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AYICC NEW LEADERSHIP 2012-2014

ELECTION ClOSE-OUT REPORT


Working for - and with African Youths for a Sustainable Africa is an incomparable experience!

Presented by: Election committee, AYICC Election February 2012

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CONTENTS ................... ACRONYMS . I. INTRODUCTION II. AYICC 2012-2014 NEW LEADERSHIP ELECTION PROCESS . 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Election Committee (EC)...... Election timelines...... Votes Counting rules......... Available Positions for AYICC Leadership and their Terms of Reference.................... i ii 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 8 8 8 19 20 21 i

2.4.1. The Executive Coordinator... 2.4.2. The Deputy Executive Coordinator.. 2.4.3. The Finance and Fundraising Officer... 2.4.4. The Networking and Partnership Officer..... 2.4.5. The Information and Communication Officer.. 2.4.6. Regional Coordinators ( East, West, Central, North and South Africa)...

III. ELECTION RESULTS.. 3.1 Election Statistics.. 3.2 Votes counting breakdown per position... IV. ELECTION CHALLENGES AND WAY FORWARDS...... V. CONCLUSION... VI. APPENDIX...
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Acronyms
AU AYICC AYICC-LCP COP15 EC Eco FFO ICO IEC NPO PD RC TORs Youngo UNCSD UNFCCC : African Union : African Youth Initiative on Climate Change : AYICC Leaders Commitment Pledge : 15th Session of the Conference of the Parties / UNFCCC : Election Committee : Executive Coordinator : Fundraising and Finance Officer : Information and Communication Officer : Interim Executive Committee : Networking and Partnership Officer : Program Director : Regional Coordinator : Terms of Reference : Young NGOs / UNFCCC Youth Constituency :United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development : United Nations Framework Convention for Climate Change

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I. 1

INTRODUCTION

AYICC is an umbrella youth-led network- organization represented in 33 African Countries so far. The network aims to equip African youths with the skills and opportunities that are needed to influence climate policy locally, nationally and internationally. AYICC coordinates the efforts from African youth so that they can act in a more coordinated and effective manner at forums such as the UNFCCC, UNCSD, AU forums etc. Nationally and locally AYICC Chapters are involved in activities like awareness rising, tree planting, environmental education, stakeholder consultations and community projects around sustainable development and environmental conservation among others. A new team has been elected to lead this awesome network for the next two years (2012-2014) with a clear mandate to position AYICC as the only African youth network supporting African governments in proffering sustainable solutions to problems attributable to climate change. An Interim Executive Committee (IEC) has been leading this network for the past two years, since COP15 in December 2009, and time has arrived for a new team to take office. An Election Committee (EC) was put in place to facilitate the process and ensure a more transparent and peaceful transition of power, and this committee was actually made of members of the IEC with the support of some of observers. This was part of the mandate that was assigned to IEC when they took office. And also, they are supposed to support and train the new leadership team.

II.

AYICC 2012-2014 NEW LEADERSHIP ELECTION PROCESS

The AYICC 2012-2014 New Leadership Election was a voluntary-based process and conducted by African youth leaders and within the AYICC community.

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2.1. Election committee (EC) The sole criterion to become a member of the EC was to be a member of the IEC and/or support team. Three people were acting as observers for the election process. 2 The following is the list of all the constituents of the EC with their respective countries and position in the committee: 1. Landry Ndriko Mayigane (Rwanda, EC Team Leader) 2. Winnie Assiti (Kenya, EC Communications Secretary) 3. Mohamed Fouad Bergigui (Morocco, EC Member) 4. Ezilon kasoka (Malawi, EC Member) 5. Grace Mwaura (Kenya, EC Member) 6. Kevin Odhiambo (Kenya, EC Member) 7. Urias Goll (Liberia, EC Member) 8. Sylvia Wachira (Kenya, EC Member) 9. Jean Marc Feussom (Cameroon, EC Member, IT Support) 10. Sena Alouka (Togo, Observer) 11. Barry Mamadou (Senegal, Observer) 12. James Hallowell (USA, Observer) The EC had a clear mandate and TORs that are presented below. Terms of Reference of the EC: The EC should ensure that a transparent and peaceful transition of leadership is conducted, by doing the following: Create a mailing list where all members of the EC can communicate easily about the election process Only the AYICC EC secretary is in charge of external communication during the process, and no individual or private emails will be used during the process. The only official email for AYICC election is ayiccelection@ayicc.net and only the EC secretary and team leader have access to that email inbox All out-going email (communication, calls) must be first shared to the EC mailing list for inputs and group consent Propose a timeline for the election process and stick to it Compile and publish the TORs of the AYICC New Leadership team as per the AYICC chapter
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Draft and publish the call for nomination for the positions that are opened Draft the call for voting for all the positions Establish the votes counting rules that are fair, neutral and representative (Bottom-line rule being that all voting African countries have equal voting weight) Compile and count the votes according to the rules established Ensure that each members of the new elect team signs an AYICC Leaders Commitment Pledge (AYICC - LCP) before they take office Identify some AYICC past leaders who will train the new elect team before their take full office on March 1st, 2012 Keep the names of the EC secret during all the process to avoid any conflict of interests and bargain of influence Ensure that the names of the EC members will be published once the election is completed and results are published Ensure that the calls and results for the election will be published only on the AYICC main mailing list and website Produce a comprehensive report about the election process, including the election results, EC membership and TORs and way-forwards.

