Two young Malagasies have been selected from nearly twelve hundred international candidates to participate in the Cod'Action International Advocacy Program in Geneva.

In Geneva, two young Malagasies are representing their country and the ambitions of engaged youth on the international stage. After a selection process that gathered nearly twelve hundred international applications, Aryella Andrianatsitoherinteny, representative of the National Observatory of Human Rights (ONDH), and Rindramalala Andoniaina, president and founder of the NGO Kariera, are among twenty young people from eighteen countries participating in the Cod'Action International Advocacy Program (CAPI) in Geneva. Their commitments focus on two issues that directly concern Malagasy youth: access to justice and professional integration.

Organized by the Advisory and Support Center for Young People on Human Rights (CODAP), CAPI is an international program for young people engaged in defending human rights. For ten days, participants receive training in human rights, project management, and international advocacy. They also exchange with young people from Africa, Europe, Latin America, and the Indian Ocean. The objective is to help them structure their projects and better defend their causes with relevant stakeholders.

Commitments

For the two Malagasy participants, this experience strengthens their skills while confronting their realities with those of young people from other countries. The methods acquired in Geneva can help them better organize their initiatives and voice their demands.

Aryella Andrianatsitoherinteny dedicates her advocacy to access to justice and the regulation of Dina in Madagascar. Her commitment focuses particularly on better consideration of fundamental rights in community practices and more equitable access to justice.

For her part, Rindramalala Andoniaina defends young people's right to professional integration in dignified conditions. Through the NGO Kariera, she places the professional future of youth at the heart of her work. Her advocacy focuses on access to employment that enables young people to build their future in stable conditions favorable to their autonomy.

This issue goes beyond simply finding a job. Access to professional activity can also promote young people's economic independence and their participation in social life.

Upon their return to Madagascar, the two young people will be able to apply the skills acquired in Geneva to strengthen their respective actions. The tools discovered during the program, exchanges with other participants, and the network built during this opportunity can also support the development of their initiatives.

Through these two paths, CAPI highlights different but complementary concerns of Malagasy youth. From access to justice to professional integration, Aryella Andrianatsitoherinteny and Rindramalala Andoniaina intend to use advocacy as a means to make heard the needs of young people and contribute to the responses provided to them.

Lucia Rabarijaona