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AUGUST 12th, 2005
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AUGUST EDITORIAL: World Program for Action
I am excited to announce the dates for the YES Kenya 2006, September 13– 16, to be held in Nairobi. I want to thank the President of Kenya for recognizing the urgency of tackling the youth employment issue and placing it firmly on the global agenda.
Today August 12, is International Youth Day and the focus is on “Making Commitments Matter." As a mother, I believe that what matters most is that our youth have productive work and they become concerned and good citizens of their nations and the world. Together with you, we at the YES Campaign have been committed to ensuring that we create the human and institutional infrastructure to make this commitment real. This is happening on the ground through our YES Country Networks.
Read more in this issues editorial...
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In this Issue:
1. Brazil: Strengthening the YES-YEN alliance
2. YES Dominican Republic Network hosts National Youth Entrepreneurs Contest
3. Renewable Energy and its Potential for Youth Employment – YES India
4. Innovative Essay contest Gives Youth Career Clarity
5. Building Capacity: Experiences of the YES Country Networks in Southern Africa
6. YES Regional Office Opens in Latin America
7. YES Middle Eastern Networks Reach More Youth with Labor Market Skills and Entrepreneurship Opportunities
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1. Brazil: Strengthening the YES-YEN alliance
The YES Network in Brazil is leading the way in producing concrete results from the YES-YEN alliance. The YES Brazil Network is working in the promotion of Municipal Youth Employment Action Plans and already undertaking the execution of a pilot plan in the Apucarana municipality.
Read more:
http://www.yesweb.org/news/august_1.htm
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YES Dominican Republic Network hosts National Youth Entrepreneurs Contest
The National Youth Entrepreneurs Contest (Concurso Nacional de Jóvenes Emprendedores - CONJE 2005) is the first of its kind and magnitude in the Dominican Republic. The contest is anticipated to be an annual competition. It is hoped that the number of interested participants will continue to increase as will the number of innovative enterprises led by youth in the Dominican Republic.
Read more:
http://www.yesweb.org/news/august_2.htm
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3. Renewable Energy and its Potential for Youth Employment – YES India
The YES India Network provided scholarships to 19 youth from the Nagaland and Mizoram YES State Networks to undergo a three-month intensive skill-training course in solar technologies dealing with solar photovoltaic, solar thermal and solar drying technologies. The scholarships, sponsored by the Indo German Social Service Society (IGSSS) North East, covered all participant costs for the training. IGSSS, a strong partner of the YES India Networks, is the host of the YES Networks in the north eastern region of India and is committed to nurturing the YES Networks in the region.
Read more:
http://www.yesweb.org/news/august_3.htm
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4. Innovative Essay contest Gives Youth Career Clarity
It is based on this principle that the YES Singapore Network organized, ‘40 Hours,’ a nationwide essay writing competition aimed at giving students a chance to write about their ambitions and shadow their role model in their dream career
Read more:
http://www.yesweb.org/news/august_4.htm
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5. Building Capacity: Experiences of the YES Country Networks in Southern Africa
Young people in the Southern African region face enormous changes and challenges. Responding to the emerging social and economic trends that these changes and challenges produce calls for an ongoing adaptability. It also requires continual reflection and evaluation of one’s capabilities and shortcomings in order to successfully develop and deliver programs for youth. While implementing development projects can be a daunting undertaking, the YES Campaign believes that it is a necessary and worthwhile undertaking in achieving our goals.
Read more:
http://www.yesweb.org/news/august_5.htm
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YES Regional Office Opens in Latin America
The YES Campaign opened its first Regional Office for Latin America in Panama City, Panama in July 2005. The office is located at the City of Knowledge also considered a regional hub of innovation. Its home here, next to the Panama Canal, is particularly relevant given the city’s commitment to the development of the human being. The city is dedicated to the promotion of the harmony of all components of society including the academic, business, labor, legislative and government sectors.
Read more:
http://www.yesweb.org/news/august_6.htm
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7. YES Middle Eastern Networks Reach More Youth with Labor Market Skills and Entrepreneurship Opportunities
Since the launch of the YES Campaign in 2002 in the Arab Republic of Egypt, three YES Networks have been launched in Egypt, Iran and Jordan. These networks have worked assiduously at engaging young people and various stakeholders in the region to develop strategies and programs on youth employment.
Read more:
http://www.yesweb.org/news/august_7.htm
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The YES Campaign Celebrates International Youth Day
Today, August 12, 2005
http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unyin/
iyouthday.htm
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Ali Raza Khan - YES Country Coordinator Pakistan
Ali Raza Khan’s motto is “Youth as the solution not as the problem.” With this in mind, he has played a pioneer role in designing and implementing innovative programs in Pakistan that serve youth and incorporate them in their own development process. He has taken a pro-active and integrative approach to youth involvement as a way to meet the high service needs of the society and to mitigate violence and crime from the society. As an effective trainer and facilitator, he is continually invited by national and international organizations to share his strategies of involving young people in community building activities. He has organized and conducted over 100 capacity building workshops in the field of leadership development, gender and development, strategic communication, participatory learning for action, reproductive health, team building, community organizing, advocacy, and behavioral change for all segments of population. Those who know him refer to Ali as “an inspirational young leader who is constantly in motion and is infecting others with his enthusiasm, optimism, and can-do attitude.”
Read more:
http://www.yesweb.org/news/
august_profile.htm
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EVENTS /
YES Latin America Regional Encounter - September 19-21, 2005 http://www.stp.gov.py/redyespy
MDG Youth Summit (United States) -
September 17, 2005
http://www.takingitglobal.org/resources/
events/view.html?EventID=7831
4th UNESCO Youth Forum (France) - September 30, 2005
http://www.takingitglobal.org/resources/
events/view.html?EventID=7623
YES Kenya 2006 - September 13-16, 2005
http://www.yesweb.org/2006
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