The observers were in charge of ensuring that all the above terms were respected, and that transparency and representativeness prevail in the process. 2.2. Election timelines The following timelines were adopted by the EC for the election process: 09-14 Jan 2012: Preparation and finalization of the TORs for the positions 15-22 Jan 2012: Call for nomination for the positions opened 23- 29 Jan 2012: Voting opens 05 Feb 2012: Publication of the results

The timelines were not entirely respected because of some challenges that are discussed later on in this document. On Feb 05, 2012, only the results for 8 positions were published and the 2 remaining positions (the Fundraising and Finance Officer and the Regional Coordinator for Central Africa) were only published on Feb 11, 2012. So the release of the election close-out report was delayed so that the results of the two remaining positions are also captured in the report.
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2.3. Votes Counting rules The following were the rules the EC abode by for votes counting and validation: 4 Vote Tallying - For each position, Each AYICC CHAPTER/Country had TWO VOTES for each candidate voted for. One vote for an individual and one for an organization. - Only votes from Africa were considered. - For Regional positions, only countries belonging in the region of concern were considered for votes counting. Results The candidates with the highest number of votes received (total of individual and organization votes) for each position stand elected for that particular position.

2.4. Available Positions for AYICC Leadership and their TORs The ten (10) top leadership positions that were advertised were the ones presented in the AYICC charter. The TORs for each position were reviewed and updated by the EC. The following positions were opened for AYICC 2012-2014 new leadership with their respective TORs 2.4.1. The Executive Coordinator (ECo) (1) The ECo shall: a) Oversee all the activities of AYICC in all Africa b) Be the chief executive officer and head of AYICC c) Coordinate the activities of AYICC and working committees as well as make final decision in the event where working committees have disagreement. d) Ensure efficient and smooth running of the AYICC and the Secretariat. e) Represent AYICC in strategic meetings, conferences and any other events
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f) Serve as the chief spokesperson of AYICC g) Supervise the work of the Secretariat of AYICC and coordinate the implementation of AYICCs activities and projects h) Nominate chairpersons of ad-hoc committees as may be needed and coordinate such committee activities 5 2.4.2. Deputy Executive Coordinator/Program Director (PD) (1) The PD shall: a) b) c) d) e) Assist the Executive Coordinator in carrying out his/her duties Act in the absence of the Executive Coordinator Supervise and support the work of AYICC Regional Coordinators Work closely with the AYICC executive committee to develop project proposals, programs and enhance the AYICC portfolio Coordinate and supervise AYICC projects and programs

2.4.3. Finance and Fundraising Officer (FFO) (1) The FFO shall: a) b) c) d) e) Maintain and keep records of all AYICCs financial expenditures Shall be responsible for the allocation and disbursement of funds, and therefore, he/she will be a signatory to AYICCs accounts Submit financial reports to the AYICC General Assembly and arrangements for the annual examination audit of the accounts as may be required by the General Assembly. He/she shall be responsible for membership billing He/she shall form and head a fundraising committee to source for funding opportunities for AYICC

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2.4.4. Networking and Partnerships Officer (NPO) (1) The NPO: 6 a) Is responsible to get connections with organizations in order to establish contacts and foster networking and collaboration with them. b) Shall Identify and facilitate a profitable working relationship with different organizations working on climate related issues c) Shall develop and implement new ideas to initiate contact with organizations especially with the offices and representatives of organizations sharing similar ideals and activities with AYICC in hopes of gaining guidance, mentorship, funding, and access to information for both organizations and groups within AYICC d) Shall assist in developing and maintaining outstanding relations with United Nations Agencies, the African Union, the Economic Commission for Africa, international cooperation agencies e) Shall assist in mapping youth-led civil society organizations in Africa in collaboration with regional and national coordinators f) Shall spearhead the formation of AYICC National Chapters in collaboration with Regional Coordinators g) Shall promote networking and alliance building among AYICC National Chapters and serve as liaison between AYICC management team and national chapters 2.4.5. Information and Communications Officer (ICO) (1) The ICO: a) Shall Serve as spokesperson of AYICC and promote mass information, communication and education among AYICC membership and partner organizations b) Shall Serve as AYICC liaison to the media, regional networks, and other partners c) Shall remind AYICC members of upcoming events, programs and activities d) Shall manage and administer AYICC website content e) Will oversee the developing and repackaging information for AYICC including newsletter, brochures, posters, blogs, social networking and other publicity materials f) Shall be in charge of AYICCs internal communications/correspondence with members g) Shall handle AYICC external communication and correspondences with partners, donors and the continental AYICC
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h) Shall be in charge of all AYICC database and data banks i) Shall be responsible for developing member profiles j) Be in charge of AYICC on-line presence, that is, the AYICC website, list-serve, wiki portals, blog and social network updates. He/she shall also be responsible for the AYICC online materials. k) Shall be responsible for the development and dissemination of AYICC policy documents. 2.4.6. Regional Coordinators (RC) (5) The RC for East, West, Central, North and South Africa: a) b) c) d) e) f) g) h) i) j) k) l) m) n) o) p) Shall report to the Executive coordinator Coordinate and monitor all activities of AYICC in their respective region Shall remind members of upcoming programs / activities in their region Shall be collectively responsible in developing National Chapters reporting template Shall assist and guide the formation of AYICC National Chapters in respective region Shall ensure strengthening of AYICC national chapters and follow up Shall ensure that AYICC national Chapters have a national mailing list Shall ensure sure that the elected AYICC national coordinators in respective region are in the National coordinators database and mailing list Shall ensure that AYICC National chapters in the respective region have established National Action Plan Shall ensure that AYICC national reports are submitted on time. Shall manage and implement all AYICCs activities and projects in their respective regions. Shall be the chief spokesperson for AYICC in their respective regions Represent AYICC in regional meetings. Shall coordinate liaison and partnership of AYICC regional/ national chapters with the regional partners in respective regions Ensure liaison between AYICC National Chapters and Management Committee Orientation of regional actions, monitoring and follow-up of AYICC activities at regional and national level.

