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With this edition of YIF’s newsletter, read on for updates about:
1. Our mental health matters! Let’s talk on this World Mental Health day!
2. Youth around the world won’t sit and watch anymore, they’re getting up and saving the world themselves.
3. We have this documentary recommendation for you that you might like!
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Come join the movement of, for, and by the youth of India. As your one stop- shop for all youth news, we don't spam - that's a promise!
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A demographic dividend raises the question of whether India is giving enough thought its youth’s mental health
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In a nation as densely populated as India, with over 1.4 billion inhabitants, the adolescent demographic aged 10-19, numbering 253 million, is commonly referred to as the 'demographic dividend.' These young minds are pivotal in driving economic prosperity and development. It is essential to recognize that this potential is inherently tied to their physical and mental well-being! Acknowledging and tending to the mental health of youth is both a societal responsibility and a policy concern, not just therapy-speak on Instagram!
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Upcoming Events (Don’t Miss These!)
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Apply to the She’s the First Girls Advisory Council
The Girls Advisory Council incorporates girls’ voices into our programming strategy and communications decisions. Council members work with staff, the board, and students to ensure that our programming and storytelling reflect the strengths, needs, and realities of girls everywhere. Applicants must Identify as a girl, including those gender-nonconforming, genderfluid, and transfeminine experiences, aged 14-22. Apply by October 28th, 2023.
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Join the World Water Week Young Scientific Programme Committee
SIWI is seeking committed young professionals to provide support to World Water Week’s Scientific Programme Committee. Joining the Young Scientific Programme Committee (YSPC) is an opportunity for young professionals to expand their network and gain valuable experience. Selected each year, the group is composed of young professionals aged 35 and under. The theme of World Water Week 2024 is “Bridging Borders: Water for a peaceful and sustainable future”. Apply by 16 November 2023.
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YIF Rewind
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We talked to the students about our #GetInked campaign and spread awareness about voting and did voter registrations to encourage youth participation. Students and attendees were also keen on discussing our #Why25 campaign, to reduce the age of candidacy to contest elections in the Parliament from 25 to 21 years.
Multiple perspectives, opinions and discussions were welcomed and fulfilled our aim of starting the conversation around civic engagement and what role we can play as young individuals!
Catch us SRCC on 12th and 13th October and IIT Roorkee 13th to 15th October! Come say hi! 🙋🏽♀️
Contact us below to call us to your campus!
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News Wrap
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Youth-led campaign in Somalia tackles plastic pollution on beaches, boosts marine ecosystems
In order to revitalise marine ecosystems that provide a means of subsistence, Somali youth have started a campaign against the dumping of plastic waste on the beaches of the nation's capital, Mogadishu. Two years ago, six people first volunteered, but now the campaign has thousands of college students and members of community-based organisations.
Read here
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EU launches the Youth Empowerment Fund
The EU Youth Empowerment Fund is a €10 million pilot programme that will give and enable access to crucial resources so that young people can contribute to the sustainable development of their local communities and societies in EU partner nations throughout the world and help achieve Agenda 2030's goals.
Read here
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Youth-Led Initiative Rebuilds in Libya After Devastating Floods
Unified under the slogan "Derna Campaign with the Endeavour of Its Youth," a number of young locals have formed an alliance to recover their neighbourhood and lend a helping hand to those in need. The calamity, as per the IOM has resulted in the loss of live and the displacement of thousands of locals.
Read here
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Cabinet approves the creation of the youth-focused autonomous "Mera Yuva Bharat"
Mera Yuva Bharat (MY Bharat) would act as an enabling mechanism powered by technology for youth development and young-led development. It aims to give youngs people access to the opportunities and create "Viksit Bharat" in all facets of the government.
Read here
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Young Leaders Spotlight
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Ahmad Nisar is the founder of "Changemaker," a grassroots youth-led organisation that pushes the conversation on mental health and connects it to other SDGs. Since 2018, he has actively pushed for changing policies and having an impact as a volunteer teacher, global youth reporter for the Team Harmony Foundation (covering topics like civil rights), fellow for Orygen Global (advocating for mental health), external reviewer for Grand Challenges Canada, and the World Economic Forum.
Follow his journey here.
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YIF Recommends
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The brief documentary "In the shade of fallen Chinar" provides a glimpse into the world of a group of young Kashmiri artists who are also university students. It discusses the elements that influence their artistic expression and how they express themselves. A 16-minute short film demonstrates the perseverance of various gifted young people as they produce stirring murals, music, and photography.
Watch it on Youtube.
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