More than 65 percent of Jordanians are under the age of 30, and 43 percent of potential voters are 18 to 25. Those demographics carry the potential for accelerated political reform, provided the country's young people, who have historically been excluded from the political process, decide to make their voices heard.
Author:
Kenya Inter-Party Youth Forum (IPYF) and Sierra Leone All Political Party Youth Association (APPYA)
Publisher:
National Democratic Institute
Published Date:
11/01/2012
Resource Type:
Press Statement
Language:
English
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Mauritanian government officials and young people recently met for two days in Nouadhibou to discuss ways to improve the city.
The Youth Dialogue Forum in Nouadhibou, "Citoyennes et Citoyens Debout" (Citizens Standing) and the National Democratic Institute (NDI) organised the December 16th-17th event.
Alumni from Nicaragua's leadership schools identify shared priorities.
Silvia Gutiérrez has been an active member of the Sandinista Renovation Movement (Movimiento de Renovación Sandinista, MRS) since she joined the party as a pollwatcher for Nicaragua’s 2006 presidential elections. After her bid for city council in her hometown of Managua in 2008 was cut short when her party was denied participation, she decided to improve her leadership and communication skills by attending a training program aimed at getting more young people involved in politics and civic life.
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The Kenya Inter-Party Youth Forum (KPYF) has yesterday ended a five day peer-to-peer visit in Sierra Leone where the association interacted with members of the All Political Parties Association (APPYA) in Sierra Leone.
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The National Democratic Institute for International Affairs will host its fourth in a series of Policy Seminar today in Monrovia. According to an NDI release, stakeholders in Liberia's youth development sector will participate in the Policy Seminar which focuses on Youth Development and Job Creation. It will be held under the theme "Towards the fulfillment of a Robust Youth Development Process in Liberia".
Young Kenyans sign the pledge.
With the motto “unity in diversity,” Kenya’s Inter-Party Youth Forum (IPYF) is bringing together young political party activists from across the political spectrum to collaborate on solutions to the most pressing issues facing the nation’s youth, including unemployment, substance abuse and disenfranchisement.
Nine years after the end of a civil war that ravaged the country for more than a decade, Liberian youth continue to face staggering unemployment, lack of access to quality education and limited representation in government policymaking.
Of the 64 percent of Liberians living below the poverty line, 68 percent are young people. Among the unemployed, 58 percent are youth, members of a generation that grew up without access to education and are unqualified for many of the jobs currently available. Many have turned to crime as a result.
Author:
National Democratic Institute
Publisher:
National Democratic Institute
Published Date:
11/01/2012
Resource Type:
Press Release
Language:
English
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