Youth Development Communications Project : Intergenerational knowledge transfer

The KM and communications SIG wants you to think about this question:

What do you know now that you wish you had known when you were 18?

In this SIG project, we'll co-operate to find ways of creating and communicating compelling stories about this question to African Youth in a way that is meaningful and life-changing. We will use electronic media to distribute the campaign so your ideas for video, posters, banners and designed rituals are possible.

To Co-operate Add comments under this post to this SIG. We are also looking for designers and movie makers to submit their ideas.

Audience 16-30year old from all over Africa.

Media Video, radio, posters, banners, web media (.jpg, .pdf .txt (stories))

Language English, French, Portuguese, Arabic

Objectives To conscientise the audience about knowledge, traditional & indigenous knowledge, key know-how you need for sustainability and success and where it is to be found, knowedge-based business opportunities, thinking skills, innovation

First cut message Self empowerment, don't wait 'till you are older to learn these things, take charge of your story now, take charge of your destiny, "You cannot create until you have a golden highway in the mind (Steve Biko)", how do YOU define success?