{"id":24891,"date":"2026-10-23T12:07:22","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T10:07:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.peaceagency.org\/?p=24891"},"modified":"2026-10-23T12:09:23","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T10:09:23","slug":"italia-africa-next-generation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.peaceagency.org\/en\/italia-africa-next-generation\/","title":{"rendered":"Italia-Africa Next Generation"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"24891\" class=\"elementor elementor-24891 elementor-24872\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-animation-type=\"block\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9290885 e-con-full e-flex sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left animation_type_block elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9290885\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;ta_fadeinup&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div data-animation-type=\"sequental\" data-animation-stagger=\"\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2202076 animation_type_sequental e-flex e-con-boxed sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2202076\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;ta_fadeinup&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:100}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fc163b e-con-full e-flex sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6fc163b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c69d170 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c69d170\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Objective<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95ad3ae e-con-full e-flex sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left e-con e-child\" data-id=\"95ad3ae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a759183 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a759183\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b><i>Empowering Next-Gen Peacebuilders: Bridging Europe and Africa through Youth, Peace, and Security<\/i><\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1992d4 e-flex e-con-boxed sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b1992d4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-animation-type=\"block\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a232a53 elementor-widget-divider--view-line animation_type_block sc_fly_static elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a232a53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;ta_fadeinup&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-animation-type=\"sequental\" data-animation-stagger=\"\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a5a597 animation_type_sequental e-flex e-con-boxed sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2a5a597\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;ta_fadeinup&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:100}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-913af1e e-con-full e-flex sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left e-con e-child\" data-id=\"913af1e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-411fac4 elementor-widget__width-initial sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"411fac4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The <i>Italia-Africa Next Generation <\/i>project aims to strengthen dialogue between committed youth and experts from the new generations in Europe and Africa, within the strategic framework of the Mattei Plan.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c2a6f2 e-con-full e-flex sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9c2a6f2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f8e03e e-grid e-con-full sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6f8e03e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3919a0f e-con-full e-flex sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3919a0f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5d377b sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e5d377b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Timeline<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1909854 trx-addons-icon-list-traditional elementor-list-item-link-inline trx-addons-icon-left sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-trx_elm_icon_list\" data-id=\"1909854\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"trx_elm_icon_list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"trx-addons-list-container\">\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"trx-addons-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"trx-addons-icon-list-item trx-addons-icon-list-item-without-link elementor-repeater-item-9a25d57\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"trx-addons-icon-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJanuary - October 2026\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ae9370 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8ae9370\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Area<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cd87b2 trx-addons-icon-list-traditional elementor-list-item-link-inline trx-addons-icon-left sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-trx_elm_icon_list\" data-id=\"0cd87b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"trx_elm_icon_list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"trx-addons-list-container\">\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"trx-addons-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"trx-addons-icon-list-item trx-addons-icon-list-item-without-link elementor-repeater-item-9a25d57\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"trx-addons-icon-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tItaly, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b119d1 e-con-full e-flex sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9b119d1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4419ca sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a4419ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Experts<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ad2776 trx-addons-icon-list-traditional elementor-list-item-link-inline trx-addons-icon-left sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-trx_elm_icon_list\" data-id=\"0ad2776\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"trx_elm_icon_list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"trx-addons-list-container\">\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"trx-addons-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"trx-addons-icon-list-item trx-addons-icon-list-item-without-link elementor-repeater-item-9a25d57\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"trx-addons-icon-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><b>Mariachiara Giaccai <\/b>- coordinator and facilitator, \n<b>Bernardo Venturi<\/b> - trainer and scientific advisor\n<b>Nadia Paleari<\/b>  -communication <span style=\"font-family: inherit;font-size: 16px;font-style: inherit;font-weight: inherit;white-space: pre-wrap;text-align: start;letter-spacing: normal;text-transform: none;display: inline !important;float: none\"><\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e060c1 e-con-full e-flex sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2e060c1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99afca9 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"99afca9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Partners<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-806b555 trx-addons-icon-list-traditional