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The Program is a school-based one, aiming at pupils/students from the ages of 12-25 years old.
* The first prize is going to be a Computer presented to the winning school
* Second prize is going to be a scholarship for one year.
* Consolation prizes
Little is known about the estimated 209 million young people worldwide who live on less than $1 a day and the ways in which they experience poverty. Youth perspectives, such as an understanding of how poverty affects families and the allocation of resources for food, health and education, remain largely absent from many poverty reduction efforts. For example, a content analysis of Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs) completed by August 2003 shows that while just over half the PRSPs give some attention to youth in their action plans, the papers do not identify young people as a major group experiencing poverty. Only 16 % of PRSPs view young people as a focus for integrated interventions. Consequently, many initiatives are piecemeal and limited in their scale and potential impact.
The promotion of young people’s socio-economic needs should be an essential part of any county’s efforts to reduce poverty. Fortunately the call to cooperate directly with young people on poverty reduction has never been more promising. From second generation PRSPs meant to better incorporate the views of civil society to the establishment of participatory national frameworks to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), a shift towards multi-stakeholder cooperation to eradicate poverty is apparent. Equally encouraging is the number of national youth policies being adopted by Governments to support the involvement of young people in the decisions that affect their lives.
What do you think is the role of young people in fighting poverty?
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Deze mogelijkheid werd geplaatst door:
YOUTH PARTNERSHIP FOR PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT - SIERRA LEONE
As a youth body we are driven by our fundamental values of
Respect for diversity and human dignity and oppression for all forms of discrimination.
Adherence to democracy, the rule of law, good governance, freedom of expression and the protection of human rights.
Supporting the poverty...
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