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update - Week ending 18 August 2012
National Youth Development Trust
August 21, 2012
Despite the
fact that the constitution
making process has been ongoing for the past 3 years and has
undergone various stages, a number of young people continue to express
ignorance about the whole process. Some have shown that although
they have heard about it before, they have not made any contribution
to the process in any way. This came to light at a youth policy
dialogue meeting convened by the National Youth Development Trust
(NYDT) in partnership with Children Solutions Trust in Nketa on
Saturday August 18, 2012. The meeting was held under the topic:
Youth Participation In National processes.
The youths who
attended the meeting expressed ignorance on the importance of processes
such as the constitution making process. As such, the facilitator
had to define a constitution and briefly highlight why it is important
for everyone to participate in the process before delving into the
contents of the draft
constitution.
Amongst other
issues, the facilitator highlighted the fact that the draft defines
a youth as anyone aged between 16 and 35 something that has been
lacking since Zimbabwe lacked a single definition of what a youth
is. The Bill of Rights was said to be more comprehensive than in
the current constitution as it also includes socio-economic rights.
The setting up of independent commissions was also accepted as a
welcome move in the constitution as most young people have been
calling for the establishment of such committees that would address
youth specific issues in the areas of human rights, electoral processes,
peace building, media and gender.
Through the
meeting, the organisation managed to reach out to a new crop of
young people altogether who had never benefitted from NYDT programming
before. The young men and women called for more involvement in such
and other critical platforms for engagement so that they can be
able to meaningfully participate in governance issues.
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Youth Development Trust fact
sheet
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