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The Commonwealth Foundation has kindly funded the participation of [x] youth delegates to attend the Hyderabad YES Regional Forum. Below are brief profiles of the youth that have been sponsored to attend the conference. A full report will be made available in early 2004. The YES Campaign would like to express its gratitude to the Commonwealth Foundation for their support in funding the participation of youth at the Hyderbad Forum.

Kailash Busgopaul, the Country coordinator of YES-Mauritius is also the Youth Coordinator of Halley Movement and Director of Internet Child Safety Foundation. He is actively involved in youth programs in Mauritius and in the islands of the Indian Ocean region. Together with seven organisations, he is monitoring and promoting youth employment in Mauritius as he is currently the country coordinator for YES. Kailash holds a masters degree and has been involved as a trainer in the region and has assisted in the publication of educational materials. He has also conducted several research studies for Halley Movement and is actually working on a study to find out the incidence of Internet on youths prone to sexual abuse.

Education: BA Political Science

James joined PEACELINKS staff in the early 1990’s as School’s Project Supervisor in Makeni (Northern Province) branch of the organization. As a result of the zest of his activism, he was nominated by PEACELINKS to represent the organization to the Independent Youth Forum (IYF), a national youth coalition advocating for the inclusion of young people into the stream of effective participation. He holds a Higher Teacher’s Certificate (Secondary) in Performing Arts from Milton Margai College of Education, University of Sierra Leone. Between 2001-2003, he taught Performing Arts at the Makeni Teachers College in Freetown. James holds a Certificate in NGO Management, Development Cooperation, Public Advocacy and Project Administration. Following the introduction and launch of the global campaign for youth employment in 2002 and his role in launching and establishing of the country network in Sierra Leone, he was appointed Country Coordinator of the YES Country Network. He assists the International Coordinator in the administration of the country network in Sierra Leone, and liaises with national and international partners, drafts projects and supervises other volunteers. He is widely traveled and has represented Sierra Leone, YES Country Network and PEACELINKS at international meetings in Africa and Europe. When he is not so busy, James plays the piano in church where he is also a leading chorister.

I am Kaanaeli Kaale, founder Chairperson of Tanzania Media and Youth Development Association (TAMEYODA) and Coordinator for the YES Country Network in Tanzania. I am committed to promote the YES Campaign as I recognized that youths in Tanzania are facing economic hardship due to the lack of employment and capital to start economic activities. Through the YES Campaign I can share my contribution to develop disadvantage youths in urban and rural areas, thus enabling them to engage in self-employment.

I am 24 years old, born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. At present I am a 3rd year student with the University of Malaya majoring in Geology.I got myself affilitated with YES when I participated in the YES 2002 at Alexandiria , Egypt. The summit really aroused my interest further in the objectives of YES.

I have a dream to see that youth of my country is not left behind in any field. In order to realize my dream I have joined Youth development field. I have over six years of progressively responsible experience of working with youth which is filled with change and challenge, visioning, planning and program development, innovative and social action initiatives and much cooperative exciting work, both within the country and outside the country.

I am a 24 year old gender and youth activist from Malawi, with a Bachelors degree in agriculture from the University of Malawi, and 3 years experience in youth development and community service. I am affiliated with YES through YES Malawi Network and a Renewable Energy Fellow. Currently, I am a member of Board of Directors for National Youth Council of Malawi, and a founder and president of Young Women Empowerment for Economic Development Organization (WEEDO). WEEDO is a non profit female led organization that seeks to empower young women in areas of employment, entrepreneurship, gender mainstreaming, HIV/AIDS prevention, and all cross-cutting issues. I personally believe in shaping today’s youth for a better tomorrow. My vision is that by the year 2020, the Malawi youth will have moved from a cultural belief of education for employment towards education for knowledge, knowledge for sustainable development.

Ntombohlanga, born in Umtata, Eastern Cape Province, holds a BA Degree in Social Work. In the past 9 years she has held various positions in the Youth Sector. Having worked for NICRO as a Social Worker and as a Project Manager on the Diversions Project, Ntombohlanga then moved to the Joint Enrichment Project (JEP). She spent three years co-ordinating a skills training project with inner city youth and managing the life skills component of JEP's Youth Service Project. She is curretly working at the Youth Development Network as a Project Co-ordinator of the Youth Employment Summit (YES) Regional Project that aims to stimulate youth employment in Southern Africa through targeted initiatives.

I am person who is positively living with HIV and AIDS. I am the founder and Director, Campaigners For An AIDS Free Society (CAFS) a community youth based organization composed of people who are positively living with HIV and AIDS. I am currently doing a lot of advocacy work aimed at reducing stigma and discrimination associated with HIV and AIDS and promoting Greater Involvement Of People Living with HIV and AIDS (GIPA) at the work place, public places, schools ,institutions, churches etc by sharing real life experiences, coping mechanisms, how to live with infected and affected, ARVS, nutrition, orphans, acceptance, disclosure and advocating for the rights of the less disadvantaged in the society. CAFS accommodates all ages and our youngest campaigner is 5 years old. We target the youth who are most vulnerable to HIV and AIDS and strive for an AIDS Free Society. I am a member of the steering committee of YES Kenya representing the faces and voices of People living with HIV and AIDS (PLWAs). We derive a lot of interest in youth activities as we believe that since the youth are the leaders of tomorrow they should get education and be empowered enough to run their own affairs "nothing without us for us". Youth are an important asset. My vision is the creation of 500,000 jobs every year by our government NARC which took power in the year 2002. It is yet a dream to come true in Kenya.

I am employed at the National Youth Council of Namibia responsible for affairs relating to Employment Promotion and Environmental Awareness. I was part of the National Preparatory Committee for the Alexandria Summit held in 2002. Since than I have been elected as the YES Country Coordinator. This makes me the contact person for all YES activities in Namibia.

I represent "Uddogy Mahila Samity" a youth organization in the federation and am the recipient of the 2001 National Youth Award 2001 for youth leadership. I was raised by my elder brothers after the death of my father and was not able to attend formal schooling despite my great interest. On my own initiative I received training in embroidery from the local youth training center of the Department of Social Services. After graduation, I started a project named "Uddogi Handicrafts". The initial capital of my project was a old sewing machine donated by my mother and a small from the department. I started to supply my products to the local market and in a short time my products become popular and created a good reputation. Following my early success, I received additional capital from my relatives gradually expanded the project. Today, my project generates a good monthly income and our products are well recognized in the market place. We also provide training to other unemployed youth and motivate them to start their own income generating projects.