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ELECTION RESULTS

3.1. Election Statistics 8 The following are the milestones statistics for the AYICC election process: 10 positions opened 56 nominations 966 votes altogether 41 African countries participated in the election.

With an average of 5.6 nominations per position, this could infer that more and more Africa youths are interested in AYICC leadership. This is a good thing to encourage for future generations of AYICC leaders. The 41 African countries that participated in the votes are as follows: Ethiopia, Madagascar, Congo Brazaville, DR Congo, Senegal, Seychelles, South Africa, Gabon, Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania, Rwanda, Nigeria, Niger, Togo, Cameroon, Tchad, Benin, Burundi, Uganda, Malawi, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Zambia, Lesotho, Sudan, Ghana, The Gambia, Mauritius, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Central African republic, Eqypt, Ghana, Liberia, Mozambique, Djibouti and Sierra Leone. Only African countries were considered for the votes counting.

3.2. Votes counting breakdown per position The best vote-choice is highlighted and their profile is presented in the appendix of this report.

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a)

Executive coordinator

The following table presents the votes counting breakdown for the position of ECo. Mr Ceesay IBRAHIM from The Gambia has been voted for this position with a total of 52/ 89 votes (58 %) and thus confirmed for this position. 9
Table 1: Vote counting summary for the position of EC Nominees
Ceesay IBRAHIM GAMBIA - Male) (THE

Individual Votes
31 7 10

Organization Votes
21 8 12

Total
52 15 22 89

(%)
58% 17% 25%

Mohamed ZAKARIA (EGYPT - Male) Shopeju ZAID ( NIGERIA Male)

Total

48

41

100%

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Deputy - Executive coordinator / program director

The following table presents the votes counting breakdown for the position of PD. Ms Justine BRABY from Namibia has been voted for this position with a total of 38/ 110 votes (35 %) and thus confirmed for this position. 10
Nominees
Gudina YADETA ( ETHIOPIA - Male) Isaiah OWOLABI (NIGERIA - Male) Justine BRABY ( NAMIBIA - Female) Lewis MAKURUMURE (ZIMBABWE - Male) Pius NISHIMWE ( RWANDA - Male) Sylvia YIRENKYI (GHANA - Female)

Table 2: Vote counting summary for the position of PD Individual Votes


7 8 18 5 6 14

Organization Votes
7 4 20 4 4 13

Total
14 12 38 9 10 27

(%)
13% 11% 35% 8% 9% 25%

Total

58

52

110

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c)

Fundraising and Finance Officer (FFO)

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The following table presents the votes counting breakdown for the position of FFO. Ms RHODA Robinson from Nigeria has been voted for this position with a total of 11/ 19 votes (58 %) and thus confirmed for this position.
Table 3: Vote counting summary for the position of FFO
Nominees NNAEMEGO NKIRUKA (NIGERIA - Female) RHODA ROBINSON (NIGERIA - Female) Total Individual 3 6 9 Organization 5 5 10 Total 8 11 19 % 42% 58% 100%

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d) Networking and Partnership Officer (NPO) The following table presents the votes counting breakdown for the position of NPO. Mr Jean Paul Brice AFFANA AFFANA from Nigeria has been voted for this position with a total of 35/ 130 votes (27 %) and thus confirmed for this position. 12
Nominees
APEDJAGBO KOFFI ( TOGO - Male) Ben UNYIMEABASI (NIGERIA - Male) Jean Paul Brice AFFANA AFFANA Male) CHIROUF SELMA (ALGERIA - Female) Joshua MINAI ( KENYA - Male) KAMCHACHA CHISOMO ( MALAWI - Male) KIMEU PASCAL ( KENYA - Male) MADZVAMUSE TAVATYA JOSEPH (ZIMBABWE - Male)) Martial Gervais ODEN BELLA (CAMEROON - Male) NDUNGU ALPHAXARD GITAU (KENYA - Male)) Patrice Rene METEUNOU TCHINDA (CAMEROON - Male) ZHOU HILARY ( ZIMBABWE - Male) ( CAMEROON -

Table 4: Vote counting summary for the position of NPO Individual Votes
3 8 19 18 6 2 3 4 5 3 4 2

Organization Votes
2 5 16 14 3 1 4 1 3 2 1 1

Total
5 13 35 32 9 3 7 5 8 5 5 3

(%)
4% 10% 27% 25% 7% 2% 5% 4% 6% 4% 4% 2%

Total

77

53

130

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e) Information and Communication Officer The following table presents the votes counting breakdown for the position of IFO. Ms HANNANE JIHANE from Morocco has been voted for this position with a total of 35/ 102 votes (34 %) and thus confirmed for this position. 13
Nominees
ANTHONY (TANZANIA - Male) ADAM

Table 5: Vote counting summary for the position of IFO Individual Votes
8 10 16 18

Organization Votes
10 9 19 12

Total
18 19 35 30 102

(%)
18% 19% 34% 29% 100%

CHIMANGENI CHRISTOPHER (MALAWI - Male) HANNANE JIHANE MOROCCO - Female) (

LAWAL HAMZAT ( NIGERIA Male)

Total

52

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f)

Regional Coordinator for East Africa (RC- East Africa)

