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On November 25, CrowdOutAIDS published an article called 'We Cannot Talk about Youth Leadership without Youth Leaders'.

They describe the outcomes of an online survey about strategy of UN when working with young people.

YPARD also thinks this is an important issue. Whether in the context of an AIDS programme or our work in ARD, it is crucial to think what role we as young professionals can play as leaders!

The article starts with the key principles:

"When we asked what key principles that should be respected when UN works with young people, participants shared that it’s important for UN to share power with young people, so they can have equal partnership with UN agencies. To achieve this, it would be critical for UN to provide continuous support to young people to do their work. But at the same time, UN shouldn’t interfere too much details into young people’s work. Should give enough space for young people to engage with their capacities."

Interested? Read more about the outcomes here. 


The BBC, November 28, published an article by Roland Buerk on the migration of Japanese youth from cities to the rural areas in search for a slower life.

In his article Buerk observes that athough the bright lights of Tokyo have been pulling people from the coutryside into the city for ages, some young Japanese have enough of the crowded, busy city lifestyle.

One of the young farmers explains: "When I was younger I went to Tokyo because I wanted a bright, vibrant life, but I like it better here - full of nature."

At the end of his article Buerk concludes "..young people are rediscovering the value of what was left behind."


Interested? Read the whole article here.


On his website My Green Piece of Mind, Ghanese blogger Kwesi Asiamah Acquah writes about "the Youth and Agriculture", October 31.

In his blog he focusses on recent programmes started up by African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries focussing to engage youth more in agriculture, and sketches the background motivations for this new approach.

Read here the first alinea of his blog:

"Recent efforts by the international development community have focused on getting the youth involved in nation building worldwide. It is therefore not surprising that the governments of the (...) ACP countries are drawing up programmes and calling on the youth to get involved in agriculture. In line with this, (...) ARDYIS has set up an initiative which aims at raising youth awareness and improving their capacity on agricultural and rural development issues in ACP countries using ICTs."


Interested to read more? Follow this link to his blog.
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On November 27, CrowdOutAIDS published an article on the involvement of young people in UNAIDS, asking for opinions on the statement that young people might not want to be involved in projects if they don't see their interest.

YPARD thinks that what is pertinent for involvement of the youth in global development is as well for the youth involvement for ARD.

Quote from one of the discussion participants:
“Adults with serious faces cannot be effective communicators for young people, even if they are trying to translate best practices. And the reason why is that young people have ambitions, want to participate, influence, make decisions and feel their significance.”

What do you think? Read the article and express your opinion and join the CrowdOutAIDS discussion..
... or even better, start a discussion on the YPARD Forum!


Regarding the 3rd International Forum on Water&Food, Charlotte Lau blogs reflecting on the relevance of research for development.

Important for YPARD members is that she mentiones:

"A South African researcher implored the audience to reframe thinking of research as also a long-term investment in the young professionals engaged in it — people who represent the global future."

She concludes, quoting the debate moderator and South African journalist Colleen Dardagan: “We need to make research more sexy!”

Read the whole blog here.

 

On October 23, the Star Online published an article by Claudine Renaud called 'Youth can boost Farm Economy'.

In her article, Renaud states that the younger generation can be stimulated into taking on agricultural jobs, and underpins this with examples and numbers from sub-Saharan Africa.

Renaud starts her article as follows:

"Young people could be the key to boosting African agriculture, but they need inducements to stay in the countryside, participants told an International Labour Organisation (ILO) meeting recently. (...)