This event took place on 12th November 2007 at 4:00pm (16:00 GMT)
Berrill Lecture Theatre, The Open University, Walton Hall Campus, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
The lecture will examine the challenges faced by young people in Africa in the construction of their identities. It will provide a synopsis of the multiple and complex roles young Africans play in contexts of political violence and profound social transformation. The lecture will consider the potential of youth, as a social category, to contribute to the development and prosperity of the continent.
Alcinda Honwana is Professor and Chair in International Development at The Open University, and Director of the International Development Centre (IDC). She has taught at the University Eduardo Mondlane in Mozambique, the University of Cape Town in South Africa and was a visiting Professor at the New School University in New York. Before joining the OU, Alcinda Honwana was Programme Director at the Social Science Research Council in New York where she directed the Programme on Africa and the Children and Armed Conflict Programme. She also worked as a Programme Officer at United Nations, in the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict in New York.
For further details on the International Development Centre (IDC) please visit their website: http://idc.open.ac.uk
Tea/Coffee served in the Berrill Foyer Area from 3.30pm. Buffet Reception afterwards in the Berrill Cafe Bar.
The lecture will examine the challenges faced by young people in Africa in the construction of their identities. It will provide a synopsis of the multiple and complex roles young Africans play in contexts of political violence and profound social transformation. The lecture will consider the potential of youth, as a social category, to contribute to the development and prosperity of the continent. 
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