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The World Assembly of Youth (WAY) is the international coordinating body of national youth councils and organisations. The full members of WAY are national youth councils. WAY has 120 member organisations from all continents. In this bulletin:Ghana, Philippines, Greece, Namibia, Malta, Italy, Angola, Botswana, Ireland, Swaziland, Trinidad & Tobago, Fiji, South Africa, Taiwan, Pakistan, Rwanda, Barbados, New Zealand,Zimbawe, Way.
GHANA : National Youth Council initiates AIDS awareness programme ; Youth
Bridge, CDD want action on youth policy
PHILIPPINES : President Arroyo assigns National Youth Commission as
coordinator of Youth National Service Program ; Local groups celebrate UN
movement vs illegal drugs
GREECE : Concert on the Environment
NAMIBIA : Youth Council joins BIG ; Centre to benefit community
MALTA : Parliamentary simulation for youths
ITALY : Red Cross youth look to future in Solferino
ANGOLA : Criteria for distributing houses to youths praised
BOTSWANA : BPS turning policing challenges into opportunities
IRELAND : NYC seeks heavier penalties for marketing offences ; Role urged
for young people in tackling economic crisis
SWAZILAND : Give us balanced information
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO : Youth Council elections are called sinister and an
insult to the young people
FIJI : Restrictions emerge on Pacific Youth Festival
SOUTH AFRICA : New youth agency wants R5bn from Parliament
TAIWAN : CLA suspends summer job scheme for students
PAKISTAN : Role of youth vital in defeating terrorism
RWANDA : Warning Youth: Beware Sugar Daddies, Mommies
BARBADOS : Young people should give to others
NEW ZEALAND : Council welcomes funding boost for youth project
ZIMBABWE : Youth empowerment crucial
WAY : WAY launches book on Youth and Drug Abuse
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GHANA
National Youth Council initiates AIDS awareness programme
Accra, June 11 - THE National Youth Council (NYC) and the Institute of
Adult Education (IAE), University of Ghana, Legon, on Wednesday signed a
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the planning and implementation of
Youth Worker Programme on HIV/AIDS and Stigma reduction.
The MOU, which also aims at developing and expanding the framework of
collaboration between the IAE, NYC and the Ministry of Education, is being
sponsored by the Canadian International Development Agency, through the
Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada and Simon Fraser
University.
Professor Yaw Oheneba-Sakyi, Director of IAE, said discrimination and
stigmatization against people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWAHs) were the most
critical barriers to their involvement in prevention, care and treatment
of the virus, hence the need to develop the programme.
He said the problem of stigmatization and discrimination remained a major
fact of life for the estimated 29.4 million PLWAHs in sub- Saharan Africa.
Prof. Oheneba-Sakyi said in Ghana PLWAHs, were engulfed in an atmosphere
of silence and secrecy due to fear of maltreatment from close relations
and family members.
He noted that PLWAHS also face discrimination at their workplaces, while
others have become subjects of ridicule.
"Our ability to overcome the menace of stigma and discrimination will
depend on the use of the skills and knowledge acquired by the youth
through the programme," he said.
Dr. Sekou Nkrumah Acting National Co-ordinator of the NYC, said his outfit
would ensure effective collaboration with the IAE for the smooth
implementation of the programme.
He observed that the decision to focus on the youth was based on the fact
that they constitute a chunk of the national population, who are sexually
active.
Dr Nkrumah expressed confident that the programme would reach the desired
target.
He called for more human -centred adverts on HIV/AIDS to bring awareness
of the virus much closer to the youth.
[GNA]
Youth Bridge, CDD want action on youth policy
Accra, June 24 - YOUTH Bridge Foundation, a youth oriented NGO, in
conjunction with the Centre for Democratic Development has called on the
government to declare the status of National Youth Policy adopted by the
previous government.
The two organizations also want the government to prioritise “youth
policies and programs beyond mere rhetoric through allocation of adequate
resources and increased funding to institutional agencies like the
National Youth Council.”
These were contained in a communiqué issued at the end of a consultative
stakeholders forum on youth development to discuss the Ghanaian Youth
Development Agenda and the way forward.
[Ghana News]
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PHILIPPINES
President Arroyo assigns National Youth Commission as coordinator of Youth
National Service Program
Manila, June 8 - THE National Youth Commission was recently tasked by
President Gloria Macapagal- Arroyo to take the lead in rallying the youth
to undertake community service activities for two years with a modest
stipend.
Based on Executive Order No. 788, the youth national service targets the
youth who are between 18 to 24 years old who will be involved as members
of a National Service Corps and a Youth Conservation Corps.
According to NYC Chairman Richard Alvin Nalupta, “the National Service
Corps (NSC) is geared to the unemployed or underemployed skilled youth or
college graduates and shall focus on their contribution to education and
community service while the Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) shall target
the unskilled or less educated youth who focus on environmental and
infrastructure projects”.
The Executive Order also underscores the importance of collective and
coordinated efforts among the youth and instilling in them a sense of
community spirit and voluntarism. Among the activities that can be
undertaken include tree planting, coastal clean up, cleaning the
surroundings, building of parks, and the like to address environment
concerns as well as bringing comfort to the poor through food banks; and
bringing the dignity of literacy to adults who cannot read.
Essentially, the Youth National Service Program is encouraging every
Filipino youth to volunteer time, skills and resources as a noble
undertaking that should be taken seriously by everyone.
To ensure the efficient implementation of the Youth National Service
Program, the NYC shall coordinate with the Department of Education, the
Department of Social Welfare and Development, the Philippine National
Police, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and the
Department of Public Works and Highways.
[SMD- NYC]
Local groups celebrate UN movement vs illegal drugs
Manila, June 26 - VARIOUS anti-illegal drug groups from different sectors
in the country gathered at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum in Pasay City today
to commemorate the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit
Trafficking (IDADAIT), an annual celebration observed by UN member
countries.
Among the participating groups were the Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB),
Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency, Department of Interior and Local
Government, Mandaluyong Anti-Drug Abuse Council, Marikina Anti-Drugs Abuse
Council, Manila City Government, Quezon City Anti-Drugs Abuse Advisory
Council, Parole and Probation Administration, Drug Abuse Prevention and
Control Office (DAPCO), Kanlungan sa ER-MA Ministry Inc., Seventh-day
Adventist Church and Inter-Agency Council on Drug Abuse Prevention
Education.
