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Posted: July 24 2006,08:23 by fonbruno from INTERNATIONAL - UNOY - Bruno Fon
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1. a) If funds were available, what youth activities related to a CoP would you to do as an individual?
Our
youth today are facing two major problems and these are: Unemployment
and the great spread of HIV/AIDS, these major issues must be addressed
in order for us to have a long standing development in our nations,
these same issues have really brought instability in our countries,
people and especially young people have become violent and peace is
surely hard to find in many in countries and on a large scale in
developing countries. Therefore, the initiatives of formulating youth
led projects must be encouraged and supported with whatever resources
available. The following are the major activities which can be carried
once support is available:
• Formation of youth led internet
cafes which will give employment opportunities to some of our
underprivileged youths in our societies; this will also give access to
cheap and free materials which will be of great use for the major
knowledge improvement in our young people.
• Introduction of small
entrepreneurship fund schemes for our young people, this will help many
young people to obtain small loans to finance their small business
initiatives.
• Starting a school where our young people will learn
many important skills for their well being. Courses like Computer
skills, business skills, capentry, telloring and design etc will be
offered at a relatively low cost to our young people.
• Telecentres
will establish where our young people will able to find various types
of information about issues affecting our development both positively
and negatively.
b) What non-financial support do you need to do these activities?
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These activities could be supported in many ways which include: Inkind
donations of useful second hand equipment like, computers, cell phones,
printers, photocopying machines, cameras etc.
Not only could there be a support with equipment but also
donations
of books, balls, and sports wear, website developments,
Volunteer of trainers etc.
c) If funds were available, what youth activities related to a CoP would your organization like to do?
• When funds are available, we would like to the above stated activities which includes;
• Sports activities to keep the youth away from many bad activities
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Computer centres to help the youth with latest information about many
different things in life, also the young people will have chances of
sharing knowledge with many other different people from around the
world.
• Business centres where young people will be empowered with
many different business skills to help them start their own small
businesses
• Small fund business schemes which will help young people with small business startup capital
d) What non-financial support does your organization need for CoP activities?
•
These activities could be supported in many ways which include: In-kind
donations of useful second hand equipment like, computers, cell phones,
printers, photocopying machines, cameras etc.
Not only could there be a support with equipment but also
donations
of books, balls, and sports wear, website developments,
Volunteer of trainers etc.
2.a) What changes in youth policies do you think the government/leadership in your country should make to promote a CoP?
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Our future depends on how well with empower our young people, if we do
not do this in our countries, we will then have no leaders in the
future and this will mean that ,all the calamities we are seeing today,
will be multiplied and this means that things will be much more worse
than we see them today.Therefore,our governments must spend most the
resources available to support and empower our young people with many
different developmental activities so that our good future will full of
peace and light.
• Changes must be made in our country’s budgeting
systems where the youth empowerment strategies must be given the first
priority position. Our school curriculums must include many activities
that promote peace and harmony.
b) What CoP youth activities/initiatives do you think the UN should do?
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The UN as it has been in the forefront in promoting peace and harmony
in our nations around the world, I feel something more could be done,
there must be a great support to our young people in the area of
employment creation and there must always be a great support in the
area of health, because most of these issues facing our nations today
are mostly affecting our young people who are the cream of our future.
The UN must always increase support on peace initiatives around the
world and this will always be of great help to our underprivileged and
privileged young people because they will always have something to keep
them busy and always from disastrous behavior patterns.
OPTIONAL QUESTIONS
3.
Do you have any suggestions or recommendations for improving youth
participation in CoP activities on any levels (UN, government, civil
society)?
4. What could be done to improve/ensure transparency and flow of information in promoting the CoP?
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Information is very key to any development and welfare of any and the
misuse of information could lead to developmental breakdowns.Therefore,
it’s always important for any nation to put measures which will be of
great help in the future. Information which is misused or
misinterpreted usually leads to misunderstandings and that eventually
leads to conflicts and wars. It is always important for security
measures which will only make sure that the right and needed
information is spread out flows accordingly.
5. To ensure the best possible return of a voluntary fund for youth and CoP, how should it be managed/administered?
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There must always be strict use of funds and funds must be directed to
projects which will be of great benefit to the recipients and many
other people. Security measures must always be put in place to make
sure that funds are not misused or abused in any selfish way.
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Accountability must always be put in place and reports must always be
produced and results must always be monitored and evaluated.
6. How can youth not yet involved in CoP activities be reached and motivated?
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There are very few young people who have access to computers and the
use of technology in advancing themselves – only one out of 1 000
households in Zambia has access to computers. Since the young people
feel left out when they cannot communicate and work on the Internet as
young people in other parts of the world do, there is a danger that
they might revert to destructive behavior.Therefore,we can only involve
our young people on a large scale when we introduce information and
communication technology.
7. a) Which other organizations do you know of, that work for a CoP?
• I will let you know soon.
b) Would you be willing to contact them or may we contact them with the questionnaire? Please specify.
I will try and find some organizations soon and I will contact them.
8.My response to this questionnaire is my personal opinion and organization’s opinion
Name of organization: Global School Missions
Address: 20 Chilumba Street, Kabundi East, Chingola, Zambia.
Contact Person: Amos Chipasha
E-mail: gsm@gsm.kabissa.org,amos.chipasha@zambia.co.zm
Telephone and fax: +260 97 861500
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