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Youth Perspectives on South Africa’s Governance Challenges

South Africa joined the APRM, Africa’s voluntary self-assessment tool for promoting good governance, in 2003 and has remained committed to the ideals of the continental instrument since undergoing its first country review in 2007.

Summary:

South Africa is doing its second African Peer Review Mechanism report in 2021. As a contribution to that process the South African Institute of International Affairs has focused on youth consultation and contributions as its submission to the South African National Governance Council.
This policy insight identifies lessons from engaging youth for the SAIIA APRM consultation processes, championing an approach to meaningful youth participation that sees youth as partners in development.
The paper puts forward models of youth participation that call for youth as co-creators and co-leaders in participatory processes and centres youth as experts.
The paper further addresses the need for representation and learning opportunities as core components of meaningful youth participation.

The views expressed in this publication/article are those of the author/s and do not necessarily reflect the views of the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA).