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DESCRIPTION:Since January 2025\, the suspension of USAID funding has depriv
 ed YouthMappers of its primary financial support. Despite this significant
  loss\, activities around the world have not stopped: chapters across all 
 continents have continued their efforts and carried out high-quality activ
 ities\, thereby demonstrating their resilience\, their capacity to ensure 
 the sustainability of their chapters\, and their leadership on a global sc
 ale. However\, some major activities are now lacking the resources needed 
 to be deployed\, notably the Leadership Fellows\, Research Fellows\, Regio
 nal Ambassadors\, and EverywhereSheMaps programs\, which fostered the emer
 gence of young leaders around the world\; it is therefore time for current
  YouthMappers and alumni to take the lead in identifying new sources of su
 pport\, whether from foundations or sub-regional and continental organizat
 ions\, capable of sustaining these activities and ensuring the training of
  large numbers of young people. It is with this in mind that our discussio
 n session aims to gather ideas and input from all African YouthMappers pre
 sent at SOTM Africa\, in order to collectively co-construct an approach an
 d an advocacy strategy that will help relaunch these activities and provid
 e\, as a first step\, the Africa chapters with the tools needed to ensure 
 their development sustainably.
DTSTAMP:20260624T135431Z
LOCATION:Audition Room - 2nd Floor -80
SUMMARY:We are young\, we are mappers\, The YouthMappers have a future - Gu
 y Pacôme Adingra\, Laura Mugeha
URL:https://pretalx.com/state-of-the-map-africa-2025/talk/AC9WHL/
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