INTERNATIONAL YOUTH SYMPOSIUM 2013 -2014
INTRODUCTION
The rapid development of advanced information technology has contributed to economic growth and brought us many aspects of convenience. It has however paved a way to a series of critical global issues, uneven resources distribution, dramatically widened wealth gap, poverty, discrimination, fragile human relationships, poor social cohesion and power struggle, to name just a few. To tackle these thorny problems, we want to nurture young people to be change agents by firstly raising their awareness, secondly encouraging active social participation, and thirdly motivating them to initiate actions. The theme of the symposium is Transformation - “Youth’s Convergence and Determination to Transform the World”. We assert that formulating innovative and localized actions and transformation can take place in different levels and scales, ranging from local communities, larger regions, to our global village. Around 200 youth participants aged between 18 and 25 from across the world will take part in the symposium. After joining this meaningful international event with a developed Youth’s Pledge, they will bring positive impacts back to their own society, as well as making changes to our world beyond step by step. |
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OBJECTIVES
- To develop Youth's Pledge for community transformation and world betterment;
- To formulate a model “Awareness, Participation and Action” from young people’s perspectives, and discuss their relevance in the regional contexts;
- To strengthen youth participation in global issues, and work out agenda for improvement; and hence to ensure such agenda will be translated into innovative solutions that will be followed up by the youth groups over the next 2 - 4 years;
- To reinforce and further develop youth cooperation between different regions through the adoption of the Youth Pledge based on the common approaches and objectives;
- To provide Cultural Exchange platform to strengthen youth network.
PROGRAMME FEATURES
- Conference for Youth’s Convergence – Youths from different continents and with cross-cultural backgrounds will join awareness training, participation and action in response to global issues.
- Highly interactive and participative – Create an active involvement and engagement atmosphere, transmitting message in a two-way communication.
- Innovative Plans – We value practical and innovative ideas / solutions to solve some social issues, and look for sustainable action plan that can be continued and executed after the symposium.
- Appreciate fellowship and life value — there will be times to listen to and reflect on the Words of God, through singing, sharing, dancing, offering and other forms of creative media.
