MCW held the second Young Leaders Conference in Cairo, Egypt in April 2018, which was
open to participants between the ages of 18-26 from across Africa. This year's conference was
in partnership with Think Tank Development Solutions, a social venture acting as a knowledge
hub for social development innovations introduced by young people. The three-day
conference covered various topics such as environmental issues and gender while
helping participants build critical skills needed for implementing community-focused
action plans.MCW's Young Leaders Conference focused on cultivating and preparing youth to become
leaders in their communities. The program was divided into three parts: individual leadership
development, global citizenship (understanding different social issues, approaches to
solving them, and our responsibility to act), and vision planning, where participants were
taken through the steps to develop and implement their own initiatives. Projects designed by
participants took into consideration unique cultures and histories of their respective
communities and how to harness these aspects for more sustainable solutions.