Only countries in East Africa have been considered for voting for this position. 14 The following table presents the votes counting breakdown for the position of RC- East Africa. Mr. MINAI Joshua from Kenya has been voted for this position with a total of 9/ 24 votes (38 %) and thus confirmed for this position.
Table 6: Vote counting summary for the position of RC- East Africa Nominees
KIMEU PASCAL ( KENYA Male) MBATIA Female) ANNE (KENYA -

Individual Votes
1 4 3 1

Organization Votes
1 0 6 1

Total
2 4 9 2 4 3 24

(%)
8% 17% 38% 8% 17% 13% 100%

MINAI JOSHUA ( KENYA Male) MUKURARINDA (RWANDA - Male) JUVENAL

NDUNGU ALPHAXARD GITAU (KENYA - Male) YADETA GUDINA ( ETHIOPIA - Male) Total

4
2 15

0
1 9

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http://www.ayicc.net g) Regional Coordinator for West Africa (RC West Africa) Only countries in West Africa have been considered for voting for this position. 15 The following table presents the votes counting breakdown for the position of RC- West Africa. Ms NNAEMEGO NKIRUKA from Nigeria has been voted for this position with a total of 10/ 39 votes (26 %) and thus confirmed for this position.
Table 7: Vote counting summary for the position of RC- West Africa Nominees
APEDJAGBO KOFFI ( TOGO - Male) DEM EBRIMA S. (GAMBIA - Male) GARBA TAHIROU ISSA (NIGER - Male) KAZEEM TITILOLA ( NIGERIA - Female) LAWAL HAMZAT ( NIGERIA - Male) MASSALY BAKARY ( SENEGAL - Male) NNAEMEGO Female) NKIRUKA (NIGERIA 4 2 1 20 6 1 0 19 10 3 1 39 26% 8% 3% 100%

Individual Votes
1 4 1 3 1 1

Organization Votes
2 1 1 3 1 0

Total
3 5 2 6 2 1

(%)
8% 13% 5% 15% 5% 3%

OZUZU PROMISE (NIGERIA - Male) ZIGGAR KOFFI VILEVO (TOGO - Male) Total

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http://www.ayicc.net h) Regional Coordinator for Central Africa (RC Central Africa) Only countries in West Africa have been considered for voting for this position. 16 The following table presents the votes counting breakdown for the position of RC- Central Africa. Mr BLONDEL SILENOU DEMANOU from Cameroon has been voted for this position with a total of 7/ 16 votes (44 %) and thus confirmed for this position.
Table 8: Vote counting summary for the position of RC- Central Africa
Nominees BLONDEL SILENOU DEMANOU (CAMEROON - Male) GERVAIS MARTIAL BELLA ODEN (CAMEROON - Male) ISAAC YVES NYENGUE BAHANAK (CAMEROON - Male) PRINCE WILONDJA ( DR CONGO - Male) Total Individual 3 2 2 2 9 Organ 4 1 2 0 7 Total 7 3 4 2 16 % 44% 19% 25% 13% 100%

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i) Regional Coordinator for North Africa Only countries in North Africa have been considered for voting for this position. 17 The following table presents the votes counting breakdown for the position of RC- Central Africa. Ms CHIROUF SELMA from Algeria has been voted for this position with a total of 5/ 16 votes (31 %) and thus confirmed for this position.
Table 9: Vote counting summary for the position of RC- North Africa Nominees
CHIROUF SELMA (ALGERIA Female) FOUAD MOSTAFA MEDHAT (EGYPT - Male) JAOUAD LEILA (MOROCCO Female) MOHMAED ZAKARIA (EGYPT - Male) Total Countries voting 4 3 2 1

Individual Organization Total Votes Votes


1 2 2 1 6 4 3 2 1 10 5 5 4 2 16

(%)
31% 31% 25% 13% 100%

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http://www.ayicc.net j) Regional Coordinator for South Africa (RC South Africa) Only countries in South Africa have been considered for voting for this position. 18 The following table presents the votes counting breakdown for the position of RC- Central Africa. Mr LOMBE BILLY MWANSA from Zambia has been voted for this position with a total of 6/ 15 votes (40 %) and thus confirmed for this position.
Table 10: Vote counting summary for the position of RC- South Africa Nominees
LOMBE BILLY (ZAMBIA - Male) MWANSA Countries voting 4 1 3 2 1 11

Individual Organization Total Votes Votes


3 1 1 1 1 7 3 0 3 2 0 8 6 1 4 3 1 15

(%)
40% 7% 27% 20% 7% 100%

MADZVAMUSE TAVATYA JOSEPH (ZIMBABWE - Male) MAKURUMURE (ZIMBABWE - Male) LEWIS

SAKALA JOSEPH ( MALAWI Male) ZHOU HILARY ( ZIMBABWE Male) Total

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ELECTION CHALLENGES AND WAY FORWARDS

The conduct of this election has encountered some challenges, but those challenges did not affect in any manner the results. The EC TORs and votes counting rules were the only guiding principles that the EC abode by for the smooth running of the election process. 19 The challenges encountered included: Only English was used for all communication. We acknowledge that some AYICC member countries may have been more advantaged than others in the election process because of the language. So we recommend that next time, at least or both English and French be used as communication languages during the election process and all AYICC official communication. Some candidates nominated themselves more than once, for different positions. The EC devised an exit strategy for this case. If one candidate was elected for more than one position, they would be requested to choose one of the two positions and the second position would be given to the second best candidate for that position. Fortunately this scenario did not manifest; however some members made claims about it, and we pledge to consider that concern and correct the mistake in future AYICC election endeavors. No one should be allowed to nominate themselves more than once and the calls for nominations must clearly state it. No respect for timelines, especially for the publication of the final results. The reasons justifying that timeline shift was that we did not receive any nomination for the position of FFO, and also the nominations for the position of RC- Central Africa were not well presented and one of the candidates was over-age, so we decided to publish again the 2 positions.

