The World Youth Day Walk was held as part of the World Youth Congress in Quebec, Canada on the 12th of September 2008.  The walk consisting of more than 600 young people from 120 countries started at the University of Laval, which played host for the WYC and ended in a rally at Old, Quebec. […]

The 4th World Youth Congress is now underway. Over 500 of the world’s most dynamic young activists and voluteers in the field of youth-led development  from over 100 countries are here for a 12 day summit in Quebec City, Canada.
The congress offers a unique opportunity to meet and work alongside young people who are really doing things and going places. […]

“We, the thirty-nine J8 delegates from Barbados, Canada, Cote d’Ivoire, France, Germany, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Nepal, Russia, South Africa, the United Kingdom and the United States of America believe that it is imperative for G8 leaders to listen to the voices of young people.“
Strong words. Heard words. Repeated words.
About a week back, 39 […]

We were most Impressed with the set of  (draft) guidelines put together by the Civil Liberties and Public Policy program on the “Principles of Meaningful Youth Participation”. In our work in the sphere of youth-led development both in Sri Lanka and internationally, we have encountered two basic views among young people in their understanding of […]

I cringe every time I hear that self-patronizing statement. Ever so often, well-meaning people get up on stage and utter these revered words , ” Friends, young people are the future, they are the future leaders of this nation”. Now many variations of this same speech exists, but for each one of them, my response […]