Dear youthful listers and listers youthful at heart, [image: Main Banner.jpeg] Young people are key stakeholders in the IGF ecosystem as they are the majority in Kenya, Africa and the world over. The IGF secretariat has since recognized the importance of meaningful youth participation at the IGF processes and promotes the strengthening of Youth IGF Initiatives. Youth Initiatives of the IGF are created with a goal of encouraging and involving young people in a substantive discussion on Internet governance. These forms, as well as the national, sub-regional and regional IGFs (NRIs), are expected to follow the main IGF <https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/lexicon/8#IGF> principles of being open, inclusive, non-commercial with multi-stakeholder participation during the whole preparatory phase and the event itself, all in line with a bottom-up decision-making process. Kenya Youth IGF is a youth-led structure to develop the capacity for coordinating, mobilizing and advocating for meaningful inclusion and engagement of young people in the Kenya IGF in partnership with industry stakeholders to address key Internet issues. This year’s Kenya YouthIGF aims at serving as an interactive discussion platform for organized youth participation from all stakeholder groups to bring up their ideas and concerns. The Forum will further create opportunities for networking, collaboration and creating long-term partnerships between key stakeholders and the community. This year, the YouthIGF is scheduled for 22nd September 2021. The outcomes of the forum will feed into the annual 15th edition of the Kenya IGF 2021 happening on 23rd September 2021. On behalf of the organising team, I would like to invite you to this meeting and ask you to extend this invitation to your networks. Please find the registration link below. https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_upBHaS8LQtK6aMd9FK4Nlg Looking forward to an engaging session with most of you. Karibuni! -- *Kind Regards,* *Keith ANDERE* Internet 4 Development *"The internet could be a very positive step towards education, organisation and participation in a meaningful society." ~ Noam Chomsky*