A sports competition was held at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum as part of
the celebration, mainly in an effort to make the event more appealing to
the youth – who are prone to illegal drug use.
“According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the
prevalence of young people abusing drugs is more than twice as high as
compared to adults. Surveys on drug use in the Philippines likewise
confirm that observation,” organizers said in a press statement.
A youth forum was also held, hosted by actress and DDB youth advocate Iya
Villania. Panelists include DDB Chairman Sec. Vicente Sotto III, DDB Vice
Chairman Undersecretary Clarence Paul Oaminal, DDB Permanent Member
Undersecretary Romeo Vera Cruz, Manila Sports Council Chairman Niño Dela
Cruz, National Youth Commission’s Benjie Oliva and Denise Laurel, another
DDB youth advocate.
Also known as the World Drug Day, the IDADAIT is observed every 26th of
June by all UN member countries. Since 2007, it carries the slogan: “Do
drugs Control your Life. Your Community. No place for Drugs.”
[PilStar]
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GREECE
Concert on the Environment
Athens, June 30- THE National Youth Council (ESYN) is organising a concert
on the environment on Wednesday, July 1, at the Panathenian (Kallimarmaro)
Stadium in Athens.
The concert, featuring Greek pop star Sakis Rouvas, is being held in the
context of the "SMS of Youth 2009 - Actions for the Environment" campaign,
with the support of 2,500 official agencies (including ministries, local
governments, universities, chambers, NGOs), and aims at raising public
awareness and citizen participation in environmental issues such as water
conservation and recycling.
The slogan of the ESYN campaign is "All Together, You First".
The National Youth Council also announced the opening of its new website
at www.esyn.gr, which provides news of the Council's activites and aims to
provide a forum for communication and exchanges of views.
Further, the ESYN, as a representative of the youth of Greece but also in
collaboration with the European Youth Forum, is calling on the European
Parliament deputies of all the political parties to back the youth agenda
on Europe, and invites young people to add their voices to the campaign at
the site www.youthagenda. eu.
"As young people sharing the vision of European integration and the
European values, we believe that we can successfully face the challenges
for the future only if the EU can speak out and act as a true Union,"
according to the ESYN. "We expect bold and innovative decisions by the
national and European leaders and organisations, and want specific
benefits from the EU in our everyday lives," it adds, noting that, in that
context, the ESYN was putting forward specific proposals for a new youth
agenda in the EU, and calls on the MEPs to include them among their
priorities.
The initiative was praised in a press conference on Monday by UNESCO Good
Will Ambassador and head of the "Foundation for the Child and the Family"
Marianna Vardinoyannis, who pledged her full support for the effort.
"We are united by concern about the fate of the environment in the future,
because the first victims of its destruction will be the children and
especially those that are more vulnerable because they have health
problems," she said.
Rouvas, or 'Sakis' as he is known by fans, represented Greece at the 54th
Eurovision Song Contest in Moscow in May, 2009, where he placed 7th with
his song This is Our Night. The teen heartthrob Rouvas, a second-time
Eurovision contestant, made his Eurovision debut in the 49th Contest in
2004 in Turkey, where he placed third with the song Shake It.
[ANA-MPA]
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NAMIBIA
Youth Council joins BIG
Windhoek, June 19 – THE National Youth Council of Namibia joined the Basic
Income Grant Coalition (BIG) a social organization that advocates for each
and every Namibian to receive a monthly social grant of N$100.
Secretary General of the NYC, Mandela Kapere, said the decision by the
council to join BIG is long overdue and should not be seen as a surprise,
considering the NYC’s record as a social human justice movement.
“For us there is no greater opportunity than now, in this climate of
failed predatory capitalism for the international social justice movement
to demand a stronger role from the states to alleviate misery, illiteracy
and poverty of the people of the world,” Kapere said during the signing of
the coalition.
He said State-led social and economic development must not retreat but
should be reinforced now more than ever.
Kapere noted the increasing levels of poverty, adding the fact that
Namibia as a country tops the Gini-coefficient measure worldwide.
He said since Namibia has the highest income disparity in the world, it
has a duty to work extra hard and be at the forefront of poverty
reduction.
“Nineteen years after independence there are still people who have
benefited little from national development, while much has been done by
Namibians and their Government to alleviate poverty – it is clear that
much more must be done,” he added.
Young people in Namibia constitute 60 percent of the unemployed, hence
Kapere said the NYC wants to elevate its support from silent affirmation
to active participation.
The NYC says BIG can work and shall have impacts in Namibia and the youth
are ready to work hard in partnership with the BIG family.
Meanwhile, a very elated Bishop Zephania Kameeta welcomed the youth of
Namibia in joining the coalition.
“It is a great day. It is unbelievable. Thank the Lord you have come in,”
Kameeta told the audience at the NYC premises.
The BIG Coalition chairperson said the BIG is an act of empowerment,
freeing people from the vicious cycle of poverty, giving them a right to
decency.
“Its not a charity or a soup kitchen. People are now employed at
Otjivero,” Kameeta added.
The Bishop said it is only by action that people can be convinced to
demonstrate the impact of the BIG in practice.
He related incidents where some Otjivero people were able to get jobs,
because they now look decent in apperance and people are eager to give
them employment.
Kameeta further reminded the gathering that poverty is a real issue in
Namibia, citing some Unam students who walk from Ombili to Unam, just
surviving on water the whole day until they get home at night.
“We have cultivated a culture of not caring. Peace is when I have a roof
over my head, my children are fed and in school. Peace doesn’t start with
silencing of guns,” Kameeta said.
He said the NYC joining the BIG is indication that BIG is a national issue
and not in opposition to Government.
The proposal for a Basic Income Grant in Namibia was made in 2002 by the
Namibian Tax Consortium (Namtax), a government appointed commission.
The consortium made the proposal for a Basic Income Grant in light of the
high poverty levels and the unequal distribution of income (income
inequality) in Namibia.
The current debate about a Basic Income Grant in Namibia is based on a
monthly cash grant of N$100 paid to every Namibian citizen as a citizen’s
right.
Every Namibian would receive such a grant until pensionable age from where
onwards he/she is eligible to the existing universal State old age
pension.