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CONCLUSION

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The EC would like to thank the past AYICC leadership team and all the AYICC community and African youth for having collaborated with them to conduct this very sensitive and yet very important process where the best new youth leaders are put into office to lead this fast-growing network. This election process has been a learning process and we cannot dare claim that we have been perfect in the way we handled it. Some mistakes have been committed for sure, but as the EC, we did the best we could to ensure a more transparent and representative process.

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APPENDIX: PROFILES OF THE NEW AYICC LEADERSHIP TEAM EXECUTIVE COORDINATOR: Ceesay Ibrahim (The Gambia) 21 Date of Birth: 15/01/1985 Gender: Male Organization: AYICC-GAMBIA Position in the organization: National Coordinator Experience: I am a social justice campaigner, climate activist and independent film maker from Gambia. I hold leadership positions and volunteer with several youth led regional and international organizations and currently serve as Co coordinator of the African Youth Initiative on Climate Change (AYICC), the biggest youth climate movement in Africa (with 42 country chapters). Prior to this current position, I worked with the Gambia National Commission for UNESCO as Administrator/Secretary General of the National Federation for UNESCO Clubs and Centers. I am currently the Chairperson of the Youth Section at the Gambia National Commission for UNESCO. I have facilitated and was involved in several youth led processes at the African Union, UN and other International Organizations, as a youth expert on social justice issues, climate change and sustainable development. I have a strong leadership and management skills, public speaking and communication, networking and resource mobilization skills. I am diverse and work with rural women, youth and local farmers empowering them through training and capacity building programs on climate change adaptation and community based disaster risk reduction at the local and regional level. I represent youths of the Gambia in the National Climate Change Committee, National Disaster Emergency Response Team and National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change. I have attended several UNFCCC meetings including the Conference of Parties and have been strongly involved in the work of YOUNGO over the years. In 2009, I was hired for (3) months by AVAAZ as one of the 14 Global Climate Campaigners (EU Climate Action Factory) for COP15, thus developing strong skills for movement building, high-level advocacy and lobbying, South-North cooperation, alliance building and strategic partnership Motivation: I joined the AYICC leadership team as a technical advisor in 2009 and have contributed to the growth, development and credibility of the movement. In 2010, I was elevated to the position of Co-coordinator of AYICC due to my commitment and hard work in furtherance of the ideals and activities of AYICC. As Co-coordinator of AYICC, my main roles include supporting the Continental Coordinator in carrying out her duties and working closely with the Regional Coordinators and strategic partners of
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AYICC. I am motivated to apply for the position of Executive Coordinator of AYICC because I want to steer AYICC into a responsive and pro-active youth climate movement. I have a am a great team player, well-focused person, responsible, committed and can cope with any duty assigned to me at any level. I am very resourceful and highly instrumental, working under low minimal supervision as I can easily adapt to changes. I have the ability to fundraise, re-brand, connect and initiate strategic partnership for AYICC at national, regional and international level. My mission is to institutionalized AYICC and champion a movement that is all inclusive, participatory, transparent and accountable to its membership, partners, future generations and the vulnerable African communities that are impacted by Climate Change. DEPUTY EXECUTIVE COORDINATOR / PROGRAMME DIRECTOR: Braby Justine (Namibia) Date of Birth: 12/4/1983 Gender: Female Organization: Namibian Youth Coalition on Climate Change Position in this organization: Founder and Coordinator Experience: I have founded and now coordinate the Namibian Youth Coalition on Climate Change (NYCCC), www.youthclimate-namibia.org. This has involved mobilising Namibian youth from all corners, setting up innovative pilot projects with youth groups, connecting Government (Ministry of Environment and Tourism, Ministry of Youth, Ministry of Education etc), parastatal (National Youth Council), NGOs (NaDEET, Namib Desert Environmental Education Trust among others), schools, UNDP, etc. Funding was acquired through the Africa Adaptation Project Namibia (MET, UNDP). I, with major stakeholder representation, developed the Youth Action Programme on Climate Change in Namibia (downloadable on our site). I organised and ran the Namibia Climate Change Conference in July 2011, which brought together 300 young Namibians from all over, UNDP repres, gov, NYC , (inter)national speakers, and many other stakeholders. The conference had a "climate fair" exhibiting best practices, a "climate cinema", the main plenary event, and break-away rooms. The NYC Executive Chair opened the event, the Minister of Environment gave the motivational speech (www.youthclimate-namibia.org for more info). I have attended, and presented, at various conferences (COMESA-SADC-GreenEnviroWatch Youth Summit, Lusaka, Oct 2011; Africa Youth Summit COP17, Nov 2011; Balaton Meeting, Hungary, Sep 2011; various Namibian workshops, 2011). I work in the sustainability field, with leadership experience in climate change, sustainability and experience in economics of ecosystem services, sustainable land management, green economy, sustainable development, greening cities, and the happiness
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initiative. I have set up a blog www.sprouts-of-change.blogspot.com and a twitter account www.twitter.com/justinebraby (also connected to slideshare, linkedin, and youtube) which are dedicated to sustainability and innovation. Motivation: I believe that humanity has the ability to change toward a sustainable world in which the poverty gap is reduced to near zero, we live in a system in which we value ecosystem services, and strive for innovation toward a better world. However, I think it will take a lot of work by a lot of very inspirational change agents. I will dedicate my life to be one of those change agents. The youth are the most innovative and inspired demographic and have always been at the forefront of change (e.g. democratic movement in RSA). I am hard-working, energetic, love to inspire be inspired, want to learn more about how to positively change the world, love working in multi-cultural environments, very interested in systems thinking, a concept vital to sustainability. I am African and always will be. Africa has the potential to lead the pathway towards a sustainable world and I want to be part of that movement. Last year, I was selected to be part of the Fellowship Programme for the Balaton Group (a global network of leaders in sustainability, www.balatongroup.org), which is a great resource for sustainability action and practice. As Deputy Coordinator of AYICC, I would strengthen the African network (of country coordinators and experts, climate actors), build a platform on which to share best practices, use my Balaton contacts to share innovative ideas and create action projects for the AYICC portfolio, assist the Coordinator in bringing AYICC forward into the global limelight for African youth, motivate and inspire country coordinators to increase African youth action and voices, evaluate existing projects and upgrade best practice projects into other African countries, find new and innovative projects, advocate for youth involvement at civil society and government level, and strive towards a positive, multi-cultural environment within AYICC. NETWORKING AND PARTNERSHIPS OFFICER: Affana Affana Jean Paul Brice (Cameroon) Date of Birth: 15/11/87 Gender: Male Organization: Vital Actions for Sustainable Development (AVD) Position in that organization: Coordinator

