Public, private institutions invited to provide initiatives that serve youth
KUWAIT: The Amiri Diwan announced the launch of a new project for the youth called 'Kuwait is Proud' at a press conference held yesterday at Seif Palace. This program is part of the National Youth Project, sponsored by the Ministry for Youth Affairs, Public Authority for Youth, Ministry of Information, General Secretariat of the Supreme Council for Planning and Development and the Kafo Project by the Amiri Diwan. The activities of 'Kuwait is Proud' are being held from Jan 21, 2019 to March 13, 2019, which is Kuwaiti Youth Day. The project will conclude with a ceremony held under the patronage of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.
Public and private institutions are welcome to participate in the activities of Kuwait is Proud by providing initiatives that serve the youth. A similar project for youth was held in 2012 and 2013 called 'Kuwait Listens', which achieved many goals for the youth that empowered them to participate in the development process. Kuwait is Proud aims to achieve many goals for the youth, including shedding light on success stories, highlighting the New Kuwait 2035 vision, introducing new youth personalities, awarding youth achievements and supporting them and launching the future plan for youth among others.
The activities of the program include: Filming a documentary and publishing a booklet of achievements, awarding active youth and their sponsors through radio, TV and social media, involving the youth in activities, highlighting success stories through videos and ads on social media and announcing future opportunities for youth at participating institutions on the Kafo webpage. Registrations can be submitted through the website www.tinyurl.com/kuwaitisproud
Dr Yousef Al-Ibrahim, Consultant at the Amiri Diwan, said participation in Kuwait is Proud is open to youth of both genders and all nationalities aged 12 to 35. "This project was launched on the instructions of His Highness the Amir and it is the continuation of the previous project Kuwait Listens that was launched six years ago," he noted.
At the end of Kuwait Listens, participating youth submitted recommendations in 10 fields spanning health, economy, environment, administration and others. "These recommendations were presented to His Highness the Amir, who gave orders to the government to follow up the execution of these recommendations. During the past six years, many of these were achieved including forming a ministry for youth, forming the small and medium enterprises fund and many other projects and laws. This year as well, creative youth will be awarded and their recommendations will be taken into consideration," added Ibrahim.
Kuwait is facing development challenges. "We realize the responsibility of public institutions and the private sector, so the ministry of youth affairs in cooperation with various sectors has prepared a governmental work plan addressing youth and a national policy for youth affairs. It's the first of its kind in the region and ensures a decent life for the youth," said Mohammad Al-Jabri, Minister of Information and State Minister for Youth Affairs.
By Nawara Fattahova