The African-German Youth Initiative (AGYI) is being implemented in Germany and in African countries. Engagement Global is coordinating the development of the Initiative, which will enable youth exchange programmes between African countries and Germany to take place in a spirit of partnership. On behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), GIZ helps boost resources, capability and performance within partner structures. The project, based in Addis Ababa, operates at a pan-African level but will initially be implemented in the three pilot countries of Benin, South Africa, Tanzania. It is aligned with the AU’s Agenda 2063, the African Youth Charter (2006), the African Youth Decade, 2009-2018 Plan of Action (DPoA), and the national youth strategies of the pilot countries.