Youth Empowerment

The event is a delayed celebration of the youth international day, which will coincide with the opening of its training center.

A community initiative which started two years ago, saw villagers working together to build youth capacity locally.

The center will serve youth in the LLG and serve as a model for surrounding villages.

The village sees youth empowerment as the tool for a peaceful and self-sustaining community.

42 registered youth groups from 18 council wards within the area will gather at Kuige tomorrow for the event.

There is growing recognition that as agents of change, young people are critical actors in conflict prevention and sustaining peaceful partnerships between stakeholders, including youth organizations.

To commemorate this important day, UN Women together with the Sanap Wantaim youth and partners including NCDC and Youth Organizations will celebrate the event at Stop & Shop Waigani Central from 9am to 2pm.

There will be; painting, photo exhibitions, performances by young singers and dancers, quiz games and lots of other entertainment