A number civil society organisations such as the Council of Churches, the
umbrella body of the non-governmental organisations (NANGOF), the umbrella
body of the AIDS organisations (NANASO), the Union Federation (NUNW), the
Legal Assistance Centre (LAC) and the Labour Resource and Research
Institute (LaRRI) are signatories to BIG.
[New Era]
Centre to benefit community
Windhoek, June 30 - A Unique show of unity between public, private and
community organisations has borne fruit for young people in Katutura, who
yesterday received a newly renovated resource centre at the premises of
the Katutura Multi-Purpose Youth Centre.
The new centre, from where Physically Active Youth (PAY) will conduct its
activities in collaboration with the AIDS Care Trust (ACT), is a joint
initiative between the two organisations, along with the National Youth
Council and Cadbury.
The PAY programme, which previously conducted its activities from rooms in
the Multi-Purpose Youth Centre, is a non-profit community-based
after-school project that focuses on the healthy development of young
people in low-income communities in Windhoek.
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PAY provides academic tutoring to high school pupils from participating
schools, and engages students in sports, life skills training (HIV and
AIDS education, leadership development and career choices), and community
volunteering.
Cadbury financed the renovation of the centre, the NYC served as a
mediator in the programme bringing the Ministry of Youth on board, and ACT
brings to the table a wealth of information and experience in HIV-AIDS
education and information.
Speakers at the event said the centre would serve communities and
contribute to their survival by "empowering the youth to make informed
decisions" and "creating opportunities for young people to live the life
of their choice".
All encouraged other players in the private sector to contribute to
ensuring the sustainability of community-based youth projects such as
this.
[All Africa]
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MALTA
Parliamentary simulation for youths
Valletta, June 26 - THE National Youth Council (KNZ) said that
participation rate for the annual edition of the National Youth Parliament
promises to be high. High participation promises success to this
manifestation of youth democratic debate.
As one may ask, the National Youth Parliament is a parliamentary
simulation; in simpler terms an imitation of the parliament. The
participating youths select one of three groups and then each group has a
theme on which they must develop a set of proposals in the form of a
resolution. At the very climax of the event the resolutions are discussed
between the different groups in parliament and are eventually presented to
the government and the Opposition.
The National Youth Parliament will be divided between two assemblies,
between ages 13-16 and 17-34. It provides an opportunity to acquire new
skills as participants participate in public speaking and creative
thinking. The groups will have various ways of integrating and developing
different arguments whilst learning how to reach a compromise when
discussing complex themes amongst people with different view points.
The themes for those aged 17 and over for this year are the Right to Life
discussing things such as abortion, IVF and cloning, Creativity and
Innovation: A European Opportunity discussing things such as opportunities
in the EU for creativity and innovation and Modern Society, A Social
Challenge discussing things such as drug abuse, prostitution and gambling.
Applications will be received until the end of June. For further
information do not hesitate to contact the National Events Officer of the
National Youth Council (KNZ), by email angelo.micallef@ knz.org.mt or by
visiting www.knz.org. mt.
[Malta Independent Online]
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ITALY
Red Cross youth look to future in Solferino
Solferino, June 25 - THOUSANDS of young Red Cross volunteers from around
the globe are meeting in Solferino in northern Italy to discuss how they
can make a difference.
The third Red Cross and Red Crescent world youth meeting, entitled "Youth
on the Move", coincides with the 150th anniversary of the Battle of
Solferino, which led to the birth of the Red Cross.
The youth leaders, from more than 150 countries, began meeting on June 23
to share their experiences and learn about a range of humanitarian
challenges from food security, climate change and HIV/Aids to youth
leadership and behavioral change.
The idea is that when the five-day meeting is over, the volunteers will go
back to train their peers in their home countries.
The gathering will also result in a formal humanitarian declaration, which
the young leaders will present to the international community, Swiss
officials and Red Cross leaders in Geneva on July 2.
According to Roberta Zuchegna, coordinator for young people at the
Geneva-based International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent
Societies, the long-term aim is to raise the visibility and profile of
young people.
"We want to show to the world that young people are taking action, that
they exist and are motivated and they really want to do something good for
their communities everywhere in the world," she told swissinfo.ch.
It is estimated that around 50 per cent of the 100 million Red Cross and
Red Crescent volunteers that make up the world's largest humanitarian
network are young people, or under 30 years of age. This rises to 80 per
cent in Africa.
"The camp is incredible," said Carine Fleury of the Swiss Red Cross. "It's
truly global, very well organised and the young people are really
motivated."
Fleury is part of a 15-strong Swiss team taking part in workshops,
training sessions and other activities on the 200,000 square metre site.
During the workshops participants share their humanitarian experiences. So
what do the Swiss have to offer?
"Switzerland is a rich country, but there are lots of hidden aspects,"
said Wim Nellestein from the Geneva branch, which boasts 300 young
volunteers.
"It's a challenge to say: 'No, there are people in Switzerland who are not
very well, who are marginalised and voiceless'. Migrants and refugees live
in extremely precarious situations," he said.
Currently, out of the 40,000 Swiss Red Cross volunteers nationally, only
6,000 are youngsters, and are active in only 14 cantons.
While actively trying to boost new membership, Swiss Red Cross youth
leaders hope to build on the momentum of the Solferino camp to try to
inject young blood into the upper ranks of the old institution.
"We are listened to at the Swiss Red Cross but this could be more and we
could be more integrated," said Fleury. "It's an old organisation and
there are those on the committee who are scared of losing their position
to younger people."
And contrary to popular belief, young people are motivated to get involved
and help other people, she added.
"I feel there is a renewed interest in real values; people always say
young people do nothing and laze around, but I sense their willingness to
commit themselves," she noted.
Learning experience
Another active Red Cross member at the workshops is Segirinya Hannington,
chairperson of the national youth council at the Uganda Red Cross.
The national society has some 200,000 volunteers helping on a daily basis
to deal with "numerous humanitarian challenges", like poverty and health
issues, explained Hannington.
Hannington, who said his visit to Solferino was "a dream come true", said
he'd been inspired by other national societies like Israel's Magen David
Adom, which does "great work in first aid", and the blood donation and
community activities of the Pakistani Red Crescent.
Moshe Danenberg Ohayon, a paramedic volunteer with the Magen David Adom
Society, also said he had learned a great deal just by facilitating a
workshop on non-violent culture.
