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ABOUT YOUTH VISIONING FOR ISLAND LIVING
'We, the youth
of Small Island Developing States, came to Mauritius
in 2005, we shared our ideas, and we committed
ourselves to take action to assist in the sustainable
development of our island homes'
Phase
1: Preparatory activities (January - Dec 2004)
Youth coordinators
initiated, planned and undertook preparatory activities:
local meetings and discussions, contributing information
to the website on activities/projects relating
to the three themes, media promotion, fund raising
activities, inter-regional web-based discussions
and chat rooms.
Phase
2: Youth participation at the UN meeting in Mauritius
(7-12 January 2005)
Youth participants
met in Mauritius to focus on the three
themes: 'Life and love in islands',
'My island home', and 'Money in my pocket';
- discuss their concerns;
- share information about
ongoing and planned activities, and
- shape their vision, backed
up by specific proposals, for future implementation.
The outcomes
were presented at the main UN meeting. At the
same time there were opportunities to share experiences,
promote cultural understanding, interact with
organizations represented at the main UN meeting,
and participate in debates and side-events.
Phase
3: Prioritisation and implementation of Youth
Visioning activities/projects (January 2005 onwards)
- Youth representatives
to the Mauritius meeting share their experiences
and the outcome of the meeting with youth back
home;
- hold consultations to
prioritise activities for local implementation;
- seek and obtain funding
for implementation where necessary;
- regularly communicate
with other islands on implementation;
- provide material on implementation
(text, photos, audio files, etc) for the YV
website.
More information:
WHAT
is Youth Visioning?
OBJECTIVES
of Youth Visioning
HOW
did Youth Visioning start?
Youth
Visioning Report: Phases 1 & 2 (Jan 2004-Jan
2005)
[PDF - 730 Kb]
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