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In many parts of Southern Africa, youth unemployment and lack of support structures make young people vulnerable to violence, both as victims and perpetrators. James Banda, a 27-year-old unemployed youth from Lusaka, exemplifies this issue. He occasionally works as a bus conductor but is more frequently hired by political parties
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The National Art Gallery, Singapore and the Ministry of Education (MOE) have partnered to co-organise the 2010 Singapore Youth Festival (SYF) Art and Craft exhibition. This inaugural collaboration features 52 specially selected artworks by 73 students from 48 schools across the island. The exhibition, held at the Singapore Art Museum,
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The Hong Kong Government is delighted to support the Asian Youth Orchestra's 20th anniversary celebration, marked by a month-long festival that will promote orchestral music to the local community. The festival, known as "Hong Kong Music Summer," will feature concerts, master classes, instrument workshops, and seminars.
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In a small patch of scrubland on the outskirts of Rabat, Morocco's capital, a street theater school has been set up by Mohammad al-Assouni to teach young boys and girls somersaults, dancing, tightrope-walking, and other skills. However, the school's proximity to radical Islamists living nearby has
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This summer, children and teenagers aged 6-19 have the opportunity to participate in Bard to Broadway's Performing Arts Education Series. The series offers two events: JuMP (Junior Music and Performance) for ages 6-13 and TMT (Teen Musical Theatre) for ages 13-19. Both programs are designed to provide comprehensive
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The European Parliament has called for the establishment of a European Youth Guarantee, a program aimed at ensuring young people who are unemployed do not remain jobless for more than four months. This proposal comes as the economic crisis continues to drive up youth unemployment rates across the EU. According
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The youth of Nigeria are left to trudge through the city streets in search of employment, but their efforts are often met with frustration as jobs seem scarce. According to research, unemployment has been a persistent problem in the country, with the majority of young people unable to find work
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The evening celebration marked a significant milestone for eleven young people from Strathfoyle, who successfully completed the SYCH project. With funding from the Big Deal Lottery Fund, they embarked on various projects, including the Entrepreneurial project, which saw them open and run a business called the Smoothie Heroes within the
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Two Chicago teens, Marcella Liggins and Christopher Turnbo, have been selected to receive free hearing aids from Sonic Innovations, Inc. (Sonic) in recognition of their innovative work in the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) program. The donation will take place on June 30 at 10 a.m. at Audiologic Services
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Youth from across Indiana, aged 12-17, combined their creativity with public health awareness to create video public service announcements (PSAs) about the dangers of prescription drug abuse. The second annual KeepRxSafe.com PSA Contest drew over 70 submissions, with Evan Trout, from Fishers, Ind., winning the contest with his 30-second
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Despite steady declines in teen drug use over the past five years, the Internet remains a concern as it provides young people with easy access to information on how to obtain and use drugs. A recent pamphlet by the Partnership for a Drug-Free America alerts parents to Web sites aimed
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As of April 2010, the average unemployment rate for teens in Washington was a staggering 32.7 percent, the seventh highest in the country, according to a new analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics data by the Employment Policies Institute. The economists point to the devastating consequences of the worst
