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Amaka for Kids
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Youth and Economic Development
February 22, 2007 - 04:23 AM
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What role can youth play toward economic, social and political development in thier country.
Often times, these role seems to be neglected by those in government and powers that be.
Your contributions will be highly appreciated.
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Re: Youth and Economic Development
February 27, 2007 - 11:17 PM
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with youth making up the greater proportion of the population of most of the developing countries I would suggest that economic development is strongly linked with youth had in fact without the it probably won't happen
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Re: Youth and Economic Development
March 4, 2007 - 09:24 AM
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it's going to happen only young persons are going to accept challenges and accept their roles and responsibility in the society. if only they know their right and discover their talent. they can make it.
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Re: Youth and Economic Development
March 5, 2007 - 07:13 AM
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Even though we youths are not yet fully embraced in devt issues,currently a majority of youths all over the world play a major roles in various development related activities towards the sustainable growth and i belive by the year 2020,the youth will have led played a major role in their countries economic growth.
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Re: Youth and Economic Development
March 16, 2007 - 10:14 AM
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I believe Education is imperative in ensuring participation from young people especially in issues relating to Economic Development. Governemts of developing countries need to invest more in programmes that encourage skills development. With a focus on skills that are required and essential in the tertiarysector to ensure participation of young people.This should also be taken further with an inclusion of organisations that represent youth in policy and decision making processes of governments.
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Re: Youth and Economic Development
March 18, 2007 - 12:08 AM
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Is it not all about the future workforce? AIDS and droughts in Africa practically removed a generation of adult workers, so the yoke falls upon the up and coming generations of youth to carry the economy?
The problem lies in the foil between a young worker and that youths' need to have an education. It is very difficult to support a viable industry with part-time workers. Inevitably education must come first, leading inevitably to a weaker work-force and lack of development. Only through education, though, can a nation truly develop its PEOPLE, which in turn lends itself to economic development.
At least, that is my two cents.
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Michael
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Re: Youth and Economic Development
March 16, 2010 - 01:53 PM
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I think getting youth invested in civic affairs and politics is a way to invest them in economic development and the public good.
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Muhammad Hafiz
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Re: Youth and Economic Development
June 19, 2010 - 01:32 AM
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For me, I think it's time for governments to give chances to the youths to prove what they can do, if the youths are always being neglected by governments, and it'll be difficult for youths to try to share of what they want, what they can do and more.
And here's my suggestion:
Why proof that youths are not slackers? Change the Game and tell those who
Doubted the Youths that, given time, we youths are the Game Changers
ourselves. We will begin Change at Small Clusters, present a System that will prove that Youths are Worth It! And then grow our influence
and impact.
Just my 2 cents opinion, but if there's anybody who like it, thanks 
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Re: Youth and Economic Development
June 28, 2010 - 04:25 AM
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The new breeds has a lot of powers to affect the world and more of their government because of their young and innovative ideas, strength and creativity that can contribute to the needs of their country.
The following are suggestions that we can do to provide the youth with the opportunity to involve and be effective in changing their government:
First I think we can involve them in our advocacy and programs that we have. They can join and learn more about the ideology about what we are fighting for and the issues that underlies it.
Second, we can open activities and programs that young people can join and participate. I believe that we should not only teach them but also allowing them to have a feel and the experience of what they are advocating. As the saying goes "experience is the best teacher". By allowing them to see and feel the real world will enable them to discover more, learn more and achieve more by testing the ground for what will work and what is effective and what should be changed and further developed.
Third, by providing them more venue for learning by providing them more opportunities to learn and discover things for themselves. This is not only providing them with hands on learning and actual experience but also a venue for growth, to enjoy and to have community like seminars, group dynamics, camps and the like.
Fourth, Assessing each individual (youth) based on their strength, weaknesses, talents, skills and capabilities both their assets and liabilities. In this manner we will be able to identify where they can be effective and help them in areas they are weak.
Lastly, placement is very important but before giving them task or sending them in the places of employment we have to make sure that they are ready and they have all the support that they needed in their journey working to make a good and healthy government.
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Jordan Ray
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Re: Youth and Economic Development
July 29, 2010 - 01:54 AM
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In the developed world, and indeed the world at large, the current generation of youth is one of the most highly educated to have come along in decades.
Standards for Math, Language Arts, Science, and the Humanities have continued to rise and students in high schools across the globe and learning things that their parents took courses in university to understand.
Because of our high level of education compared to previous generations, we have the most potential for change that the world has seen in a long, long time.
I believe that governments should continue to encourage the participation and training of our generation into the fields that are going to be the most important in the coming decades for economic growth. In an increasingly interconnected world, we are going to need professionals who speak many languages and can use the many tools of the internet, cell phones and social media to connect with distant others.
The other thing that I believe youth should get involved in is engineering, particularly the kind that has to do with the construction of infrastructure. Things like running water, sewer systems, electricity, radio towers, roads, ports, railways and airports are all the foundation upon which a healthy economy is built. Every mile of cable, concrete or piping laid in a developing country means that it comes that much closer to being able to create a sustainable economy for itself.
In terms of government action, these could be supported by allowing language, communication and engineering programs to be publicly subsidized. Encouraging students to learn in these fields by say, forgiving a portion of their debt upon the completion of a program, would incentivize their participation.
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Robert Dold
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Re: Youth and Economic Development
July 29, 2010 - 06:59 AM
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I am an Inventor and I have Engineered NEW Energy Systems for the World. Economics STOPS Invention. I have an Engine that works from explosion rather than combustion which would BY ITSELF change the WHOLE POWER STRUCTURE of the World as Automobiles would go from 25 miles per gallon into the 300 to 700 miles per gallon area.
I have made WORKING MODELS to Prove them but to WHO?
To whom in the Wonderful World of Disney do I just GIVE it AWAY TO? as Investors are ONLY TAUGHT SELF-INTEREST in the UNI-VERSE-CITIES(universities) that TIE and Bind Inventors Inventions to PEOPLE OF GREED. The World is in NEED.
Should Children as ME have been taught also of the REALITY that NEW IDEAS have a larger hurdle than responsibility within a ECONOMIC DRIVEN SO-CIETY which is SELF-INTEREST?
But then again would i have stopped from being an Inventor? No...
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Re: Youth and Economic Development
July 29, 2010 - 11:49 AM
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xclnt truly
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Muhammad Ahmad Raza
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Re: Youth and Economic Development
July 29, 2010 - 12:04 PM
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sure
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Re: Youth and Economic Development
July 31, 2010 - 05:57 AM
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Sorry but something I dont understand here
What is exactly the role you guys want Youth to play in your country economic development?
Policy maker or something like that?
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Jordan Ray
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Re: Youth and Economic Development
July 31, 2010 - 04:26 PM
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I believe that youth should play the role of telling the world what the future is going to be like. By looking at the our youth culture today, seeing how we are educated and what we are learning, we can get a sense of where the world is going to be in thirty years.
If we look through this looking glass, we can use the education and training of youth to make the world a better place when our generation inherits the earth.
In practical terms, I think that this means that governments-which are controlled mostly by people who would not be considered youth-should take a long-term view in legislation. The more planning ahead governments do, rather than making short-sighted maneuvers that score short-term political points, the better off their citizens will be.
This post was edited on: 2010-08-03 at 04:32 AM by: Jordan Ray
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