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Experience: Since 2009 I have been working on climate change and youth participation as well as on sustainable development and environmental governance. I'm supporting AYICC work since then as the Central Africa Coordinator and now I know very well AYICC policies and processes. So I'm convince that I have the necessary skills for the position I'm applying for. 24 Motivation: As a former Central Africa Coordinator of AYICC from 2010 to 20111 I had a great opportunity to work with African youth on active participation in climate change and sustainable development issues and processes. I have been the Focal Point of the Youth Constituency at the UNFCCC in 2011 and this helped me to get into a large number of networks where I met with many people and organizations AYICC needs to build a strong partnerships implementation during the mandate of the 2012-2014 team. I will share these opportunities if elected and will support AYICC to be in contact with key people at the UNCSD and UNFCCC and beyond so that they support our work and contribute to our success with our efforts first. This will be my added value.

FUNDRAISING AND FINANCE OFFICER: Rhoda Robinson (Nigeria) Date of Birth: 9/1/1987 Gender: Female Email: robinsonrhoda@ymail.com Tel: +2348131967570 Organization: HACEY's Health Initiative Position in the organization: Director of Administrations Experience: "I have worked on various programs on climate change and sustainable development over the years. I have organized awareness programs for youths on the effects of climate change and also what they can do to reduce the effect. I was the project chairperson of an environmental community development group during my youth service and was in charge of designing programs to educate
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youths and members of the community on the effect their actions had on the earth and their lives, and also work provide environmental protect information during various community outreach I partook in and design info-educational materials. 25 I currently work in an ngo that aims at creating a healthy and sustainable future as the director of administration, and on project organizing, implantation and reporting. I have written and illustrated a children's story book that teaches on environmental protection and climate change, and how children can help make the earth a healthier place. I have participated in think tanks and online communities to create sustainable development. I am currently participating in training session with Earth Charter International on climate change and sustainable development and how youths can take the lead in this process. Motivation: "I have always been keenly interested in leading a change in my society that would create a sustainable environment. Whenever I could, I always tried to be a part of positive change and inspire others to work towards improvement. My desire has propelled me to pursue this course to be a part of this coalition of inspired and dedicated youths. I love working with young minds who share a vision of a sustainable future. I have written peoms and books highlighting the need for a sustainable future, and on how our actions affect our environment. As an undergraduate student, I was involved in the administrative running of our departmental association as the general secretary, and the faculty association as the vice president. My responsibilities included organizing seminars, tutorials, and other activities for the members of the association such as an annual health week for both associations. I have also organized talks on climate change and carbon footprint reduction for out-of-school youths, young people in tertiary institutions, and women in rural communities. I have also been involved in developing ideas to raise funds for programs and projects in school and in my NGO. I have experience in searching for and attracting necessary funding and links to AYICC to support the work of the organization from private establishments and organizations both in kind and in cash. I would like to priviledge of being a part of this amazing team of young people determined to make the world take note of climate change and create a sustainable future.

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INFORMATION AND COMMUNATIONS OFFICER: Hannane jihane (Morocco) Date of Birth: 17/05/1991 Gender: Female Organization: SIFE Position in the organization: communication & public relations Experience: I'm responsible of Media at Students in free in enterprises SIFE of the university , also the person in charge of Communication for the ASK programs AIESEC , the international association of the students in sciences economic and commercial to the local Committee Hassan for more than 5 months i was charged customers for Inter Group Insurance ( IAG )at ADM Value , and since last feb I'm member of The ConnectinGroup International financed by the NDI ( the national Democratic Institute ) I also worked as charged customers for social inquires and prospection at ACCESS. A year ago I was the TEAM manager of the national group for the innovation and entrepreneurship and one of the active members of the young group at the Democratic Association of women of Morocco. (ADFM ) I was also VCP Ferroyouth supported by the ministry for youth and the sports and in charge of Art and cultures heading of the ZooM.FSR newspaper. Motivation: Since I was in Senior High School, I have believed that mathematics is an important factor in a life. All human activities in several fields such as information technology, economics, physics, social and others will run well if they are cited in a good mathematics framework. This circumstance stimulated me to attend faculty of mathematics and natural science. What leads me to work with SIFE & AIESEC , is my passion for the social entrepreneurship , I learned a lot of things , and now I consider my self to be a good candidate for this leadership because I am young, energetic, hardworking, visionary, and motivated person who believes that I can do something for the benefit of my country , my region and to the young people I'll work with.

