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TaTEDO Hosted Young Global Leaders (YGLs) During World Economic Forum on Africa in Tanzania May 2010
On 3rd of May, TaTEDO and her Sustainable Energy and Development Centre (SEDC) hosted a group of 27 Young Global Leaders (YGLs) for the Actual Impact Journeys. TaTEDO demonstrated to the YLG group the technologies it promotes to the communities. There were also some presentations of the organization including success and the challenges in the energy sector and for the organization as a whole.
TaTEDO Executive Director, Mr. E. Sawe elaborating a point to YGLs at TaTEDO’s SEDC centre– Mbezi Juu, Dar es Salaam
The World Economic Forum was schedule to be held for two-and-a-half-days Summit, one day was devoted to “Impact Journeys”, which gave YGLs the opportunity to work with Tanzanian government, civil society and private sector organizations on their challenges, innovations and models for social change. The discussion was mostly focused on bringing TaTEDO to the next level by assisting: Pressing to understand organization agency’s model of change and how they drive impact Identify areas where YGLs might add their expertise, talent and passion to help enhance the agencies.
Among the registered YGLs who also visited SEDC were 45 conference participants, including Minister of Home Affairs Lawrence Kego Masha of Tanzania, Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara of Zimbabwe, and Minister of International Cooperation, Town and Country Planning, Air Transport and Infrastructure Karim Wade of Senegal. After the participants tour through all the technologies, followed a discussion in which YGLs ensured that any overarching themes and/or concepts which was covered during the Impact Journey and will be informed during the subsequent days of the World Economic Forum. Document key ideas and innovate practices that we have learnt about so that organization can improve and also share the practices with the community.
The 7th Young Global Leaders Summit was opened d on 2nd May 2010 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and continued up to 7th May 2010. This was the largest gathering of Young Global Leaders (YGLs) since the foundation was created in 2004.
It ran in conjunction with the World Economic Forum on Africa. Over 265 Young Global Leaders from over 70 countries representing business, government, civil society, arts & culture, academia, media and social entrepreneurs participated in the event.
In line with previous Young Global Leaders Summits, the objectives were to reinforce the three pillars of the YGL community (community building, generating insight and undertaking collective action).
YGLs had an opportunity to connect Tanzanian experiences with global issues and understood the underlying development environment on the African continent.
The premise of the Impact Journeys is that boundaries are blurred between the public, private and civil society sectors, and the key solutions to global challenges are much more likely to come about from a blended, integrated approach. |
