Special days
Happy international youth day
International Youth Day is celebrated annually on 12th August, this event helps to bring youth issues to the attention of communities across the world and celebrates the potential that young people have working together with others within our worldwide societies.
This year’s theme is Green Skills For Youth: Towards A Sustainable World because moving towards a more sustainable and climate-friendly world is vital if we want future generations to experience the world as we know it today.
Here are some interesting facts about International Youth Day
- IYD’s themes have ranged from high unemployment rates and poor working conditions to youth civic engagement and youth’s overall health and well-being.
- IYD gives an opportunity for every country to reflect upon how much they commit and invest in their youth.
- IYD’s original purpose was to inspire and encourage country leaders to be made aware of issues impacted by youth.
- International Youth Day is meant to empower young people to participate in public life so that they are prepared and made ready to contribute to society’s development across the world.
I hope you have found it interesting to learn more information about what International Youth Day represents and that you are ready to contribute to society and stand up for what you believe in!
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“𝐼 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 ℎ𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑘 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐷𝑜𝑓𝐸 𝐴𝑤𝑎𝑟𝑑 𝑖𝑠 𝑎 𝑔𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡 𝑜𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑔 𝑝𝑒𝑜𝑝𝑙𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑛 𝑠𝑘𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑠 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑙𝑖𝑓𝑒, 𝑚𝑎𝑘𝑒 𝑓𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑠, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏𝑢𝑖𝑙𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑟 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑓𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒. 𝐼 𝑒𝑛𝑗𝑜𝑦 𝑠𝑢𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑔 𝑝𝑒𝑜𝑝𝑙𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑠𝑢𝑐𝑐𝑒𝑒𝑑 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑤𝑖𝑠ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑔 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑜𝑛 𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑜𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑡𝑜 𝑑𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠.”
– Our wonderful volunteer Gillian
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