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Jul 22nd, 2006 - 15:16:17 |
YES Headquarters
YES Afghanistan is currently working hard to build partnerships in order to support the YES Afghanistan network. With the support of its host, the Afghanistan Computer Science Association (ACSA), YES Afghanistan has conducted consultations with the Afghan Government, and the government is trying to assist YES however it can. Also, the US Embassy and USAID are in the process of working with YES and have grant proposal meetings pending
Feb 13th, 2004 - 03:58:32 |
Ansari, Omar Mansoor
February 10, 2004 @ 9:29 PM EST
Next YES in Mexico in 2004
MEDIA RELEASE
Global Youth Employment Summit to be Hosted by Mexican Government in 2004
BOSTON, November 4, 2003.
The Federal Government of Mexico and the YES Campaign announce the Youth Employment Summit (YES), to be held in Veracruz, Mexico, October 4-7, 2004.
The Institute of Youth, Mexico's government agency responsible for youth, will work in partnership with the US-based YES Campaign to invite 1,000 youth development practitioners, government officials, business leaders, youth leaders and NGOs to Veracruz. Major issues on the agenda are slated to include entrepreneurship, renewable energy, HIV / AIDS and youth participation in civic affairs.
Mr. Cristian Castaño, Director of the Institute of Youth, says Mexico welcomes the opportunity to play a leadership role in examining world's best practices in youth development issues relating to employment. "The YES Campaign has vigorously put youth employment on the agenda, and the Mexican Government supports the campaign's efforts. YES 2004 will be a tremendously exciting opportunity for senior leaders to meet the next generation of dynamic youth, the people who will lead our grandchildren into the future. The people who will gather in Mexico next year represent an opportunity for the various strands of thinking in development economics to come together in a rare inter-generational atmosphere of exchange and learning."
The YES Campaign, launched in Egypt in 2002, works with government, business and civil groups in many countries to alert leaders to the global crisis in youth employment. It is estimated by the United Nations Fund for Population (UNFPA) that one billion youth will enter the labor market by 2012. The YES Campaign contends that conventional policies for education and investment are dangerously insufficient to prepare for the arrival of a generation of young people the International Labor Organization calls a "demographic bonus".
Poonam Ahluwalia, the naturalized US citizen from India who leads the YES Campaign, puts the case for a fresh approach to youth livelihood creation. "Rural youth are moving to the cities where there are few and poorly paid informal sector jobs for urban migrants. We need to try and reverse this by investing in rural communities. Likewise, graduates of schools and universities are languishing without decent work for years after graduation. We can ease the transition to work with targeted mentoring and entrepreneurship programs."
A partnership between youth and senior leaders is central to the YES Campaign. According to Esteban Gonzalez, YES Campaign co-chair, the organizers will promote YES 2004 to Ministries of Youth, Labor and Social Affairs, seeking their participation. "We invite all interested parties to join us in Mexico. Opportunities exist for employment in sectors such as renewable energy and health, where civil society, business and governmental institutions can find fertile ground for partnership. The YES Campaign seeks to expand our thinking on these issues."
To carry the goals of the YES Campaign into the offices of leaders in every country, YES encouraged the formation of national networks in 2001-2. YES Country Networks now operate in more than 60 countries, chalking up impressive achievements in public policy reform and project implementation. Members of YES Networks will be among country delegations in 2004.
The event is billed as "a unique meeting of generations to shine a light on a largely ignored global crisis", according to YES youth coordinator, Dumisani Nyoni. "Creating a space where young leaders can make a case for reform and personal initiative before a global audience doesn't happen every day. YES Mexico is going to be special and we're energized to make it work."
YES Mexico 2004 website
www.yesweb.org/mexico
Online Registration:
http://www.yesweb.org/mexico/register.html
Dates: October 4-7, 2003
USA Contact: YES Office
Tel. +1 617 618 2724
Email. info@yesweb.org
Dec 8th, 2003 - 05:47:12 |
Ajmal Obaid Abidy
Informing Youth about YES Campaign:
YES Afghanistan has been preparing some informative programs for students of different Universities countrywide to provide them with information about YES Campaign and its objectives.
YES Afghanistan organized a program for students in 10th Nov 2003 and motivate them participate in YES activities.
Dec 8th, 2003 - 05:37:33 |
Ajmal Obaid Abidy
Vulnerability of Youth in Rural Areas of the Country
A meeting of young people from rural areas was organized in January 24, 2003 by YES Afghanistan in Capital Kabul. The aim of the meeting was to highlight the vulnerability of young people in rural areas of Afghanistan. The problems that make young people in rural areas vulnerable can be indicated as below:
Lack of education: There are no schools and children have to walk for 2 or 3 hours to reach a school which has a Mullah as a teacher. The opportunities for higher education do not exist even for the people who live in cities.
Tradition and Costume: This point makes our young people to be the most vulnerable.
Bad Economy:
It has been called as a challenge for the transitional government in Afghanistan.
Jul 29th, 2003 - 18:03:06 |
Dumisani Nyoni
YES Afghanistan has done some very exciting work in the past few weeks and one of these things being the accomplishment of a draft of their Action Plan. The YES Afghanistan Action Plan draft is posted bellow under YES Country Network Documents. Take a look at it!
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