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National
Pride and Unity, Federated States of Micronesia
Who's
involved:
Project leader: Osaia Santos
Main partner: FSM
National Youth Coordinator, Government Department
of Health, Education and Social Affairs
Other organisations:
- FSM Youth Council Incorporated
- Yap Youth Congress
- Chuuk Youth Council
- Pohnpei Youth Council
- Kosrae Youth Council
- HIV/AIDS and TB Global Funds
- Substance Abuse & Mental Health (SAMH) Mother
Child Health (MCH)
- Faith based Organizations (FBO)
- Micronesian Seminar and the FSM National Nutritionist
Timeframe:
March - September 2006
Theme:
Life and love in islands
Background:
The FSM Youth
Summit has become an annual event where youth
organizations in the FSM work together to resolve
current issues affecting youth in the region.
The implementation of this project aims to achieve
one of these goals:
National
Youth Policy Objective 6.7: "Youth With National
Pride"
To nurture
national pride and maintain a spirit of cooperation
and partnership among the young people of the
Federated States of Micronesia.
Objectives:
- To promote and encourage greater cooperation
to build strong relationship among youth and organizations
leading to a strong sense of pride and national
identity for those who have gathered. By working
together to resolve current issues affecting youth
in the islands and the region as well.
Activities:
- Youth in each state of the FSM would compete
to design the best promotion materials or posters
for use on the roadsides or where sports are being
held. The winner in each state will be given $100
as prize money.
- The winner's
design will be use in the state as a promotional
board, banners and posters in the islands for
the purpose of strengthening national pride and
unity among youth during the upcoming summit.
The designs
can focus on gender-inclusiveness and can be related
to health issues including HIV/AIDS, TB in the
FSM, suicide preventions, early and/or unwanted
pregnancy preventive measures, training in the
community with enrichment programs and partnerships
among adult-youth, parent-child sharing etc...
Progress
Reports:
15 June 2006
A provisional agenda has been established for
the theme: "Youth
Empowerment for Sustainable Future" (19-24
June 2006) [pdf. 174Kb]
Downloads:
Project
Proposal
For more information:
Contact Osaia Santos:
osaias@mail.fm
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