"Coming from a conflict area is a big challenge," he told swissinfo.ch.
"On the first day here people are suspicious, but what I found was that
when you lay out the carpet of great respect people come and share
experiences. "
"I've been talking with friends from the Egyptian Red Crescent, the
Lebanese Red Crescent and the Palestinian Red Crescent. When we are abroad
and there is no physical environment, we are much freer and open to
explore."
Danenberg Ohayon felt young people had a tremendous power which should be
harnessed.
"Back home I try to make them understand that they are the power. And if
they act they can do anything they like. Unlike adults, they have no
limits," he said.
[Swissinfo]
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ANGOLA
Criteria for distributing houses to youths praised
Luanda, June 10 - THE chairperson of the National Youth Council (CNJ),
Cláudio Brito de Aguiar, on Wednesday expressed satisfaction at the
announcement of the Ministry of Youth and Sports regarding the criteria
for youths to apply for houses.
Speaking to ANGOP, the head of CNJ applauded the government's initiative
and wishes that the decision becomes a reality soon.
“We know the need for a house is one of the Angolan youths' main concern
and similar actions respond to their problems, since owning a house is a
making dream come true", stressed the source.
The criterions announced last Tuesday for youths to have own a house that
costs USD 40,000, which is refundable within 15 to 20 years, is based on
the following requirements: having an Angolan nationality, being aged
between 23 to 35 years and have a salary to refund the bank.
Cláudio Aguiar assured that the organisation will follow up the process
nationwide.
[Angola Press]
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BOTSWANA
BPS turning policing challenges into opportunities
Gaborone, June 14 - In response to the alarming crime rates in the
country, the Botswana Police Service (BPS) senior officers came together
during their Annual Senior Officers conference to discuss a number of
resolutions to reduce crime in the country as well as other problems
encountered in fighting crime.
The Commissioner of BPS, Thebeyame Tsimako, said they acknowledge that
Gaborone and some parts of the South Central and Northern Divisions record
high crimes and, in their efforts, have resolved to commit more resources
to these areas and intensify police operations.
“As we are all aware, we have for long employed special constables and
their services have been of great help to our service. Nowadays you can
find police officers in the streets unlike in the past,” he said.
The BPS will also engage the youth in finding solutions when it comes to
road accidents fatalities since they are the most affected. They also
resolved to intensify public education on road safety.
The Public Relations of BPS, Christopher Mbulawa, explained that they have
always engaged the youth in dealing with such problems and, as such, it
won’t be a problem.
“We at times, when need be, go to schools or even the Botswana National
Youth Council, and tell them about certain problems we have at hand. We
then ask them to help us in involving the youth and this has, on many
occasions, succeeded,” he said.
The BPS resolved to urge operatives to handcuff suspects at all times.
Tsimako explained that it is their policy to help suspects and not beat
them, therefore, in cases whereby police are said to have assaulted
suspects an investigation is launched.
“We take these cases seriously, investigations are fully done and
appropriate actions taken against the concerned officer if they are found
guilty,” he added.
Furthermore, the Commissioner explained that they also have a relationship
with the Directorate of Intelligence Services since they share similar
mandate to protect Batswana. He asserted that they have confidence in the
DIS because they believe they are competent to do their work.
“Some of these DIS officers were once police officers and as such they are
competent in doing police work,” Tsimako added.
[Sunday Standard]
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IRELAND
NYC seeks heavier penalties for marketing offences
Dublin, June 24 - STRICT enforcement of advertising monitoring coupled
with heavy fines for offenders have been called for by The National Youth
Council of Ireland which launched a unique report recently entitled ‘Get
‘em Young – Mapping young people’s exposure to alcohol marketing in
Ireland’. The report was launched in Buswells Hotel by Senator Joe O’Toole
and claims to show the prevalence of alcohol marketing across the country
and its impact on young people.
“This report is the first of its kind in Ireland as it involves young
people recording their experience of alcohol advertising and marketing in
their own surroundings,” stated James Doorley, Assistant Director at the
National Youth Council of Ireland, “The startling thing about this
research is that it shows the level to which young people are subjected to
alcohol products from an array of media channels in Ireland and
demonstrates that current policies are not working to protect them from
pervasive advertising and marketing of alcohol.”
There is a growing body of international evidence which demonstrates that
alcohol advertising and marketing encourages young people to begin
drinking at an earlier age, to drink more frequently and more heavily, he
claimed.
“Based on this report and the international evidence we want the
Government to take effective action to curb alcohol advertising which
includes:
- Replacing the existing ‘voluntary’ advertising Codes which were drawn up
by the drinks industry and which are weak and ineffective. It is clear
now that these ‘self-regulatory voluntary Codes’ are failing and therefore
we want the introduction of legislation to provide a statutory basis to
protect young people under 18.
- The development of any new statutory Code should be done in consultation
with young people’s/children’ s’ organisations and others with no vested
interest apart from that of the health and wellbeing of children and young
people.
-The formation of an independent panel to monitor any new Code which
consists of professionals with no vested commercial interests in its
implementation and experience in youth issues and public health.
-The new legislation should include significant penalties such as a
financial penalty or suspension of the right to advertise a product for a
period so that there is an effective deterrent in place. There is no such
penalty currently under the voluntary Codes so if a breach is upheld the
drinks company/advertiser is just asked to remove the offending promotion.
The implementation of a watershed should be set down in legislation so
that no alcoholic products can be advertised on TV before 9pm. The current
voluntary Codes only restrict alcohol advertising between 6am and 10am
where almost no alcohol adverts would currently be broadcast in any event.
“The issues with alcohol in this country cannot be blamed on young
people,” stated James Doorly, “Irish society has a problem with alcohol
and our Government must respond with policies that work. All the evidence
suggests that we require a range of policy measures to deal effectively
with this issue. These include restricting availability, addressing costs,
informing and mobilising young people and their communities along with
controlling the advertising and marketing of alcohol to young people.
“This study and the rate of alcohol misuse and alcohol-related harm among
young people demonstrates that a key part of that approach, to protect
young people from alcohol marketing and advertising is failing. Therefore
we are calling on the Government to engage with us and other stakeholders
on a new approach which puts the future health and wellbeing of young
people ahead of the profits of the drinks and advertising industries,” he
concluded.
