This working paper by the Overseas Development Institute is based on an online global consultation in 2020, into young Africans’ use of digital technologies in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. Melanie Pinet, Phiona Sanyu and Ariana Youn argue that youth in Africa are subject to a double disadvantage: unequal or inadequate infrastructure and affordability. They suggest that digital-enabled interventions and programmes aimed to equip youth with 21st-century skills should consider designs grounded in creative and participatory approaches, be tailored to young people’s local contexts, reflect their lived experiences and aspirations, and go beyond short-term outcomes. Special attention should be paid to vulnerable groups including young women, young people with disabilities, youth migrants and their intersecting vulnerabilities and needs.
https://www.odi.org/sites/odi.org.uk/files/resource-documents/digisoc-yf_youth-centred_digital_ecosystems_170321_0.pdf

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