 10h00-12h30}}, institution = {South African Institute of International Affairs}, year = {2020}, month = aug, url = {https://saiia.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/SA-APRM-Sensitisation-Project-Meeting-Report_Sept2020.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }