Dr. Leo. E. Tiah From Liberia is OD Young Person of the Month – August, 2025. – YOA

“Dr. Leo E. Tiah is the Founder and Executive Director at Youth Network for Positive Change – YOUNETPO; nationwide youth-led civil society group that promotes key points round youth training, well being, setting/local weather change, and good governance.

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Dr. Leo is a passionate youth activist, advocate, dynamic and outcomes-pushed individual; he holds over Ten (10) years’ experiences in advocacies on points round Sexual Reproductive Health Rights, Good Governance and Accountability, Sexual Gender Based Violence in opposition to Women, Girls and Children, HIV/AIDs, Peace Building and Climate Change.

Amb. Tiah is the head of secretariat of the Young Parliamentarian Network of Africa; a community that consist of Young Parliamentarians from Sierra Leone, Gambia, Senegal, Nigeria and Zimbabwe. The networks search to advocate and advance youth insurance policies and management throughout Africa.

Dr. Tiah is Liberia’s Representative to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Youth Engagement Reference Group for West and Central Africa. Among different issues the youth engagement group facilitate sharing concepts, suggestions, and concrete suggestions on UNFPA West and Central Africa Regional Office insurance policies, packages, and practices at the regional stage and collaborate with current youth networks to advise the UNFPA Regional Office on enhancing youth participation and management throughout its mandate areas.

He has participated and contributed to the growth and updating of key nationwide insurance policies, framework and rules together with however not restricted to the growth and updating of the National Capacity Self Assessment (NCSA) and the Capacity Development Strategy and Action Plan led by the Environmental Protection Agency of Liberia (EPA); the National Strategic Plan for TB, Malaria and HIV/AIDs for Liberia.

Dr. Tiah’s invaluable dedication and keenness for youth growth has earn him seat at many nationwide and worldwide coverage making occasions and advocacy boards together with however not restricted to: representing Liberia at the ICPD30 Global Youth Dialogue held in Cotonou Benin; participated in the first and third International Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA); served as a panelist throughout the 2023 Women Deliver Conference (Rwanda, Kigali); participated in the Anglophone Civil Society and Community Groups Regional Meeting for expertise sharing and Learning on the Global Fund Processes (Zazibar, Tanzania 2022) and took part in the Pan African Youth Forum in Oran, Algeria amongst others.

Awards, Honours and Achievements.

Dr. Leo’s affect and transformational management has earned him respect and recognition each home and aboard. In 2020, he was nominated by the African Youth Awards as Youth Activist of the Year (2020); acquired the Emerging Climate Activist award in 2022 and is a recipient of the prestigious Kwame Nkrumah Medal of Honor for Transformational Leadership in Africa. Amb. Tiah is a fellow of the YALI Regional Leadership Center West Africa, Accra Emerging leaders’ program; holds a certificates of completion from the University of Georgia via J.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership Development & the University of Georgia Office of Global Engagement administered by the African Civic Engagement Academy (ACEA); obtained a Post Graduate Certificate in Management (PgCMgt), inducted as distinguished fellow of the Africa Institute of Public Administration and holds an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Public Administration (DPA-Honoris causa) in recognition of his meritorious achievements and repair to humanity and his excellent dedication to advancing his discipline, driving innovation, and implementing initiatives with a long-lasting and significant affect.

” In 2020, he was nominated by the African Youth Awards as Youth Activist of the Year (2020); acquired the Emerging Climate Activist award in 2022 and is a recipient of the prestigious Kwame Nkrumah Medal of Honor for Transformational Leadership in Africa. Amb. Tiah is a fellow of the YALI Regional Leadership Center West Africa, Accra Emerging leaders’ program; holds a certificates of completion from the University of Georgia via J.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership Development & the University of Georgia Office of Global Engagement administered by the African Civic Engagement Academy (ACEA); obtained a Post Graduate Certificate in Management (PgCMgt), inducted as distinguished fellow of the Africa Institute of Public Administration and holds an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Public Administration (DPA-Honoris causa) www.fb.com/leo.tiah www.younetpo.org 7/25/2025 Human Rights Dr. Tiah’s work is effectively related to the class that I’ve chosen because of is expertise, recognition and the affect of his work.

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