This report is part of the pilot to a continent-wide poll of the views and perceptions of African children and youth . The results of the poll are intended to influence strategies, policies and policy makers. The poll identifies some of the issues that children and youth consider as shaping their lives, the problems that they see as priorities for their rights and welfare, and areas where practical actions and programmes could improve, as well as to understand their perceptions of their role in decision-making by government and by civil society. It is also intended to offer a framework for similar polls in the future
This is a summary of the findings of polls carried out in 8 countries in eastern and southern Africa on the opinions of children and youth as to their well-being, emotions and environment; their relationships with family and friends; their relationship with their communities, their countries and their leaders; and about their perceptions of the issues concerning them. The polls involved over 4,000 young people aged between 9 and 17