Within the activities of the Youth Forum (Participation), a dialogue session was held on the importance of community participation for youth, with the participation of a number of young women and men in the region at Mary’s office in Al-Sabha.
The meeting started by talking about the importance of the role of youth in societies and their effective role in building their societies, and how to invest their energies to fill the gaps of needs in those areas.
Many interventions were made to the experiences of the attendees in the work that contributes to the development of local communities (educational – health – educational – general volunteer activities).
The migration of many young people, the instability of the security situation, the low awareness of the general population of the importance of community participation, the limited number and quality of the organizational structures that occupy the public space or voluntary gatherings, and the lack of programs that attract youth to community participation, in addition to the customs and traditions in some societies. The most prominent challenges and obstacles facing enhancing community participation, according to the viewpoint of the audience.
In order to overcome part of these challenges, work should be done to raise awareness about community participation and support youth initiatives, especially in security-stable areas. Holding activities and meetings by organizations and parties to increase the involvement of young groups interested in public affairs issues and many activities and projects that contribute By investing youth resources in these issues.
Many interventions were made to the experiences of the attendees in the work that contributes to the development of local communities (educational – health – educational – general volunteer activities).
The migration of many young people, the instability of the security situation, the low awareness of the general population of the importance of community participation, the limited number and quality of the organizational structures that occupy the public space or voluntary gatherings, and the lack of programs that attract youth to community participation, in addition to the customs and traditions in some societies. The most prominent challenges and obstacles facing enhancing community participation, according to the viewpoint of the audience.
In order to overcome part of these challenges, work should be done to raise awareness about community participation and support youth initiatives, especially in security-stable areas. Holding activities and meetings by organizations and parties to increase the involvement of young groups interested in public affairs issues and many activities and projects that contribute By investing youth resources in these issues.
