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The Taita Taveta County Youth Service Bill 2025
YTJN intends to once again collaborate with KYMCA to hold public hearings for the Bill with the citizens and the Assembly and then have the MCAs debate the Bill in the Assembly. This Bill once passed into law is expected to address youth unemployment, insufficient domestic resource mobilization, food insecurity, double taxation of youth operating in small and medium enterprises, teenage pregnancies, skillset mismatch amongst the youth, limited youth participation in formulation of policies and laws at County level among others.
Mashindano ya ubunifu wa vijana wa kiafrika 2025
Kutambua hili, Youth for Tax Justice Network (YTJN) inapendekeza Shindano la Sanaa kwa Vijana Barani Afrika. Lengo ni kutumia ubunifu wa vijana wa Kiafrika kukuza fikra mpya na kuelewa wa ngazi ya jamii kuhusu masuala muhimu ya utawala wa kiuchumi, yakiwemo deni la umma, AfCFTA, fedha za hali ya hewa, urejeshaji wa mali, na Mkataba wa Umoja wa Mataifa kuhusu Ushirikiano wa Kodi wa Kimataifa.
The Southern Consultations In Windhoek Namibia 2023
The 2016 Africa Human Development Report highlights that gender inequality is costing sub-Saharan Africa on average US$95 billion annually. Gender equality is therefore instrumental to achieving sustainable economic and social development and should be mainstreamed into Africa’s trade agenda to achieve sustainable and inclusive economic growth. Domestic resource mobilization has become a concern for economies in the global south because of the changing international financial architecture.
Youth Letter to Delegates Negotiating the UN Tax Convention Negotiations
We write to you as the Youth for Tax Justice Network (YTJN), a global, youth-led coalition advocating for inclusive and equitable
tax systems that serve the needs of both present and future generations across Africa and Europe. As the Intergovernmental
Negotiating Committee deliberates on the United Nations Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation in New York,
we urge you to recognize this moment for what it is: a generational turning point.
Botswana Economic Crisis Sparks Youth-led Fiscal Overhaul Ahead of 4th Financing For Development Conference.
As Batswana grapple with a BWP 22 billion budget deficit (9% of GDP in 2024), rising public debt of 27.4% of GDP, squeezing funds for youth-centric programs and youth unemployment at 43.86%, underscoring the urgency of prioritizing job creation and social services for the nation’s youth-dominated population (70% under 35), the FfD4 presents an opportunity for Batswana to redefine global rules on sovereign debt, a critical issue for Botswana as diamond revenue volatility strains public finances.
A Statement from the Youth for Tax Justice Network on the June 25 Protests in Kenya
The Youth for Tax Justice Network (YTJN) stands in solidarity with young people across Kenya who gathered peacefully on June 25 to mark one year since the tragic events of June 2024, and
to continue calling for justice, good governance and economic accountability.


