Robert has has worked in youth development for over seven years across Africa (based in Tanzania), and has established and helped run a number of youth run institutions in Tanzania. He has consulted on a number of national and international development processes pertinent to young people. He currently runs a consulting firm, CoDe Services. He also writes a blog on development in Africa.He is inspired by the Pan-Africanism of Africa’s fore-fathers, Julius K. Nyerere, Kwame Nkuruma, Nelson Mandela, and believes that if the connections he is making across the continent amongst young people are informed by the same spirit, a new Africa can be forged.