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Posted: Aug. 08 2006,06:08 by JoLofgren from INTERNATIONAL - Jo Lofgren
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1.a)
In order to improve Culture of Peace, youth activities would start with
training programs on the CoP subject. Democratic participation is an
important point for culture of peace program. In order to support that,
participation of youth to governance in local areas is very crucial for
the improvement of mutual understanding, tolerance and solidarity. Our
organization is also facilitating this kind of programme; Local Agenda
21. Since 1997, we are executing the youth component of the Turkey
Local Agenda 21 Program, in partnership with International Union of
Local Authorities and United Nations Development Programme. We
are continuing our activities geared towards establishment of
partnerships and of local youth councils and youth centers in around 70
provinces in Turkey. The most significant point in this programme is
that young people from different backgrounds and ethnicities work
together to enable youth to take part in decision making. Local Agenda
21 National Youth Parliament provides a civil platform for young people
where there is diversity within unity.
Another point of Culture
of Peace is about creating socio-economic platforms for economically
and socially poor regions in order to achieve sustainable development
for the youth of these regions. In that point our organization is
carrying out the South East Anatolia Region Social Development
Programme for Youth since May 2001, in partnership with the United
Nations Development Programme and South East Project Regional
Development Administration. South East Anatolia is one of the
underdeveloped regions in Turkey. On this programme, 9 Youth centers
have been established in the project cities in order to create social
platforms for young people, to enhance their capacities and to enable
them to take part in decision making processes. More then 55.000 young
people have been reached via the youth activities and social capacity
development programs organized within the framework of this project. It
is crucial to stress that the last phase of the project focuses on
youth employment. Job opportunities have been provided for young
people through protocols signed with local governments and local
private sector.
Another youth activity would be improving and
supporting the creativity of youth by realizing their projects. This
would also contribute culture of peace with the aim of bringing all
youth from different platforms in a common point for their projects.
Our organization has established partnerships with UNDP and Coca-Cola
to create a “Life Plus” Youth Fund. The Fund finances 100 youth
projects within five years with a direct contribution of $5000 to
$15000.
b) In order to facilitate youth activities in Turkey, support of different stakeholders shall be acquired.
c)
Youth for Habitat targets the establishment of a youth academia in
Istanbul where young people from Europe and Middle East can get
together to discuss the fundamentals of Human Rights. The aim is to
provide young people a variety of trainings on conflict resolution and
Human Rights and to provide platforms where they can share their ideas
and experiences.
d) Support of the government, public sector, private sector and international organizations is needed.
2.
a) Youth Association for Habitat has been following the youth agenda at
the international platform (it is the member of different youth bodies
of international organizations including it’s being a bureau member of
the Advisory Council on Youth of the Council of Europe) to enhance
youth policy development both at the international and national arena.
Turkey
lacks an integrated youth policy; an integrated policy that is
established / supported by the government would definitely empower
youth activities in Turkey promoting CoP.
In addition the support of the Government for non formal education on Human Rights and cultural tolerance would promote CoP.
b) The UN support for the youth projects provides legitimacy to the youth sector.
Contact information:
Youth Association for Habitat
Fulya Mah. Mevlut Pehlivan Sok.
Ali SamiYen Apt. No: 8 A- Blok D.2/B
Mecidiyeköy/ İstanbul
TURKEY
Tel & fax: + 90 212 275 74 36; + 90 212 274 74 98
E-mail: youthforhab@turk.net
Contact person: Hande Diker
E-mail: handediker@yahoo.com
www.youthforhab.org.tr
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