Youth Advisory Board caps off year of service

The Youth Advisory Board of the Global Youth Coalition finished its terms of service which ran for a little over a year since the organization’s launch last July 2020. The YAB was derived from the YOURS – Youth for Road Safety network of youth leaders along with other relevant youth-led NGOs that include Restless Development, Kenya Red Cross, Vida Urgente, Vision Zero Youth Council, and the like.

The YAB served as the focal point and engine behind the Coalition. Their respective specialties, advice, and initiatives, the members of the Coalition, and other young leaders have been given the opportunity to weigh in directly on how youth-led actions and global advocacy strategies are run. 

The majority of the YAB also serve as the Coalitions SDG Champions who uphold the road safety and youth agenda in connection with the Global Goals. 

Overall, the YAB was responsible for identifying and expressing the views and needs of youth, supporting the strategic planning process of the Coalition, helping organize global and local activities, and promoting and expanding the Coalition.

The YAB was made up of nine youth leaders which include, Alex Ayub from Kenya, Alison Collard de Beaufort from the USA, Esteban Paredes from Ecuador, Maolin Macatangay from the Philippines, Olivia Nalwadda from Uganda, Omnia el Omrani from Egypt, Soumita Chakraborty from India, Ritu Jain from India, and Thiago Gruner from Brazil. 

A new set of youth leaders will be taking over the YAB in the coming weeks and will be known as the Youth Leadership Board (YLB). The YLB will be tasked to proactively share their views on the strategy design and help implement the milestones of the Coalition during the 24-month term.