MARAWI
CITY, Lanao del Sur, June 4 (PIA) --- More than a thousand youth
leaders in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) are expected
to join in a region-wide caravan this month meant to promote youth
empowerment and advance their involvement on various social issues.
The
youth caravan, which carries the theme "Kabataan, Now Na," is organized
by the Health Organization of Mindanao (HOM) in partnership with the
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). The ARMM government is
supporting the activity through its different regional line agencies.
According
to HOM, the caravan “aims to reach 10,000 adolescent and youth (both
in-school and out-of-school) through fun and creative exercise” that
will help participants “have a common understating on social issues,
create a common voice in co-owning their role today, and contribute to a
bigger vision of creating a better society for all.”
The
youth caravan is scheduled on June 10 in Lamitan, Basilan; June 12 in
Jolo, Sulu, June 14 in Bonggao, Tawi-Tawi; June 16 in Marawi City; and
June 18 in Buluan, Maguindanao.
It will feature various
interactive and educational booths. Participating government agencies
will impart respective advocacies centered on youth development through
interactive discussions, distribution of information and education
campaign (IEC) materials and scholarship grants.
The caravan will also mark the culmination of the first phase of the Creating Connection Project supported by UNICEF.
HOM
Executive Director Selahuddin Yu Hashim said the caravan will encourage
youths to develop a positive change in their outlook and empower them
with sound and life-changing principles.
"It is imperative
that our youth be equipped with essential, timely and accurate
information about their role as responsible citizen of the country or
simply as valuable peace builder, leader, and humanitarian, actor in
their own ways,” he said. (Bureau of Public Information-ARMM/APB/PIA-10)
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