Duh! It usually ends there?
Notion 2.0 however begs to differ from the first notion and bravely puts in that the old-school and myopic notion that the youth are the ‘future’ of this country must change for the youth are the ‘present’ of the future that they themselves will envision. The new harbingers not only want their share of the pie; they also want their own recipes.
Bold! But how bold is this notion 2.0?
GenNext this weekend onward will keep track of the myriad youth organizations that have forayed into our socio-economic and political spheres based on their own notions of change, entrepreneurial spirit, teamwork and leadership and their different agendas and programs that they envision to be the new building blocks of this country, fuelling a new environment for this country to flourish on and to build on the many hopes and aspirations.
In the cacophony of k-garne and yestai-ho vibes, many youth organizations not just in K-town but all over the country are geared up to construct their concept of change. But what are these youth organizations doing? What do you want them to do? Do you want them to know about issues that affect you? Do you have suggestions for them?
GenNext will keep follow-up on their initiatives and report on their ventures and how their engagements will influence social change and innovation in our lives and will take your questions, comments and suggestions to them.
On this issue, GenNext’s internee reporter Dinesh Karki tracks two such youth organizations -- Youth Initiative (YI) and Nepal Ko Yuwa (NKY) -- and reports some of their recent and upcoming activities:
Youth Initiative
YI organized an interaction program on January 6 as part of its monthly program, where policy makers and youth discussed on the structure of the Youth Council, which has been proposed in the National Youth Policy.
According to Abhisekh Shah, program officer, YI will also reward three young people in 2011 with an award amounting Rs 20,000 each to help fund their innovative ideas, leadership, entrepreneurial activities or social development projects.
Moon Camp, Human Rights Workshop, Democracy Bahas, Good Governance Workshop, YAATra and National Youth Service are some of YI’s upcoming programs in 2011.
Nepal Ko Yuwa
NKY in partnership with the Association of Youth Organization in Nepal (AYON), a network of 74 youth organizations in Nepal, Non-Resident Nepalese Association (NRNA), Youth Initiative (YI), ACT Now!, YES Nepal, and Youth Pressure Campaign organized a youth conference on January 15 which brought together 30 high school students and 15 youth representatives to a one day collaborative, action-oriented discussion on civic engagement with experts in political and social entrepreneurships.
“The whole project is entitled ‘Paribartan’,” said Dr Pukar Malla, general secretary of NKY and the president of Harvard Graduate Council.
NKY, in collaboration with seven other organizations, will help to implement three selected projects proposed by the students who attended the conference.
“We will provide them with resources, training and mentorship,” Dr Malla added.
Goreto and Chaya are some of their upcoming projects in 2011.
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