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5.
Adopt preferential recruitment policies for African youth with
specialised skills amongst States Parties.
Youth are determined to transform the continent in the fields of science and
technology. Therefore they are committed to:
a)
Promoting and using science and technology in Africa;
b)
Conducting research towards science and technology.
6.
State Parties should encourage youth to conduct research. In this regard,
an African discoveries day should be established along with mechanism of
awarding prizes at the continental level.
7.
Enterprises that are located in Africa should establish partnerships with
training institutions to contribute to technology transfer for the benefit of
African students and researchers.
Article 14: Poverty Eradication and Socio-economic Integration of Youth
1.
States Parties shall: Recognise the right of young people to a standard of
living adequate for their holistic development.
2.
Recognise the right of young people to be free from hunger and shall take
individual or collective measures to:
3.
a)
Enhance the attractiveness of rural areas to young people by
improving access to services and facilities such as educational and
cultural services;
b)
Train young people to take up agricultural, mineral, commercial and
industrial production using contemporary systems and promote the
benefits of modern information and communication technology to
gain access to existing and new markets;
c)
Provide grants of land to youth and youth organisations for socioeconomic development purposes;
d)
Facilitate access to credit to promote youth participation in
agricultural and other sustainable livelihood projects;
e)
Facilitate the participation of young people in the design,
implementation, monitoring and evaluation of national development
plans, policies and poverty reduction strategies.
Recognise the right of every young person to benefit from social security,
including social insurance.