Youth Visioning Progress Report
(January-June '06)
18 July 2006

A year and a half into the project implementation phase the number of projects completed, underway and in development is satisfactory and, thanks to the support of our partners, there are available resources to support a number of new projects in the coming months. As indicated previously with regards to the table of funds spent and committed to date, additional funding from UNAIDS has been received. A funding commitment of approximately US $10,000 has been made by the UNESCO Section for Youth, which has been a partner in this initiative since the beginning. The additional funding that has been secured is indicative of the confidence of partner organizations in the Youth Visioning process.

While linkages have been formed with a number of youth, particularly in the Pacific, who were not previously involved in Youth Visioning or whose countries were not represented in Mauritius, in the future it is planned to devote specific efforts towards those countries that were present in Mauritius but from which project proposals have not yet been received.

The project implementation phase of Youth Visioning continues to be a learning experience for both the Committee and the young people involved as project leaders. Recognition of the initial success of Phase 3 can be seen in the additional financial support received from other partners and, most importantly, in the growing number of youth-led projects underway around the world.

The support of the Lighthouse Foundation has and continues to be crucial to the success of Youth Visioning.

‘We thank you for your commitment to this initiative and look forward to keeping you informed of the ongoing project implementation phase’.

-- The Youth Visioning Committee.

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