The National Youth Council of Ireland is a membership-led umbrella
organisation that represents and supports the interests of 55 voluntary
youth organisations and uses its collective experience to act on issues
that impact on young people.
[Barkeeper]
Role urged for young people in tackling economic crisis
Dublin, June 25 - THE contribution young people make to society needs to
be recognised in the Government’s strategy for dealing with the economy,
the director of the National Youth Council of Ireland (NYCI) has said.
Mary Cunningham was speaking at the launch of an NYCI report on issues
facing many young people in Ireland.
It comprises a survey of more than 1,000 people aged 18-25, carried out
from July to September last year.
“With the proper support, young people aged 18 to 25 can be key drivers of
recovery and renewal in our economy and society,” Ms Cunningham said, “but
the Government must provide the political leadership to ensure that
happens”.
While promising that the NYCI would continue to address issues affecting
young people, she said that “we need an overall Government plan of action
and strategy for renewal and recovery which recognises the needs but also
the contribution of young people”.
The Truth About Youth report aims to offer an insight into how the issues
of education, health, housing, personal finance and voting participation
affect young people in Ireland.
The research consisted of face-to-face interviews, with respondents
selected to highlight a broad spectrum of social backgrounds. It was
conducted on behalf of the NYCI by SPSS Ireland in partnership with Future
Fieldwork Ireland.
While 42.7 per cent of those surveyed planned to return to education in
the next five years, 52.2 per cent cited the overall cost of further study
as the largest deterrent to doing so, with job commitments (47.4 per cent)
and fees for part-time courses (42.5 per cent) among other significant
factors.
On health, 20 per cent of respondents did not visit their GP when sick due
to the cost; 42 per cent said they earned less than €899 per month. Based
on these figures, the NYCI called for the medical card income threshold to
be doubled. “The vast majority of young people are surviving on a very low
income, which at the current costs for expenses such as rent, transport
and so on, is not a lot of money,” said NYCI assistant director James
Doorley.
[IrishTimes]
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SWAZILAND
Give us balanced information
Mbabane, June 19 - THE integration of sexual reproductive health (SRH)
issues into HIV and AIDS programmes must be improved, and the information
given to youth on HIV on sexual reproductive health must be balanced and
wholistic.
These are two of the key recommendations from local high school pupils who
participated in an essay competition hosted by the Family Life Association
of Swaziland (FLAS). According to FLAS Executive Director, Dudu Simelane,
the competition initiated earlier this month, was aimed “at increasing
awareness of, as well as empowering young people, particularly between
the ages 10 to 24 years, which is FLAS’ target group, with accurate
information on sexual reproductive health issues including HIV”.
The competition covered 12 local high schools across the country, with
approximately 36 pupils participating. The pupils submitted essays either
supporting or refuting these two topics; “Integrating SRH into HIV is the
solution to the escalating prevalence in the country” and Does male
circumcision diminish risky sexual behaviour amongst those circumcised?” .
On Wednesday, the top ten pupils gathered at the FLAS conference hall with
their teachers and other stakeholders, where they gave well-prepared,
powerpoint presentations on the competition topics. The pupils came from
U-Tech, St Michaels, Mbabane Central, Manzini Nazarene, Nyamane and St
Paul’s high schools. The one pupils who was opposing the topic of
intergrating SRH into HIV, St Michaels Nomonde Dlamini, argued in her
presentation that information currently given out on SRH at health centres
is not tailormade for specific client needs.
“Anyone that walks into a health centre for counselling gets the same SRH
counselling whether 40 years or 16 years. As a result, youth are given
information and tools they don’t need about sex such as family planning
information and condoms or birth control. This promotes their involvement
in sexual activity before they are ready,” she argued. Dlamini, echoing
numerous other presentations, recommended that pupils must instead be
given wholistic and balanced information on sexual matters. The pupils’
recommendations noted that parents and teachers, and not just health
workers, must be part of the SRH information givers.
They noted that the integrated approach to SRH and HIV issues, must be
further integrated into the school curriculum and made interesting. “This
will enable us as young people to make informed decisions, and avoid
making mistakes such as engaging in unprotected sex which may result in
unplanned pregnancies and contracting sexually-transmitte d illnesses
(STI’s),” noted another speaker from Manzini Nazarene.
The guest speaker at the event, Manzini Regional Administrator Prince
Masitsela urged Parliament to increase funding for Sexual and Reproductive
Health (SRH) programmes, saying that this will help to increase integrated
SRH services.
Speaking through Sipho Maseko, Dlamini hailed FLAS and other NGOs for
taking a debate-based approach to addressing SRH related issues
particularly with school-going children.
“It is high time we tell the truth about sexuality issues,” he said . He
continued; “There is a great need for Parliament to consider increasing
funding for such programmes as spearheaded by FLAS and other organisations
to ensure that our youth get the best services on SRH.”
Dlamini further encouraged FLAS to broaden its programmes and expand to
communities. “We can use existing structures such as the church for these
debates because traditional structures are no more”, he said.
Passing his remarks at the same event, the Manzini Regional Education
Officer who was represented by Phillip Mamba, reiterated the pupils
sentiments. “There is, indeed, a need to incorporate SRH into the school
curriculum and we are working on this. We are happy to see that Macmillan
is also represented here today so they would work with us in this regard,”
he said..
Also present were organisations including the Swaziland National Youth
Council (SNYC), Population Services International (PSI) Swaziland, AMICAAL
and SWAGAA. FLAS Programmes Director Zelda Nhlabatsi expressed
appreciation to the organisations for being part of the activity.
“The recommendations made here today will go a long way in informing the
organization’ s integrated Sexual and Reproductive Health programmes
particularly those targeting young people,” stated Nhlabatsi. The best
speaker for the day was Kalaba Nkonde from St. Michael’s High School. An
elated Nkonde said, “It has been good to participate in this event and I
recommend that there should be wide dissemination of information to health
care providers about providing adolescent-related HIV care.” Nkonde was
followed by Nomonde Dlamini and Ayanda Xuba from St. Michael’s and U-Tech
respectively.
[Times of Swaziland]
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TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Youth Council elections are called sinister and an insult to the young people
Port of Spain, June 30 - THE just concluded youth council elections are
being called flawed, an insult and sinister.
The Trinidad Youth Council is now calling for an investigation into
yesterday’s polls.
