to the department of Children and Youth Affairs youth work is defined as follows under the Youth Work Act 2001: “A planned programme of education designed for the purpose of aiding and enhancing the personal and social development of young persons through their voluntary participation‚ and which is complementary to their formal‚ academic or vocational education and training; and provided primarily by voluntary youth work organisations.” (Youth Work Act‚ 2001) Youth Reach has a mission statement which
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Youth Empowerment through NSS Programme with Special Reference to Kongu Arts and Science College‚ Erode P.Annadurai* Abstract Youth represent the hope and future of a nation. The youth have a vital role to play in promoting and strengthening of social consciousness against social evil and traditions. Youth empowerment is an attitudinal‚ structural and cultural process whereby youth gain ability‚ authority and agency to make decision and implementing the change intheir own lives and the society
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2014 NATIONAL YOUTH POLICY TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 03 IMPORTANCE OF YOUTH 09 YOUTH RELATED EFFORTS IN INDIA 13 VISION‚ OBJECTIVES AND PRIORITY AREAS OF NYP-2014 19 MONITORING‚ EVALUATION AND REVIEW 25 25 30 36 41 46 50 54 58 62 66 72 75 RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE WAY FORWARD 81 LIST OF ACRONYMS 86 CURRENT POLICIES AND FUTURE IMPERATIVES Education Employment and Skill Development Entrepreneurship Health and Healthy Lifestyle
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prepared to do that deed in his youth. After all it is the foundations which determine the rigidity and strength of the edifice to be built on them. Likewise‚ if youth of a nation is not prepared and groomed well in time ‚ the nation is destined to doom .It is the youth that holds the reigns of any country and steers it either to stellar heights or an abysmal failure. "The duty of youth is to challenge corruption".(Kurt Cobain) The countries where the youth are agile and pay their proper
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341 Group SC07BHS08 April 10‚ 2008 Agency Report YWCA Youth Employment Services is a non-profit organization program designed to provide youths with employment services. They serve youths that are between the ages of 14 through 22. The YWCA Y.E.S program opens their doors to anyone that walks in through their doors‚ no matter what their gender or ethnicity is. The purpose and goal of the Y.E.S program is to assist the youth to obtain employment by providing them the tools they need‚ there
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Youth offending An issue risen by Wainwright and Nee (2014) highlighted the point that by providing effective early intervention to young offenders‚ this may prevent them from going to becoming established offenders. Richards (2011) emphasises that rapid brain development may impacts inhibitory responses‚ emotional self-regulation and the thought process of risk and reward in young offenders. Although youth offenders may have a belief of invincibility‚ they are able to understand risk although the
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principles and values you consider very important to guide your activities as a youth worker. A principle is a law or rule that has to be followed by any profession member. Values is Important and lasting beliefs or ideals shared by the members of a profession. These principles and values are broader than the codes of practice or rules of association that regulate the membership professions. The principles and values of youth development work are establish boundaries‚ equity‚ support‚ power and
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YOUTH AND THE CHALLENGES OF THE MODERN WORLD INTRODUCTION For a discourse as this‚ it is pertinent to define who a youth is. There are several varying opinions concerning this matter as different definitions exist. In Africa‚ like developed countries‚ nations draw a line on youth at the age at which a person is given equal treatment under the law. This age is often eighteen years in many countries and once a person passes this age‚ they are considered to be an adult. However‚ the actual definition
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Patrick Carr and Maria Kefales‚ are the authors of the chapter “Heartland and the Rural Youth Exodus”. The chapter is from the book‚ “Hollowing out the Middle: The Rural brain drain and what it means for America”. Migration of young people to the urban centers is a major concern that has attracted debate among various stakeholders. Better living standards and search for good jobs are some of the reasons for such migration. The development of small towns is stagnating resulting into untapped resources
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concept of play‚ as many participate in youth sports at a young age. However‚ in Alfie Kohn’s No Contest‚ Kohn asserts that participation in youth sports is inherently harmful to one’s self confidence saying‚ “Sports not only reflect the prevailing mores of our society but perpetuate them” (Kohn 184). Yet Kohn falls short in his argument against competitive youth sports because he fails to acknowledge that not all youth interpret failure in the same way and that youth sports are a great model for their
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