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Appointment Announcement: YouthUp Global Appoints Ahmed Khalil as YouthUp Global Ambassador APPOINTMENT ANNOUNCEMENT!! We are excited to announce Ahmed Khalil as the Global YouthUp Ambassador. He is a Project Manager for Gift cash and also an entrepreneur. He is enthusiastic about inspiring youths to feel their true leadership potentials. He preaches change to all those he comes across while urging them to become agents of change. Not only that, he continuously educates young people on the five stages of being change-makers. These stages include:Moment of obligationExplorationDecisionActionTransformation We welcome you Khalil and we are certain that you will take YouthUp to greater heights!!. Info@youthupglobal.com   www.youthupglobal.com 

YouthUp Global Appoints Mowlid Aden as Regional Director North America Appointment Announcement!! We are delighted to announce Mowlid Aden as the Regional Director for YouthUp North America. Mowlid is the former Director of Communications at Youthup. He also doubles as a member of parliament at the African Union 6th Region. One of his great passions is to help companies create policies/procedures with security standards and operational goals. He is selfless and committed to the global growth of youths and to this end he is currently volunteering at Global Goodwill Ambassadors, Humanitarian Relief Services and As-Salaamah Inc. as a Youth Coordinator. We trust that you would do a great job, Sir Info@youthupglobal.com   www.youthupglobal.com 

YouthUp Welcomes Sabrin Mahmoud, Country Lead for Egypt Welcome to Youthup, Sabrin Mahmoud Sabrin Mahmoud has just been appointed as Youthup Country Leader for Egypt. She is a fundraising consultant, proposal writer and training consultant, who is highly passionate about projects that specifically concerns youths and children in the field of protection, health, capacity building, education, monitoring and evaluation. Having worked with international, national and local organizations like UNICEF, CARE, UN Women, Handicap International, Coptic Orphans etc. She has been able to flaunt her skills in professional, administrative, technical and financial areas in various government agencies in Egypt such as MOE, MOY, MOSS, MOH. Her skills include but are not limited to flexibility in carrying out required tasks, training, partnership, networking, dealing with finance and procurement, investing available resources and fundraising. Sabrin Mahmoud sure knows her job well and we are excited to have her on our team. We believe in you and hope to achieve greater heights with you. Congratulations on your appointment. Info@youthupglobal.com   www.youthupglobal.com 

Appointment Announcement: YouthUp Global Appoints Mahdi Nehme as Country Leader for Lebanon. We are delighted to announce Mahdi Nehme as Youth Up Country Leader for Lebanon. Mahdi Nehme is an experienced consultant for various products, he is skilled in various sectors in the business process, analytical operation, and Customer Relationship Management (CRMM). With his vast experience in different sectors, he is capable of leading and influencing the youth to grow. He is passionate about helping the youth out there to find meaning in their voices and having a sense of belonging. As a knowledge-based entrepreneur, Mahdi has a Bachelor’s degree in Management Information systems at the Lebanese Internal University. He is fully committed to lead the youth for global opportunities. Let’s all welcome him to the fastest growing youth platform YouthUp. Info@youthupglobal.com   www.youthupglobal.com 

Appointment Announcement: Francisca Onarinde resumes as YouthUp Director, Corporate Branding Francisca who was YouthUp Head, Content/Media Nigeria, will now lead the Global Content/Media Team of YouthUp, meaning she will coordinate the affairs of all regions in this regard. She is a Social Media Manager, Content Writer, Brand Promotions & Visibility Influencer and a Retail Operations Consultant. She is passionate about positively influencing brands’ visibility and promotions through creative content creation on social media platforms, generating leads, conversion and sales. She is an Advocate for Volunteering and Youth Empowerment, a Member and Head of Content/Media at YouthUp Global, she recently won the YouthUp Leadership and Advocacy Award. She is an Alumna of Tekedia Institute, with the Tekedia Mini-MBA Certificate of Achievement on Innovation, Growth & Digital Execution. First Lady, we are certain you will deliver. Congratulations on your new appointment Francisca! Info@youthupglobal.com   www.youthupglobal.com 

YouthUp Global Appoints Kenneth Igiri as Director of Media & Communications Kenneth Igiri is a rooted fellow in the IT world who after a degree in Electronic and Computer Engineering, started out an IT career in wireless Networking. He later dabbled in IT Service Management where he gained a broad view of the modern corporate IT environment which today has informed his character as an adherence to documented processes. He also has a deep love for MS SQL Server as he keeps building his strength with more advanced knowledge than he currently has in both MS SQL Server and Oracle Database Technologies. Over the years Kenneth has also branched out to Cloud Computing on AWS, Oracle MySQL and Big Data mastering its theoretical framework. His role in 2015 and 2018 gave him the opportunity to grapple with a complex and demanding applications in the Financial Sector and such technologies as Failover Clustering, Real Application Clusters, Transaction Log Shipping, Dataguard, Table Partitioning, Address Windowing Extensions, Recovery Manager and so on. Technically speaking, Kenneth has handled a variety of tools and learnt new technologies such as AlwaysOn Availability Groups, Column Store Indexes, In-Memory OLTP, Buffer Pool Extension and so on with an exposure to the management side of things, leading a group of fifteen Database Administrators while maintaining hands-one skills. In the middle of 2019, Kenneth delved into Enterprise Architecture with full interest as he plans to build more strength in that space. Recently, Kenneth has started an online TV series called the ‘Truth Interview Session’ a Pan-African focused show where he brings resource people and experts to discuss Africa in a few to develop working models to address her numerous challenges. A passion that has endeared the Youthp Global community to consider him for this role., as it aligns with our mission. By this appointment, Kenneth will be in charge of the YouthUp Press and media broadcast programs of the community. You’re welcome Kenneth! Info@youthupglobal.com   www.youthupglobal.com 

