Hosted by The Youth Development Network (30 March – 02 April 2009)
In partnership with National Youth Commission, South African NGO Coalition, and the National Development Agency

The Youth Development Network (YDN), established in 1998, is a network of six youth development Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) in South Africa that seek to address challenges facing young people in the areas of skills training, youth entrepreneurship and community youth development.

In the quest to meet its mandate for youth development, the organisation, in partnership with the National Youth Commission (NYC), National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) and the South African NGO Coalition (SANGOCO), hosted a four day conference aimed at looking into the diverse issues affecting youth development NGOs in the country. The conference, themed “Strengthening and creating space for Youth NGOs” took place in Johannesburg, South Africa, from 30 March 2009 to 2 April 2009 and was attended by representatives from youth development NGOs and government officials responsible for youth development from across the country.The conference included a number of key presentations, including a research paper commissioned by the YDN. This study titled “What is the status and role of Youth NGOs in the current democratic South Africa” formed the basis of the conference. The conference facilitated the interaction of the Youth NGOs and the sector’s key stakeholders and government agencies in discussing the major challenges faced by the Youth NGOs today.

		National Youth NGOs Conference
		April 2009
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