The elections are to establish the National Youth Council of Trinidad and
Tobago.
But the T.Y.C. Is accusing the Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs of
hijacking the election process, leaving out thousands of young people.
Executive Secretary of the Trinidad Youth Council Ravi Lutchman says the
process left his organization out.
The council calls yesterday’s poll a sinister deception and a travesty.
Mr. Lutchman is claiming that those who were informed of the elections are
members of youth groups registered with the Ministry.
He is saying this is wrong.
Mr. Lutchman is vowing to whip up support from other youth related
organisations, as his group questions the polls.
And reacting to the concerns of the TYC, the Ministry’s Mobafa Baker is
surprised.
He said the TYC was part of the planning.
He said the council was part of the task force and its concerns now have
no basis.
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FIJI
Restrictions emerge on Pacific Youth Festival
Suva, June 23 - ORGANISERS of the Pacific Youth Festival being held next
month in Fiji will know later this week who has been barred from
attending.
A security sub committee made up of defence and police personel has
insisted on complete details of all the speakers, facilitators and
presenters.
The Chair of the Pacific Youth Council, Jacque Koroi, who chairs the group
responsible for the Festival’s programme, says the political climate is
affecting the atmosphere surrounding the Youth Festival.
But she says those involved in organising the event have varied responses
to this vetting procedure:
“We have those who are understanding of the situation because of the
current public emergency regulations in place, and there are those who are
not in agreement because the specific purpose of having a regional
gathering where everyone is allowed to speak openly and freely about ,
especially young people, about issues that affect us.”
It has now been confirmed that all speeches at the Festival must first be
vetted by Fiji’s Ministry of Information.
[Radio New Zealand International]
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SOUTH AFRICA
New youth agency wants R5bn from Parliament
Pretoria, June 20 - THE new National Youth Development Agency wants at
least R5 billion from Parliament to fulfill its mandate on youth
development, the agency's chairman Andile Lungisa said on Friday.
Julius Malema's deputy in the ANC Youth League - hit back at DA leader
Helen Zille for accusing Malema of trying to exclude members of the DA
youth organisation from the agency's board. Lungisa said they were
surprised to read Zille's criticism of his appointment as a "mistake".
Zille said: "Lungisa's appointment immediately positions the organisation
as a partisan political structure, rather than an organisation committed
to the development of all young people".
She said Malema's reported insistence that members aligned to the DA must
be excluded meant the board would "merely be another patronage agency to
advance the selective interest of ANC cadres and will be doomed to
failure".
However, Lungisa said the DA in Parliament had given the appointments an
"all clear".
He promised that the new agency - launched by President Jacob Zuma this
week at the national Youth Day rally - would not repeat the mistakes of
its predecessors, the Umsobomvu Youth Fund and the National Youth
Commission.
"We cannot run away from being members of the ANC Youth League and the
league has been at the centre of youth development.
"But the agency has to service young people across the spectrum in all
corners of the country irrespective of where they are coming from or their
political aspirations, " said Lungisa.
[Independent Online]
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TAIWAN
CLA suspends summer job scheme for students
Taipei, June 23 - THE Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) has suspended a
special vocational assistance program for helping children of
underprivileged families to find summer-time jobs.
CLA officials confirmed yesterday the decision was taken mainly because of
tremendous restraint on the manpower of the council.
The council has already teamed up with enterprises to provide temporary
summer jobs for low-income laborers for the past four years.
Officials said they were forced to call off the program this year as the
staff of the council have come under mounting pressure to help the
swelling number of unemployed people find permanent or temporary work.
They stressed the council will consider resuming the program next year in
anticipation of alleviated workloads of the council's staff and improved
business prospects for employers by that time.
But they also emphasized that the council will still help students land
summer jobs by referring them to other relevant government agencies that
have been implementing similar projects assisting young people.
The agencies include the National Youth Commission and the Ministry of
Education that both give priority to aiding young people and students in
need of financial assistance.
For the time being, the CLA itself has maintained busy schedules to
cooperate with local-level governments and enterprises to find jobs for
adults on the unemployment list.
Figures announced by the Cabinet-level Directorate General of Budget,
Accounting and Statistics (DGBAS) yesterday show Taiwan's unemployment
rate rose to another record high of 5.82% in May as a result of new
graduates from schools joining the job market and a prolonged slump in
global economy.
More than 3,000 job seekers registered for over 600 temporary positions of
six months offered by the Taipei County Government.
Seventeen people who held Ph.D. or masters degrees from universities here
or abroad were competing for one single position responsible for promoting
a campaign to encourage the public to conserve energy and reduce carbon
emissions.
[China Post]
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PAKISTAN
Role of youth vital in defeating terrorism
Islamabad, June 26 - PRIME Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani said youth hold
the key in purging terrorism afflicting the nation and in reinforcing the
image of Islam as a religion of peace. The Prime Minister was speaking at
a ceremony of distribution of placement orders among about 250 youth
belonging to Rawalpindi and Islamabad region here on Friday under the
National Internship Programme.
Ministry of Youth Affairs is running the programme under which youth are
offered one year internships.
He said the national internship programme has been expanded and this year
Rs. 3.6 billion will be spent to give internship to 30,000 youth.
The Prime Minister said terrorists are following a foreign agenda,
destabilising the political and economic system and trying to undermine
institutions of the country.
Youth are majority of the population and it is upon them to come to the
forefront and play a decisive role in improving the image of Islam, which
is being disfigured by the terrorists, he added.
“The role which the youth can play in countering terrorism cannot be
performed by anybody else.”
Referring to his visit to China, he emphasised upon more people to people
contact between Pakistan and China saying exchange of youth delegations
will provide a platform for more close bilateral relations in future.
He said higher education remains a top priority of the government and
maximum number of youth will be sent abroad on scholarships.
He said more opportunities for vocational training will be provided and
Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis will make available more jobs for youth in
foreign countries.
The Prime Minister said new youth and education policies will be according
to the needs of the present era.
These policies will open up new opportunities for youth and help utilise
their potential, he added.
He said the Finance Ministry will examine the availability of funds for
100 youth activity centres proposed by the Youth Ministry.
The Prime Minister agreed to creation of a permanent Youth Fund for which
initially the government will give money but it will be made sustainable
by financing its activities in partnership with other government
departments.
