BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//PYVOBJECT//NONSGML Version 1//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Africa/Nairobi BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20000101T000000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=1 TZNAME:EAT TZOFFSETFROM:+0300 TZOFFSETTO:+0300 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260615T224641Z - 55580@e37c72951f07 DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20250612T190000 DTEND;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20250612T201500 CREATED:20260615T224641Z DESCRIPTION:You th Leading Change: Responses and Recommendations for a Failing ‘Aid’ S ystem\nIn this webinar\, three young activists will discuss the strate gies and responses of youth-led organizations to the current crises of the "aid" system\, focusing on their strengths\, lessons learned\, and perspe ctives on the future of aid. They will share their lessons learned in advo cating for youth’s rights\, especially in recent months\; key messages a nd recommendations for donors\; and advice for other youth-led NGOs naviga ting the crises. This webinar is aimed at a general international "aid" au dience interested in children's rights and youth-led organizations\, inclu ding donors and funders\, researchers\, practitioners\, graduate students\ , community-based and national NGOs\, INGOs\, and more. Based on their exp eriences\, three young leaders and activists will discuss: Adaptation stra tegies by youth-led organizations facing funding cuts Leveraging entrepren eurship as a tool to sustain youth-led initiatives and community empowerme nt in the face of funding gaps Rise of anti-migrant and anti-refugee narra tives\, and the effects of displacement on youth-led organizations working with migrant\, refugee\, and host communities Recommendations for interna tional donors and funders on how to better support youth-led organizations Suggestions to achieve the meaningful inclusion of youth-led organization s in decision-making processes Attendees are encouraged to submit question s for the speakers in advance (in English or Spanish) to mara.luna@kuja.or g. This event is co-sponsored by the Collaborative on Global Children's Is sues\, Georgetown University and Global Fund for Children. Speakers Krista Rivas Gutiérrez Global leader\, Tertiary Refugee Student Network (TRSN) Krista Rivas Gutierrez is a student of architecture and international rela tions\, a DAFI scholarship recipient\, and the Global Lead of the Tertiary Refugee Student Network (TRSN)\, where she works to strengthen youth lead ership [...] DTSTAMP:20260615T224641Z LOCATION:Kuja\, Kenya SUMMARY:Youth Leading Change: Responses and Recommendations for a Failing ‘Aid’ System END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR