COYOQA Inception Webinar

Abstract

The webinar organized by the OSSREA Kenyan Chapter with the help of Ms. Ann Maua was designed to create awareness on the Covid- 19 and the Youth Question in Africa (COYOQA) project that is ongoing since September 2020 to August 2023. The project is being funded by IDRC and it is being conducted in Kenya, Uganda and Ethiopia. The webinar was held via zoom on the 1st of March, 2021 from 2pm-4pm EAT. The webinar had 5 presenters who were speaking on different topics in regards to the project and Social Accountability. 1. Dr. Truphena Mukuna - Executive Director of OSSREA and the Principal Investigator of COYOQA project. 2. Prof. Peter Barasa – Member of OSSREA Kenya Chapter and Country Research Lead COYOQA 3. Ms. Ann Maua – Communication specialist and Executive Director of Uzalendo Afrika Initiative. 4. Mr. Alemu Tesfaye – Communications and Knowledge manager OSSREA. 5. Ms. Beth Maloba – Monitoring Evaluation and Learning Coordinator Kenya, COYOQA. The webinar was an interactive session that had a total of 36 participants who were enthusiastic about the topic and very interested in the project.