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DIMAPUR, MARCH 9
HAVING reached to more than 1000 youth through seminar, workshop, one to one and social networking sites the Team of Youngs’ Club along with Youth for Chance, a voluntary youth group under Youngs Club and Peace Channel reached out to youth leaders from Dimapur Colonies for the workshop ‘the Youth Space – My Space, My unManifesto Campaign’ – a campaign led by the youth of the country to create a one of its kind, crowd sourced and youth powered manifesto on March 5.The unManifesto campaign creates spaces for young people to raise their voice, their rights, their decision to bring changes in the society through collecting a promises/manifesto which later will handed over to different political parties.
The primary supporter and partner of the My Space, My unManifesto campaign is UNFPA and initiated by community- the Youth Collective (CYC) Delhi, Youth ki Awaaz, Pravah, Bosco institute and along with over 40 Civil Society Organization have come together to run the manifesto across the Nation for Which Youngs’ Club is taking a initiative in Nagaland along with Local Support from Youthnet, Naga Blog and Peace Channel.
Through this process the campaign brings out the voice of the youth from diverse and marginalized sections of population and creates learning and leadership around the democratic and political process.
March 5 campaign was held at Rotary Club Hall with youth leaders from Midland, Forest, PWD and Supply colonies. Levi V Sumi from Peace Channel, Jenpu Rongmei and Chumben Merry from Youngs Club spoke on workshop, the workshop was also done through group activity and group presentation on the Role of Politician and Role of Youth to bring a positive changes in society.
According to a press release, the ‘big event’ will be held in the middle of week of March with 1000 youth and political leaders would be invited. The collected promises/manifesto of the youth will be presented to the political leaders. The Big Event will also be witnessed by UNFPA representative, CYC and national media will also cover the event.
