Yes, its right to say the youth are deprived of education,
opportunity and information. We all acknowledge it, but how many
of us take concrete steps to address these problem and how many of
the steps taken are sustained. The answer is not with making
conferences and doing workshops, since policy level works can't be
influenced in a day of two but, it takes years together.
The need of the hour is to generate some employment opportunities for the
youth and by the youth.
FARHAD ALI
CADAR
INDIA
<cadar@rediffmail.com>
On Sat, 26 Jul 2003 Ms IM Monychenda wrote :
>Well, it is a good statement and it is the real questions for
>youth in the
>current social development, i think. I indeed appreciate this
>message too
>much. Therefore, i have also some short ideas for sharing.
>
>The question whether " why are the youth so different? and 'what
>kind of
>youths do we want to 'grow' in our society and how can we 'grow'
>them?
>
>-Because they come from different parts of the world and family,
>rich or
>medium or poor and because of the youth self. However our society
>is
>democratic, it still has a gap between rich and poor, as i
>observe. This
>gap is the youth feeling problem. The rich child always have a
>high
>education, but for the poor even though they want,they can not
>do.
>Furthermore, the poor and rich youths always have different
>reactions.
>
>-I may answer that the youths that we want to grow are the good
>youth,
>especially the good poor youth. The youths are impossible to have
>a high
>education and job. Besides, how can we grow them, it would be not
>too
>difficult, we just research whether they and their community need
>and we
>give some grants and good services to them, such as education,
>formation,
>opportunity, skills... that make them confident and survive by
>themself
>then.
>
>
>Ms Monychenda IM
>
>Cambodia
>
>
>
>---------- Message original ----------------------------------
>De: Stella Egbufor <stellaegbufor2000@yahoo.com>
>À: yes@phoenix.edc.org
>Date: Jeu, 24 Jui 2003 09:37:56 -0400 (EDT)
>
> >
> >'Youth" is not a static condition and youth development too, is
>not
>static,
> >or a one off process, it is a continuos, inevitable process.
>And depending
> >on the kind of influences that young people are exposed to and
>the kind of
> >attention they receive, the development of young people can be
>positive or
> >negative.
> >
> >In addition to normal developmental tasks, identity formation
>and
> >differences engendered by issues such as sexuality, gender,
>race, class,
> >issues that confront young people today include poverty,
>family
> >instability, violence, drugs... And because young people have
>been
> >marginalized in terms of information, services, opportunities,
>there is
> >this disengagement from the society mainstream (especially in
> >underdeveloped countries?) The result is this exacerbation of
>the youth
> >crisis, "Youth crisis" seen as unemployment, limited
>productivity,
> >HIV/AIDS, other social problems.
> >
> >Adults will have to rethink on issues of control and youth
>marginalization.
> >Young people need opportunities to explore identity, decision
>making,
> >independence. In terms of social and economic participation,
>that
> >participation can translate into enhanced employability skills,
>self
> >confidence, leadership. In terms of political participation,
>there are
>also
> >tremendous opportunities - enhanced creativity, problem
>solving, among
> >others.
> >
> >An important thought is that young people need to be identified
>as
> >resources in change efforts, for their own and societal
>development. The
> >question now should not be , 'why are they so different, it
>should be
> >something like 'what kind of youths do we want to 'grow' in our
>society
>and
> >how can we 'grow' them?
> >
> >
> >Stella Egbufor
> >ACCESS NIGERIA
> >
> >stellaegbufor2000@yahoo.com
> >
>
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