In commemoration of the 2019 Africa Youth Day celebration themed “1 million by 2020: count me in”, a nd in response to the African Unions call on governments, the private sector participants, development partners, civil society organizations and youth development stakeholders to stand up and be counted as drivers of its 1 million by 2021 initiative towards youth empowerment, Baywood Foundation, a youth-oriented organization founded and funded by Emperor Baywood-Ibe organized a one day consultative dialogue to foster new approaches to address the Challenges of the African Youth. Empress Patricia Baywood Ibe, Deputy Managing Director, Baywood Foundation Enugu giving  the keynote address on behalf of the Chairman of Baywood Foundation