The ESAF Youth Power Summit is a youth empowerment program aimed to support young people to strengthen their initiatives as well as foster a culture of youth involvement in Africa. Over 40 participants from 17 nations attended the summit. The youth leaders acted as mentors, listening to the teenagers’ proposals and providing constructive feedback. The summit provided an opportunity for young changemakers to create and expand strong networks across the continent and even beyond.

Gloria and Lucky Ponchak, siblings at SOS-HGIC, had the opportunity to present their project which focuses on environmental protection, philanthropy, and deforestation. They intend to collect as much waste as possible and sell it to companies and organizations that recycle plastic waste. Some of their 2023 goals are; conducting a food drive once a year, planting about 50 trees by the end of 2023, nursing 50 tree seedlings, collecting about 50 kg of plastic waste and selling them, partnering with a number of waste-management organizations, and in the long run providing job opportunities to unemployed youth.