YouthUp Apprenticeship Programme Acquiring skill with your collar job is never a bad idea!. At Youthup, we are passionate about bringing the best out of people and encouraging them to build up a skill as well as engage in apprenticeship. This equips them to forge ahead in all areas, albeit having white collar job. Remember, businesses including corporations thrive on skill, hence the skill(s) you posses today will make you stand out, take you a long way and broaden your opportunities. 🖋️ Do you have any skill you want to develop or is there any skill you want to dive into? 🖋️ Are you interested in learning a new creative work?. 🖋️ Is there any interesting skill that you need improvement on? Here is  great news.💪🏻 YouthUp Apprenticeship Crusaders Network is here to walk you through the journey of becoming an expert in your skills. To join    Email:  Info@youthupglobal.com                  Website:  www.youthupglobal.com  Info@youthupglobal.com   www.youthupglobal.com 

Shadrack Kubyane resumes as YouthUp Southern Africa coordinator YouthUp Global expands to the Southern Africa region as they appoint Shadrack Kubyane to coordinate for the region. Shadrack is a great force in the African Blockchain space as a co-founder Coronet Blockchain, a supply chain digital infrastructure leveraging blockchain technology capabilities to evolve the salon sector from hand to mouth into a bankable economy. He has grown Coronet Blockchain to fast becoming a leading Africa Blockchain Voice and Face, offering advisory roles to various Blockchain Authority; Universities, Governments, Thought Leaders, Publications, Broadcasters, Professional Peers, Event Organizers, Researchers and other Blockchain ventures, from the continent and on Blockchain priorities, insights, adoption and industry direction. He doubles as a youth advocate and keynote speaker, with a corporate track-record that comprises spearheading specialist business development task teams that accelerated a closed medical aid scheme from a modest balance sheet position to ZAR 5 billion front foot position. He had worked with Deloitte at C-suite level championing key decision making relied on his dependable know-how to configure and execute highly matrixed business development assignments within the public and private sector: drawing from his command on strategy, economies of scale, relational wisdom and deal origination expertise. On repeat occasions he led special envoys representing Europe’s Nordic region, East, West and Southern Africa terrain interests and executed diplomatic interventions across private/public sector interests at the intersection of business expansion, access to new markets, product adoption and transformation within emerging markets. Including a Specialist Advisory role to the Lesotho Government, at Deputy Prime Ministry level. Interestingly, Shadrack aligns Blockchain to the Africa Development priorities, within and beyond our use case, including Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement (AFCFTA), to ensure blockchain mass adoption, at a macro level whilst prioritizing measurable aspects (our Supply Chain use case) at a micro level. He is an astute leader, pacesetter and change maker and an ambassador of youth empowerment. We are truly pleased to have him join us to expand this movement in the southern Africa region. You’re welcome Shadrack!! Info@youthupglobal.com   www.youthupglobal.com 

Appointment Announcement Gathoni Kungu resumed today as YouthUp Director of Training and Development while retaining her position as YouthUp East Africa Coordinator. Before her recent appointment, she was the Country lead for Kenya and East Africa Coordinator. Gathoni is a media practitioner with extensive knowledge in producing content for TV, Film, Documentary & Radio. She has over 10 years of experience as a Director at the Kenya Film Classification Board, A state corporation that is mandated to regulate the Film industry in Kenya. She also has a flair for education, learning and development as well as capacity building, especially to the youths. Gathoni will work with the leadership of the Youth Education Wing to design 21st-century global learning programs necessary to develop capacity for the YouthUp community. The YouthUp President, Faith Nwaobia while announcing the appointment remarked that Gathoni has demonstrated a clear interest and dedication in supporting youths in East Africa which he believes she would combine with her new role. Yes, we are glad to welcome her. Info@youthupglobal.com   www.youthupglobal.com 

YouthUp Ethiopia Country Lead, Sirak Wondimu Tilahun If you want to go fast, go alone…. But if it’s about going far, then go together! It’s about collective approach rather than individualistic mindset. Yes youth must learn to collaborate! That’s the foundation upon which the Youth Up movement is anchored upon. Working together to build a formidable family of a youth community… Providing hope and support! It’s a global movement and today we are at #Ethiopia. Join me to welcome Sirak Wondimu Tilahun, #Youthup Country Lead, (Ethiopia) Sirak has spent most of his life supporting young people through collaborations with the government and international organizations… Congratulations brother.. Have you got that passion to lead this movement in your country, connect and chat me up. Let’s roll together! Info@youthupglobal.com   www.youthupglobal.com