elementor-list-item-link-inline trx-addons-icon-left sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-trx_elm_icon_list\" data-id=\"806b555\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"trx_elm_icon_list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"trx-addons-list-container\">\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"trx-addons-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"trx-addons-icon-list-item trx-addons-icon-list-item-without-link elementor-repeater-item-9a25d57\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"trx-addons-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"trx-addons-icon-list-icon trx-addons-icon \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-dot-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119.033 8 8 119.033 8 256s111.033 248 248 248 248-111.033 248-248S392.967 8 256 8zm80 248c0 44.112-35.888 80-80 80s-80-35.888-80-80 35.888-80 80-80 80 35.888 80 80z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"trx-addons-icon-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCentre for Youth Dialogue (Tanzania)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"trx-addons-icon-list-item trx-addons-icon-list-item-without-link elementor-repeater-item-7ae2c70\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"trx-addons-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"trx-addons-icon-list-icon trx-addons-icon \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-dot-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119.033 8 8 119.033 8 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data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bec0454 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bec0454\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sponsor<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1772f0f trx-addons-icon-list-traditional elementor-list-item-link-inline trx-addons-icon-left sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-trx_elm_icon_list\" data-id=\"1772f0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"trx_elm_icon_list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"trx-addons-list-container\">\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"trx-addons-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li 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Set against the strategic backdrop of Italy&#8217;s Mattei Plan, the project connects emerging youth leaders aged 18 to 29 from Italy, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda, fostering cross-border collaboration and mutual learning.<\/span><\/span><\/h4><h4><span style=\"font-family: Lexend, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; font-style: normal; color: #8a8f93;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Grounded in the <b>UN Youth, Peace and Security (YPS) Agenda (UNSCR 2250)<\/b> and <b>Italy\u2019s National Action Plan,<\/b> the project creates a robust network of young peacebuilders. Through international exchanges, capacity-building workshops on policy dialogue and advocacy, and community-led local activities, Italia-Africa Next Generation equips the next generation with the tools, knowledge, and platform needed to actively shape peacebuilding processes and influence policy at both local and international levels.<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Lexend, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: 500; font-size: 16px; color: #8a8f93;\">The project has six\u00a0<\/span><b style=\"font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 16px; color: #8a8f93;\">specific objectives<\/b><span style=\"font-family: Lexend, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: 500; font-size: 16px; color: #8a8f93;\">:<\/span><\/h4><div><p><b><i>Objectives &amp; Strategic Impact<\/i><\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Our mission is to strengthen youth participation in governance and peace processes, aligning with the EU Youth Action Plan in External Action (2022\u20132027).<\/span><\/p><ul><li><b>Fostering Cross-Continental Partnerships<\/b>: building an enduring network between European and African youth organizations to exchange best practices, innovative methodologies, and ground-level insights.<\/li><li><b>Empowering Youth Leadership<\/b>: enhancing the capacity of youth-led organizations to effectively engage with political decision-makers, advocate for youth inclusion, and drive policy reform.<\/li><li><b>Promoting Public Awareness &amp; Dialogue<\/b>: raising awareness about the crucial role of young people in conflict prevention and peacebuilding, with a strong focus on intergenerational collaboration, interfaith dialogue, and local policy support.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong><i>Key project milestones<\/i><\/strong><\/p><ol><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>July 2026 | International Youth Exchange (Mombasa, Kenya)<br \/><\/b>Focus on local community action, ground-level peace advocacy, and field experience sharing among coastal youth networks.<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>September 2026 | Training &amp; Strategic Dialogue (Italy)<br \/><\/b>Advanced workshop on policy advocacy, intergenerational dialogue, and engagement with European and international stakeholders.<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>October 2026 | Final Exchange &amp; Summit (Zanzibar, Tanzania)<br \/><\/b>Consolidation of recommendations, joint strategy drafting, and presentation of outcomes to local and regional policymakers.<\/li><\/ol><p><b><i>Methodology &amp; Strategic Approach<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><i><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Italia-Africa Next Generation relies on a participatory, peer-to-peer learning methodology combined with a human-rights-based approach to peacebuilding.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Key framework pillars include:<\/span><\/p><ol><li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><b>Peer Learning &amp; Shared Leadership<\/b>: empowering youth participants as co-creators of knowledge rather than passive beneficiaries.<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Action-Oriented Advocacy<\/b>: translating high-level policy frameworks (such as the YPS agenda) into practical, grassroots action and tangible policy recommendations.<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Inclusive Dialogue<\/b>: embedding interfaith and intergenerational perspectives into every phase of the project to ensure sustainable community buy-in.<\/li><\/ol><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e02663e e-flex e-con-boxed sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e02663e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-animation-type=\"block\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24278ba elementor-widget__width-initial trx-addons-animate animation_type_block sc_fly_static elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-trx_elm_advanced_title\" data-id=\"24278ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;ta_fadein&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"trx_elm_advanced_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"trx-addons-advanced-title\" data-delay=\"300\" style=\"--var-trx-addons-advanced-title-highlight-animation-duration: 2000ms;\">\n<span class=\"trx-addons-advanced-title-item trx-addons-advanced-title-item-text elementor-repeater-item-9121af1\">Connect with us to explore how we can support your peacebuilding and conflict resolution goals. 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