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REGIONAL COORDINATOR FOR WEST AFRICA: Nnaemego Nkiruka (Nigeria) Date of Birth: 31/01/1983 Gender: Female Organization: Fresh & Young Brains Development Initiative Position in the organization: CEO/Founder Position interested in: Regional Coordinator for West Africa Experience: I run an organization that runs programmes and projects on climate change and environment for children and young people. I have been involved in youth advocacy and capacity at national, regional and international levels. I am the Projects Coordinator for NigeriaYouthCAN; Executive member of World Bank Nigeria Youth Forum; Member, Children Working Group, RIO+20 Youth Caucus; Project Team member, African Youth Movement on Water; Member Gender working Group- Global Young Greens; and online desk officer for Gender &Climate Change Nigeria. I was among 5 AYICC Reps to CCDA-1 and Rio+20 African preparatory meeting in Ethiopia. I also organized a children & youth side event at COP17 in Durban. Motivation: I have been involved in AYICC activities since I joined as a Volunteer Legal Adviser. This has given me an opportunity to understand the goals and dynamics in AYICC as well as work with the current leadership to ensure consistency in Governance and continuation of team spirit which currently exists among leaders and members. Thus, I hope to step down knowledge and experience gained to my peers in the West African Sub-region. I will work with my peers in the subregion, AYICC leaders and national coordinators to ensure AYICC presence in all West African countries through advocacy, research/documentary on youth in climate change, capacity building, peer mentoring and volunteering, exchange programmes, youth-led climate change, green economy and eco-projects at all levels. Above all, I love to provide linkages for West African youth to opportunities for enterpreneurship, climate research, projects and sharing of project ideas and best practices from other subregions and countries. We will also ensure intergenerational dialogue and experts session to learn from adults and experts on best strategies for climate change.

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REGIONAL COORDINATOR FOR EAST AFRICA: Minai Joshua (Kenya) Date of Birth: 15/02/1987 Gender: Male Organization: African Youth Initiative on Climate Change-Kenya Position in the organization: Administration and Finance Coordinator Experience: I have been in leadership with the African Youth Initiative for the past two years since 2010. During my time, I gained invaluable experience in mentorship of fellow youth. Moreover, working with youth from the communities in Kenya and building their capacity to adapt and mitigate to climate change to achieve sustainable development is quite key. In addition to that, I learned the notion of volunteership which young people in Africa need to have to assist in achieving sustanable change in the society. Working with the African Youth Initiative on Climate Change has enabled me to undertand more critically the issues of climate change negotiations in a more in-depth level. Motivation: My intention in applying as an East African regional coordinator is driven by the fact that youth need to work together to address climate change in Africa. It is only through partnerships that success can be achieved. More often that not, this has been impeded by unfavourable policies making youth not to achieve their uttermsost goals. Their is need for rural youth to paly a part in climate change mitigation and adaptation since they are the most affected and impacted by climate change. African youth need to be united with a common voice and that is the only way that we can effectively address climate change in Africa. I hope to increase youth participation in climate change proceedings to increase their participation in policy formulation. This, together with gender mainstreaming are what I can offer for the African Youth Climate Change Initiative.

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REGIONAL COORDINATOR FOR CENTRAL AFRICA: Blondel Silenou Demanou (CAMEROON) Date of Birth: 19/11/1981 Gender: Male Email: blondykrs@yahoo.fr Tel: +237 75718135 Organization: Jeunes Volontaires pour l'Environnemnt - Cameroon Position: President Experience "the climate issue is our central preoccupations in our organization we drive since last year preparatory process for Rio +20 in our country. we participated in the conference organized by the UNEP Tunza ahead of the COP17 and have also taken part in the work that took place in Durban. during this conference we organized two videoconferences so that young people who could not make the trip to experience this event.we actively for full participation of youth in decision-making process. I am also involved in a project village of solarization Motivation "I aspire to extend the action that lead to my country to countries in the region, that is why I apply as a lanyard Regional Central Africa. provide the network for greater vivacity increase its leadership in leading the strong action in the fight against climate change and promoting sustainable development."

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REGIONAL COORDINATOR FOR NORTH AFRICA: CHIROUF Selma (Algeria) Date of Birth: 7/11/1986 Gender: Female Organization: Live Green Algeria (LGA) Position in the organization: Founder Experience: As a pioneer and an advocate for social change, I believe in the positive power of social entrepreneurship which is at the service of humanity, Being a member of the National Union of Algerian Students which is the largest student organization established in 1989 in Algeria gives me a beneficial position to reach out the most important portion of the society which is youth. We play a crucial role in representing students dealing with educational, economic, social and cultural interests at a regional and national level. My Middle East and Partnership Initiative (MEPI) training in the United States was my lifetime experience, it is a must to say that it was a life time changing experience. Getting to know 91 students from the MENA region and spending more than a month with 14 of them from 14 different countries other than mine is the best thing that can happen to a student! We learnt a lot, we got experienced not only through lectures or theories but also through practice and workshops which is the best way of learning. We got involved in several organizations like Leaders for Democracy and save the bay. I have never ever learned like I did during my stay in the United States. Days were passing, discussions were started, cultures were passed out, mutual understanding was shared, friendship was built, team building achieved and love rose! A great family was born. We had a range of academic workshops, briefings, discussions with leaders and different site visits. Each and every one of us developed a positive social change plan to implement in his home country. I should actually be able to effectively communicate my vision and inspire others in having a higher purpose for a better world. This experience made me a whole new better person!! Despite the fact that even before going I always knew who I am and who I am not what I could do and could not , But now the one thing which is even more important is that now, I will do it , I don't just know that I can do it. I will make the change because now, I can demonstrate the difference between management and leadership. Another inspiring opportunity which led me to my actual projects is representing Algeria in the Ecovillage Conference for a sustainable community in Cairo, this experience was unique, and I knew more about how to tackle with the environmental issues with simple tools! And I will have a training as in Ecovillage Designer soon, which enables me to be the best candidate for such position.

