MacDonald Munyoro is an ardent youth development worker with experience that spans over eight years working with youth, communities and civil society currently serving as the Programs Manager for NAYO. In pursuit of “youth ideals in development,” he has a wealth of experience in youth programming; peacebuilding; facilitation of participatory community processes and research with various works published mainly on civil society (CSO) development effectiveness; enabling environment and peacebuilding.
Munyoro is a holder of a bachelor’s degree in Sociology and currently working towards a master’s in Development Studies. Passionate about youth development, he sits on local, regional, and global CSO platforms giving voice to issues faced by youth and was recently selected to be among the Country Focal Points for the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation (GPEDC) third round monitoring exercise. Some of his key works on peacebuilding include being part of continental youth leaders working with the African Union (AU) on the Transitional Justice Policy Framework, successfully leading policy advocacy by mobilizing youth in Zimbabwe to influence the crafting of the National Peace and Reconciliation (NPRC) Bill (the main architect to peacebuilding); facilitating a sustained dialogue process for a multi-party youth wing platform which is ongoing; popularizing the United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 2250; addressing the European Parliament on the work of Youth in Zimbabwe on Peacebuilding; leading various dialogue processes that have seen healing and reconciliation among youth (both victims and perpetrators) and creating safe hubs for youth to inter-change on peace and development issues.
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