Kuwait’s youth authority approves executive plan

Focus on students studying abroad

KUWAIT CITY, Sept 28, (KUNA): Minister of Information and Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Chairman of the Public Authority for Youth (PAY) Sheikh Salman Sabah Al-Salem Al-Humoud Al-Sabah declared on Wednesday that the board adopted PAY’s executive strategy, launched in August and blessed by His Highness the Amir.

The board also adopted the proposed budget for the forthcoming fiscal year (2017-2018), said Sheikh Salman who chaired the board’s seventh session. The draft budget, once it has been endorsed by the relevant supervisory and executive authorities, will signal start of major tasks’ execution by PAY.

He called on PAY’s officials to adopt a more creative approach with respect of youth activities by, such as, engaging the civil society and the private sector in the authority’s programs.

PAY is working rapidly in line with the higher leadership guidelines aimed at boosting the youth capacities for innovation and excellence in various sectors, he added.

For his part, PAY’s General Director Abdulrahman Al-Mutairi expressed gratitude to Sheikh Salman for his unlimited support for launching the strategy and adopting the executive scheme.

Hamed Al-Aazmi, a board member, said the young citizens account to 72 percent of the Kuwaiti population; a fact that magnifies the need to “invest in this segment, meet their aspirations and guide them for the country’s development.” Part of the attention will be devoted to the large number of Kuwaiti students studying abroad, he indicated.