On the advice of Deputy Speaker National Assembly, the Prime Minister has
decided to patronise young parliamentarians to groom them for future
leadership roles.
The young parliamentarians will visit universities to motivate students
and prepare them for national responsibilities and make them aware of the
present challenges.
Gilani appreciated Minister for Youth Affairs Shahid Hussain Bhutto for
making vibrant the National Internship Programme and starting new projects
for youth welfare.
The Minister for Youth Affairs said the internship programme will polish
the skills of youth and prepare them for the changing demand of the job
market.
He said he held talks with the industrial sector to accommodate the
internees hired under the government programme.
The Minister said last year 22000 internees were employed. Many of them
found good jobs after their one year training and now are successfully
serving important organisations.
[APP]
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RWANDA
Warning Youth: Beware Sugar Daddies, Mommies
Kigali, June 28 - SUGAR Daddies and Sugar Mommies are not so sweet,
according to Rwanda's Ministry of Youth, which has recently launched a
campaign discouraging transactional sex between young and old partners.
Rwandan teenagers giggle and point at a poster hanging over a
traffic-choked intersection in Kigali's city center. An older woman is
caressing a school-aged man, her lips formed into a sloppy kiss. In
response, the young man extends both hands to relay a defiant "no."
The sign reads: "I am not for sale." "Say no to the Sugar Mommies." "They
are the enemies of Rwanda's bright future. "
This concept is the basis for a six-month national campaign against adults
called Sugar Daddies and Mommies who entice Rwandan youth to have sex with
them in exchange for mobile phones, money, and other gifts. This is a
common occurrence in a country where one in every 10 girls have their
first sexual experience with a man more than 10 years older than them.
The multimedia campaign dubbed "Sinigurisha" , which means "I am not for
sale", discourages such transactional sex, which has been linked to a
spread in HIV infections and unwanted pregnancies.
This is especially the case among Rwandan females aged 20 to 24 who are
five times more likely to be infected with HIV than males of the same age.
The project was launched by Rwanda's Ministry of Youth in collaboration
with Population Services International and the National AIDS Control
Commission.
Analysts attribute Rwanda's increase in cross-generational dalliances to a
lack of available partners due to population drain from the 1994 genocide
against Tutsis. Rwanda's Minister of Youth, Protais Mitali, says though
this may account for some cases, many of these sugar daddies and mommies
who exploit children are currently married.
Mitali says the responses to this campaign have been mixed in a country
where sexual matters are a discrete affair, but says it is his duty to
press this issue publicly before it becomes an epidemic.
Mitali says kids and adults have told him he is wasting his time and that
they will not change their ways. The Minister adds young people say this
is not only how they get money or goods, but it is their own will.
It is responses like these, says Mitali, which have inspired him to
financially mobilize Rwanda's youth by introducing them to programs to
help them acquire the technical skills for innovation and job creation.
The hope, he says, is for young Rwandans to finally understand their self
worth, thereby creating a brighter future for the developing country.
[VOA News]
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BARBADOS
Young people should give to others
Bridgetown, June 29 - GIVING to others who are less fortunate is what
young people must do since it helps to develop a social consciousness.
Speaking at the launch of the Coin Project at the Alexandra School in St.
Peter last Wednesday, Minister of Youth Dr. Esther Byer-Suckoo said that
the project which will assist people suffering with asthma and the
children of the Farrs Children’s Home in St. Peter is good to develop
social consciousness and awareness of others who are less fortunate.
Minister Suckoo also said that despite what some in society may say, there
are good young people in Barbadian society. She said that young people are
coming to her office with ideas and are willing to volunteer and form
associations.
As she commended the school’s student council, she encouraged the students
to be part of activities that the Ministry of Youth organises as well.
Child Care Board (CCB) Director Joan Crawford said that the project shows
a set of young people making a positive impact by raising the funds.
“You should make an impact wherever you go in school, the community and at
home. The project is worthwhile because its shows that Alexandra School
intends to make an impact and it will go a long way,” said Crawford.
Telling them that they are “a shining example”, she added, “Listen to your
heart, be the best that you can be and I assure you that you will make a
difference”.
She continued, “This coin project will be your opportunity to make an
impact on those children who suffer with asthma and those children who
reside in one of the longest surviving children’s homes in Barbados, Farrs
children’s home where there are nineteen children there ranging in ages
from seventeen to eight years”.
Crawford commended them for their willingness to give up their coins so
that the project would succeed.
Principal of the Alexandra School Jeff Broomes reminded the students that
“we make a living from what we get but we make a life from what we give.
As we give here, we are making a good life for ourselves and others”.
“You come here to learn but you leave here to serve the country, the
legacy of your school, your family and those less fortunate than you are
and once you do that, you can never go wrong,” said Broomes.
Also making the point that the project will help in the development of
social responsibility, which all young people need, he said that the
donation of the coins is a commitment to the Asthma Association and the
children’s home. “It is your opportunity to give and to serve”.
[The Barbados Advocate]
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BANGLADESH
20 lakh youths to be trained up yearly
Dhaka, June 26 - STATE Minister for Youth and Sports Ahad Ali Sarker has
said the government would provide training to about 20 lakh youths every
year for bringing the country's two crore unemployed youths under
employments by 2021.
"We are working to provide job to one person from every family to fulfil
the Vision-2021 of the present government for building a digital
Bangladesh," he said in an exclusive interview with BSS recently.
Ahad Ali said since the inception of the Department of Youth Development
(DYD) under the ministry of youth and Sports, it has been taking various
programmes to make the unemployed youths as self-reliant.
At the beginning of the department, it had been giving training to the
youths on 24 to 28 different trades, he said adding the present government
has included more 11 trades considering demand of the time.
Describing the training courses of the department as time befitting, he
said the government is a paying special attention for introduction of
modern training courses so that the trained youths can to make themselves
as self-employed.
The State Minister said the government has taken steps to train up the
unemployed youths who passed the HSC or equivalent examinations and
provide them with jobs for two years aiming at fulfilling the commitment
of the government.
Primarily, the government will introduce the programme at 14 upazilas of
Kurigram and Barguna district as pilot project, he added.
Ahad Ali said gradually, it would be extended to across the country under
the national service project. There are two crore youths out of nearly 4.5
crore are unemployed in the country, he added.