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Motivation: I'm a girl who always does the best she can to make her today better than her yesterday and her tomorrow better than her today. When it comes to new challenges, I always spread my wings and try whatever it takes to reach my goals as soon as I can. Without a doubt, I'm always excited about obtaining new experiences and carry the work I have begun for a sustainable community. I have always believed that the worst thing in anyone's development as a leader is not in doing things the wrong way but sadly in doing them for wrong reasons. I have the right reasons and Im just developing the right way. Being a leader in AYICC will boost my commitment for a positive social change. Being part of this opportunity will give me the chance to meet people from the Northern Africa region and the world to share my projects' visions, goals and missions, share my different experiences, exchange ideas, get heard and lead our mother earth to get healed and strengthened. My ultimate goal is to empower our beautiful Africa as it is one village. I will be dedicating my time, efforts and money to make changes in my country and continent. Participating or having a word in the AYICC enables me to enrich my projects plans of the Empowerment of the GEN Africa Network(the Global Ecovillage Network) for a sustainable community, be the foundations of the activities I have in mind that are mostly based on the environmental issues. I strongly believe that being part of the AYICC can be beneficial for the initiative since Im a delegate, member of the National Union of Algerian Students, the vice president of a neighborhood organization, the leader of the new association project EWA (the Empowerment for Women in Algeria), the Network coordinator and the project founder of the Global Ecovillage Network in Algeria, and a volunteer in many associations like Nass El Khir Guelma. In addition to learn, I can share my vision of a good leader with others who like being more comfortable leading with no authority and having a priority to create a comprehensive atmosphere for the team members to exchange and share ideas, being at ease, reach concord and make a positive change. I believe in the power leadership has, to build a society of equal opportunities and affect a lasting positive change in the community. Getting a position in AYICC can greatly expand my circle of influence and allow me to reach out to a greater portion of the world, to alter to its development and positive change and why not inspire others to take a leap of faith and begin their own ventures. Furthermore, to be able to develop a network of long lasting mutually profitable relationships and partnerships based on trust, thus help me get closer to my goal of becoming a successful leader and a social entrepreneur and becoming a more efficient and influencing agent to advocate for positive social change in my community, my country and my beautiful continent. It can be an open door to have an outlook on the different societies especially youth and solving the toughest social and environmental problems our communities are facing, making meaningful contributions to society and establishing a long lasting positive environmental change which can improve the reality we are living in.

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REGIONAL COORDINATOR FOR THE SOUTHERN AFRICA REGION: Lombe Billy Mwansa (Zambia) Date of Birth: 23/01/1982 Gender: Male Organization: Youth Environment Network (YEN) Zambia / Zambian Youth Climate Network (ZYCN) Position in the Organization: YEN -Zambia CEO and ZYCN National Coordinator Experience: Since 2006 i have been actively involved in climate change issues and sustainable development. the experience has been mainly on Youth empowerment and environmental sustainability. my first experience was from 2003 - 2006 with Habitat for Humanity were i served as a president of Habitat for Humanity Zambia Home Community Youth Group, my main duties was to engage Community Youth into Habitat Works around Zambia and also to capture the imagination and energies of young people into the fight for poverty housing and homelessness. through this organization i gained a lot of experience on issues to do with adequate shelter and Millennium Development Goal number 7. I have had also vast experience working with Green Warriors Movement of Nairobi Kenya from 2007 - 2009. In Kenya had an opportunity to work with Kenyan Youth during a number of Eco-camps in Masai Mara Game Reserve and a number of tree planting activities with the UNEP Billion Tree Campaign in Karura forest. In order to contribute effectively and engage more Zambian youths on Climate Change issues and sustainable development, i established Youth Environment Network (YEN) Zambia in 2007. through YEN-Zambia i have practically engaged and empowered more than 10, 000 young people on climate change leadership skills through our established Think Green Clubs we formed in 10 schools and universities around Zambia. In order to deal with climate change in more coordinated way in 2010 in co-founded the Zambian Youth Climate Network (ZYCN) which affiliated to AYICC. With this network i have been saving on the position of National Coordinator. my leadership in the network has helped to bring together the three church mother bodies and our Network towards a successful hosting of 'We Have Faith' Act Now Zambian Youth Caravan campaign activities and the participation of 8 Zambian Youth's at COP 17 in Durban Motivation: I have had an opportunity to work with people from around the world and traveled to countries in the region to experience the effects of Climate Change. in August 2011 i was invited by SAFCEI to go and train Youth Ambassadors in South Africa on Climate Change and the role of the Youth. from there i observed that there is a need to provide adequate information to most of the Youths in other
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countries around Southern Africa. there was a call by the Ambassadors to have more information and trainings related to Climate Change that can help them to be effective on advocacy work. this has also been the same even to youths from Zimbabwe and other countries in Southern African countries who have been calling for my services to go and train them and help in establishing effective Youth Climate change Networks so that they can participate effectively. i will ensure to make that AYICC is established in all the countries around the region. I strongly feel that with my vast experience in different Youth settings i have served for the past 11 years, will be help me in transforming AYICC on issues to do with Youth mobilization and volunteerism around the continent. My support will also go towards helping AYICC in achieving its goals in a more professionally and timely manner.

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