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Valarie Neema Waswa of Kenya is among the inaugural cohort of the Generation Connect Young Leadership Programme (GCYLP) fellows who recently completed their development week in Switzerland. The GCYLP, an initiative launched by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in partnership with Huawei, supports 30 fellows each year for a period of three years. Fellows, aged 18-28, receive mentorship and financial support to use digital technology to drive community development over the course of one year. The program's week-long activities include leadership fireside chats, an intergenerational panel discussion, and visits to Geneva University, Palais de Nations, and Huawei Switzerland in Zurich.…