The Minister of Youth, Sports and Entrepreneurship, Vinício Pina, delivered yesterday to the Minister of Health, Edgar Neves, a lot of materials to support the fight against the #COVID19 pandemic in Sao Tome and Principe. The lot includes 900 impermeable gowns, 124 bottles of 70% alcohol and 156 bars of soap. All products delivered were produced locally as part of the support that the Ministry of Youth, through the Programme Empreende Jovem, gave to 16 national entrepreneurs. The gowns were made by the winning projects "Roselyn Silva Unipessoal - LDA", "STP Multi-industrial" and "Englobe, Lda e Figueira STP Lda".
Empreende Jovem is implemented by the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Entrepreneurship with technical and financial support from UNDP Sao Tome and Principe. Ministry of Youth The UNDP Resident Representative, Katarzyna Wawiernia was present at the handing over of the materials.
In June 2020 several young entrepreneurs and associations were challenged to find innovative solutions that could mitigate the impacts of the pandemic in Sao Tome and Principe. The result of this challenge resulted in several services and goods that are now available to the entire population in the country such as the production of soap, alcohol, home delivery service, online shopping and the production of masks.

Another edition of YouthConnekt Africa (YCA) takes place from 20 to 22 October in Accra, Ghana. The YCA is a pan-African platform with a vision to connect African youth to socio-economic transformation. The platform seeks to empower young people by enhancing their knowledge, experiences and skills while investing in their ideas, innovations, and initiatives. The YCA Hub has grown into a network of 24 African countries with long-term sponsors and partners, including the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and the Government of Rwanda. Over the years, the summit has seen high-level participation from various UN agencies, African youth ministers, the private sector and youth-led organisations.
São Tomé and Príncipe will attend the event with a delegation led by the Minister of Youth, Sports and Entrepreneurship, Vinício Pina, and including the Director of Entrepreneurship, Alexander Ferreira, Social Entrepreneur, Edgar Coelho, UNDP Resident Representative, Katarzyna Wawiernia and Associate Manager Dynka Amorim.
The summit will be held under the theme: "Africa Beyond Aid: Positioning Youth for the Post-COVID Economy and AfCFTA Opportunities". The aim is to raise awareness among the continent's youth about an Africa Beyond Aid Agenda and to position youth to take advantage of the opportunities that AfCFTA presents.

For more information visit the website: https://www.youthconnektafrica2021.org/.

On the sidelines of the #YouthConnektAfrica2021 Summit taking place in Accra, Ghana, the Minister of Youth, Sports and Entrepreneurship, Vinício Pina and UNDP Resident Representative of Sao Tome and Principe, Katarzyna Wawiernia, met with UNDP Regional Director for Africa, Ahunna Eziankowa, Youth Ministers and UNDP representatives from #YouthConnektAfrica member countries.

Realizou-se hoje no Palácio da Juventude e Desporto em São Tomé, a sessão de partilha de experiência e entrega de certificados aos adolescentes e jovens que participaram nas acções de sensibilização comunitária, para a realização do registo Social, nos distritos de Lembá, Mé- Zochi e Água Grande, dinamizado pelo CNJ.

Esta acção insere-se no âmbito do SDG Fund Proteção Social, um programa conjunto do Sistema das Nações Unidas e o Governo.

O PNUD esteve representando pelo Gestor Associado de Projectos, Dynka Amorim

Fonte: PNUD

Decorreu no dia 17 de junho a 2ª edição das "Conversas com Empreendedores" um evento onde empreendedores santomenses partilham as suas experiências e onde novos empreendedores apresentam as STARTUPS que estão no processo de implementar na sequência do Programa Empreende Jovem.

Esta edição contou com a presença dos empreendedores Joaquim Kabangala e Maria Lurdes Dias, que partilharam o seu percurso empreendedor com histórias muito interessantes e com muitos ensinamentos práticos aos novos empreendedores, e contou também com a apresentação dos novos negócios dos empreendedores Gilmar das Neves - empresa Tinteiros e Soluções, e Jackson Costa - empresa Bonsai Serviços de Jardinagem. Foi, mais uma vez, uma tarde muito empreendedora.

Fonte: PNUD