He said the government has so far provided training to nearly 31 lakh
youths through the DYD till today. Of them, 17 lakh youths have become
self- reliant by taking different training programmes from the DYD.
Referring to the existing training centres of the department of youth
development as inadequate, he said, the government has decided to use
educational institutions including universities, colleges, schools and
madrasas as temporary training centres during their off-time aiming at
bringing a huge number of youth under training programmes.
Describing the youths as most creative and productive segment of our
population, the State Minister said the government has increased budgetary
allocation to turn the unemployed youths into a useful workforce of the
country.
More training centres under the DYD would be set up in every upazila and
district for brining all unemployed youth under such training programmes,
the minister added.
[The New Nation]
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NEW ZEALAND
Council welcomes funding boost for youth project
Waitakere City, June 11 - YOUTH Affairs Minister Paula Bennett today
announced the successful recipients of the Ministry of Youth Development’s
Youth Development Partnership Fund, with Waitakere receiving $102,000.
“I’m delighted to congratulate the Waitakere City Council, whose
innovative project, Youth Action 4 Change programme is among those to be
granted funding”.
“The great thing about these projects is that they get young people
actively engaged and helping their peers. Having young people involved in
the development and implementation of these projects is vital,” Ms Bennett
says.
Youth Action 4 Change was launched last year with the opening of the youth
information services centre in Henderson, known as SUSS-IT.
SUSS-IT is a place where young people can access information that is
relevant to them, and is presented in a youth-focused way.
The first year of the of the project has seen a large number of young
people accessing information varying from health, housing, budgeting,
parenting and education options.
The second part of the project is the chance for young people passionate
about helping others to take on a mentoring role with fellow youth through
the Youth Action 4 Change scholarship scheme.
The first scholarship recipient of is Hadleigh Pouesi, a member of the
former world-champion hip hop dance group, Sweet and Sour.
The extra funds will allow a further two scholarships to be made available.
Waitakere Deputy Mayor Penny Hulse welcomed the funding boost.
“This is a perfect example of the great social results that we can deliver
when government and local government act together.”
The Youth Development Partnership Fund provides an opportunity for the
Ministry of Youth Development, territorial authorities and young people to
work together to provide new and innovative local youth development
projects.
More than $700,000 has been awarded to councils across New Zealand from
the fund this round.
“Projects designed by adults for young people risk not hitting the mark.
Why not go straight to the source? I believe it’ll help strength young
people’s participation and engagement with their community,” says Ms
Bennett.
Editor’s note: SUSS-IT is partnership between the youth services sector in
Waitakere, the Waitakere City Council and the Ministry of Youth
Development. SUSS-IT is located on Alderman Drive, Henderson (next to West
Wave Aquatic Centre) and is open Monday to Friday.
[Scoop]
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ZIMBABWE
Youth empowerment crucial
Harare, June 15 - WE often say youths are the future of the nation. This
is a cliché that has been repeated so often that we now say it without
really thinking of its meaning.
More importantly, we rarely think about what it is that we must do to
ensure that the country's future is indeed in safe hands.
To all intents and purposes, saying "the youth are the future" has become
a meaningless mantra that is not substantially backed by national
Government policies.
That is why it is pleasing to note that the Ministry of Youth Development,
Indigenisation and Empowerment is actively implementing ways of ensuring
that the younger generation has a bigger say in the national economy.
There is a reason why President Mugabe combined the portfolios of
indigenisation, empowerment and youth development.
These two aspects of nation-building go hand-in-hand.
All the empowerment policies that Government has been enunciating for the
past decade or so are ultimately for the future development of the
country.
That is why youth empowerment means Zimbabwe can look forward to a future
where the citizenry is in full control of its own economy.
Parliament ratified the African Youth Charter last year and President
Mugabe has already appended his signature to it and we should not judge
how far we have gone in implementing it and standardising national youth
policies against this document.
A total of US$750 000 has been laid on the table for youths to access so
that they can start their projects.
Government, CBZ and the Infrastructure Development Bank of Zimbabwe have
contributed US$250 000 apiece to this revolving fund.
Youths should, therefore, start coming up with sustainable projects that
can change lives and communities so that they can access this money that
has been made available in good faith.
They should be proactive and innovative in both their ideas and approach.
The State and the private sector have put their money where their mouth is
and we wait to see how quickly the youths of this country will start
repaying this faith by embarking on initiatives that contribute to
national development.
To this end, more skills training should be made available for the youths
who would like to access this money. This would mean that the finance
would be availed to those youths who would have acquired the skill to
contribute towards economic development.
The youths should be urged not to abuse this facility by accessing money
on the pretext of intending to start certain projects only to convert
those funds to other uses.
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Furthermore, the people who do access this facility must appreciate that
it is a revolving fund and if they do not pay back then other youths will
not get the opportunity to be similarly empowered.
Another thing that has to be vigorously watched out for is abuse of the
money that has been put forward by the people who are supposed to be its
custodians. We look to Youth Minister Saviour Kasukuwere to make sure that
officials do not abuse this money that is meant to improve the younger
generations' participation in the national economy.
There should be no room for undeserving recipients to access this money.
When all is said and done, we would all like to see our youths being
granted a greater say in the national economy.
[AllAfrica]
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WAY
WAY launches book on Youth and Drug Abuse
Melaka, 26 June - THE World Assembly of Youth (WAY) has launched a book by
the Rt. Hon. Datuk Seri Mohd Ali bin Mohd Rustam, president of WAY,
entitled 'Youth and Drug Abuse'.
The Rt. Hon. Datuk Seri Mohd Ali authors an insightful publication that
has clearly brought forth the urgency for us to come together and help
stop the chaos and violence of the illegal drug trade and to end the
bondage of mass incarceration suffered by many youths around the world.
This book was written for the sole purpose of educating young people on
the danger of drugs and drug abuse. It is also to bring awareness to
parents, teachers, youth leaders and communities that the pressures felt
by the youth of our generation are very real and intense.
We trust that this book will be a great asset and a toll to those that
reads it, understands its purpose and strive together to reach the goal of
passing the message on the danger of drug abuse, its disastrous effects on
youth and how we can help to educate those around us.
Youth and Drug Abuse will educate, inform and inspire any reader towards
participating in making a better world for today and into the future!
For orders or more information, please email
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