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[press_body] => The Youth Charter Community Campus (www.YouthCharter.org), the global movement using sport, culture and digital innovation for social development and peace, today announces the launch of its “From Luanda to Legacy” Global Campus Campaign, aligned with the 4th African Youth Games and extending far beyond the Closing Ceremony.
Hosted in Angola across Luanda and five additional cities, the 4th African Youth Games represent a defining moment for Africa’s young people. Taking place in the year Angola marks 50 years of independence, the Games unite youth from across the continent in a powerful expression of solidarity, aspiration and African identity.
The Youth Charter calls on African institutions, governments, National Olympic Committees, corporate partners, development agencies and global allies to seize this moment, not just to celebrate sport, but to secure a lasting legacy for Africa’s next generation.
From Games to Global Legacy
The “From Luanda to Legacy” campaign positions the African Youth Games as a launchpad for long-term youth and community development, embedding sport within education, health, culture, enterprise and digital inclusion.
“Africa’s youth deserve more than moments of inspiration. They deserve systems, spaces and opportunities that endure,” said Geoff Thompson MBE FRSA DL, Founder and Chair of the Youth Charter.
“This campaign is about converting continental celebration into community impact — from Luanda to every village, township and city across Africa.”
The Youth Charter Global Campus Vision
At the heart of the campaign is the Youth Charter Global Community Campus model, a proven framework that transforms sporting moments into permanent community assets.
Key Legacy Commitments
1. African Youth Community Campuses
2. Youth Leadership & Pathways
3. Digital Africa Youth Platform
4. Economic & Social Impact
A Call to African & Global Partners
The Youth Charter invites African and international partners to co-create this legacy through:
This campaign aligns directly with:
Beyond Luanda - A Continental Movement
“From Luanda to Legacy” is not confined to one host nation or one event. It is a pan-African and global movement, designed to:
“Africa’s greatest legacy will not be medals won, but lives transformed,” Thompson added. “Together, we can ensure the African Youth Games are remembered as the moment Africa chose legacy over spectacle.”
[press_boiler_plate] =>For Partnership & Stakeholder Engagement:
Youth Charter – Community Campus
www.YouthCharter.org
contact@youthcharter.org
Follow the Campaign:
#FromLuandaToLegacy
#YouthCharter
#AfricaYouth
#SportForDevelopment
#Olympism365
#International Olympic Committee
#Olympism
#Fight4theStreets
#YoungLivesLost
#Call2Action
#LegacyOpportunity4All
#SportDevelopmentPeace
#Empowerthenextgeneration
#CommonwealthSecretariat
#UNSustainableDevelopmentGoals
About Youth Charter:
The Youth Charter is a UK registered charity and UN accredited non-governmental organisation. Launched in 1993 as part of the Manchester 2000 Olympic Bid and the 2002 Commonwealth Games, the Youth Charter has Campaigned and Promoted the role and value of sport, art, culture and digital technology in the lives of disaffected young people from disadvantaged communities nationally and internationally. The Youth Charter has a proven track record in the creation and delivery of social and human development programmes with the overall aim of providing young people with an opportunity to develop in life.
Specifically, The Youth Charter Tackles educational non-attainment, health inequality, anti-social behaviour and the negative effects of crime, drugs, gang related activity and racism by applying the ethics of sporting and artistic excellence. These can then be translated to provide social and economic benefits of citizenship, rights responsibilities, with improved education, health, social order, environment and college, university, employment and enterprise.
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