The SADC Youth Forum Protocol Validation Meeting, held from the 3rd to the 5th of July 2024 in Luanda, Angola, brought together youth representatives and officials from the Youth Department and National Youth Councils of the 16 SADC member states to validate and adopt the SADC National Youth Forum Protocol.

Seychelles was represented by Ms. Nylah Lespoir, a youth representative, and Ms. Merna Albert, a senior official from the Youth Department. During the three-day meeting, member states representatives successfully validated and adopted the protocol, aiming to enhance youth participation and align national and regional youth policies, thereby empowering young people and fostering regional cooperation.

YSD promoting a sense of team spirit and a sense of belonging and creating a professional image.

Lansman versyon Kreol Polisi Nasyonal pour Lazenes ti ganny fer Sanmdi le 23 Oktob dan lasal konferans kot Konsey Nasyonal pour Lazenes.

Apre lansman katriyenm edisyon Polisi Nasyonal pour Lazenes an versyon angle le  11 Avril 2019, Departman Lazenes ek Sport ti vwar nesesite pour osi annan en versyon an Kreol pour kat rezon prensipal-

1. Kreol i nou lalang maternel;
2. Kreol i enn parmi nou trwa lalang ofisyel;
3. Akse avek lenformasyon dan en fason kler e konpreansib, i drwa nou bann zenn; e
4. Pour annan en polisi enkliziv nou bezwen asire ki popilasyon zenn osi byen ki bann travayer lazenes ki pli alez avek lektir an kreol, i kapab pli byen konpran konteni sa dokiman.

Realizasyon sa travay ti form par en travay kolaboratif ant Lenstiti Kreol ek Departman Lazenes ek Sport kin dire pandan anviron 1 an edmi.

Parey tin ganny prevwar depi lo komansman sa travay, sa versyon kreol Polisi Nasyonal pour Lazenes in ganny lanse pandan Lasemenn Kreol 2021 dan en pti seremoni kin dire pour anviron 30 minit. Dan sa seremoni Polisi ti ganny prezante avek bann partener kle e answit i ti ganny lanse lo sit web Departman Lazenes ek Sport.

Sa lakonplisman i met sa dokiman a la porte nou popilasyon zenn, bann travayer, groupman ek lorganizasyon ki travay avek zenn osi byen ki piblik an zeneral.

Merna Albert

Zofisye Prensipal Planifikasyon

Departman Lazenes ek Sport

• First Age Group (14– 17 Years Old)

• Second Age Group (18–24 Years Old)

• Third Age Group (25 –35 Years Old)

Categories

• Science
• Art
• Architecture
• Photography

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The Ministry of Family, Youth and Sports is organizing a press conference to discuss the MIND OVER MATTER CHALLENGE hosted by Miss Felicity Passon

Date: Friday 09^th April 2021

Time: 09.00am

Panellists:

Miss Felicity Passon

Mr. Neil Puresh (Passon’s father)

National Sports Council CEO Jean Larue

Quality of Life Division DG Beryl Naiken

Aside to the details of the actual event and donation drive, Mrs. Naiken overseeing the Quality of Life Division (recipient of the activity) will go over the mental health project which entails to extend the psychosocial support  by establishing a Telephone & E-Counselling Service.

The UN Women, the European Commission, Belgium, France, Mexico and the association Cartooning for Peace, launched  a Global Comic and Cartoon Competition named “Generation Equality – Picture It!” to celebrate the 25^th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action.

The Competition calls youth, aged 18 to 28, from all over the world, to picture their vision for gender equality in fields ranging from sharing of unpaid care and domestic work to fighting for an end to sexual harassment and all forms of violence against women and girls.

The awarded cartoons will be exhibited as well as featured on the online platform of Cartooning for Peace and the prizes will be:

First Prize: EUR 1200

Second Prize: EUR 750

Third Prize: EUR 500

The deadline to submit the cartoons is by 14 March 2021.

More information related to the competition can be found on https://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2021/1/announcement-comic-and-cartoon-competition