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National Youth Conference 2018 held with Aim of Transforming lives through Leadership and Innovation

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National Youth Conference 2018 held with Aim of Transforming lives through Leadership and Innovation
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August 16: Nepal Youth Council (NYC) in association with UNDP and multiple partners hosted a three-day National Youth Conference from August 12 to 14. The theme of the conference for the International Youth Day 2018 was: “Safe Space for Youth” to express views and engage in key discussions and related activities across diverse platforms.

In total, 204 participants attended the conference out of which 154 youths (one female and one male) were from 77 districts. Additionally, 50 youths from the Provinces (gender balanced) were selected from among the differently-abled, Dalits, diverse ethnic groups and LGBTQI.

The main objectives of the National Youth Conference 2018 were to examine the status of agriculture, tourism and IT development in Nepal, to engage youths in the economic development of the country, explore innovative ideas for creating sustainable domestic employment opportunities for promoting youth leadership and innovation, and mobilizing the youths for partnering with the federal, provincial and local governments to influence national and local policies and plans on youth and development for the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with a focus on SDG 5 pertaining to Gender Equality, the organisers said in a statement.

Key leading entrepreneurs, business and social leaders led brief discussions in the groups to inspire the participants in visualizing their potential roles in transforming Nepal.

Irina Karki Gurung, Public Affairs and Communications Manager at Bottlers Nepal Limited, shared a presentation on how the Coca-Cola system in the region focuses on areas of water stewardship, sustainable agriculture and recycling, and how as leader in the beverage industry, the company is committed to keeping sustainability at the heart of the business. 

According to the  organiser, the goal of sharing the sustainability initiatives of Coca-Cola in Nepal and in the INSWA region was to inspire the youth ahead of their brain storming and planning session to come up with actionable approaches for the first youth led-provincial action plans.

The three-day event included various sessions on SDGs overview and localization, panel discussion on youth in agriculture, tourism and entrepreneurship, youth talk shows on youth and SDGs leadership connection and announcement of awards of 7 innovative ideas for the first youth led action plans.

 

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