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Minister of Culture, Sports and Youth, Stephen Lashley (left) as he giving details about National Youth week, as a CARICOM Youth Council representative and CYEN representative listen on.
This year, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Youth will be hosting and facilitating a number of activities to commemorate National Youth Week 2017, which is set to run from tomorrow until Saturday September 30.
This was revealed by the Minister of Youth, Stephen Lashley, during a press conference at the Ministry’s headquarters yesterday evening.
“The National Youth Week was introduced by the Division of Youth Affairs to sensitise the public to issues confronting young people, highlight the positive
contributions of youth to national development, and mainstream youth participation in the policies and programmes that affect them. The week also celebrates the work of the staff in the Division of Youth Affairs and other stakeholders in furthering the youth development agenda,” he said.
He highlighted that this year’s theme – “Forging Sustainable Futures through Youth Participation” – brings to the fore the critical role that Barbadian youth must play if the national development goals are to be achieved.
“We recognise that in order to ensure that, as stated in the 1987 World Commission on Environment and Development report, the needs of the present are met without compromising the abilityof future generations to meet their own needs, the youth must be engaged in every part of building that sustainable legacy,” he said.
Lashley revealed that the week will begin with a church service and youth parade on Sunday at Carrington’s Weslyann Holiness Church at 10 am; Tuesday will be National Youth Volunteer Day within the schools and communitie.
On Wednesday September 27, he indicated that from 9 a.m to 3 p.m there will be a National Youth Consultation at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre. He noted that Thursday September 28th will be particularly exciting as the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Youth plans to host a Ministry Open Day from 9:30 am to 4pm.
On Friday will be the Barbados National Youth Parliament Debate at the Parliament Buildings from 9 am to 2pm, and the Barbados Workers Union Career Showcase at Solidarity House from 9am to 4pm.
He revealed that they will end the week with a Battle of the Sexes Netball match at Eden Lodge, in St. Michael at 5pm; and a Richard Herbert Memorial T20 Cricket Match at the same venue, starting at 7pm.
Lashley expressed that throughout the week, sustainable development through youth participation will echo through all activities.
