{{The US Ambassador to Rwanda Donald Koran last week launched the inaugural meeting of the Ambassador’s Youth Council, a body comprising Rwandan youth and representatives from Rwandan groups focused on youth issues in the country.}}
The purpose of the council is to inform and collaborate with Rwandan youth to make sure U.S. government programming, development assistance and partnerships in Rwanda are targeting the issues important to youth in the country, Ambassador Koran said.
“As the foremost groups representing Rwandan youth, I will count on you in the future to inform me and future Ambassadors about the issues you think affect Rwandan youth the most,” Ambassador Koran told the groups assembled at the U.S. Embassy in Kacyiru.
The Youth Council is part of the myriad efforts the US government and U.S. Embassy in Kigali lead for engaging with and connecting to youth across Africa.
Part of that effort includes this summer’s Young African Leaders Initiative Washington Fellowship, a six-week exchange for young leaders from Rwanda and other countries in Africa.
Five hundred young leaders from across the continent are taking part in the exchange, learning leadership skills and networking with fellow young leaders.
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