Kuwaiti Youth Day to launch next week
Under the patronage of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the Public Authority for Youth (PAY) announced the launch of Kuwaiti Youth Day activities on March 13. The opening night will be held at the Sheikh Jaber Cultural Centre’s Drama Theater at 7:30 pm.
During a press conference held yesterday at Sheikh Jaber Cultural Centre, Director General of PAY Abdulrahman Al-Mutairi said there have been a lot of developments during the last five years towards the youth since the launch of the national project ‘Kuwait Hears’ that was delivered from the youth to His Highness the Amir in 2012 and the establishment of the youth affairs office in Jan 2013.
He noted that the allocation of March 13 every year to celebrate Kuwaiti Youth Day comes as another sign to highlight the importance of youth in social and economic development, and the provision of opportunities for youth, where the Kuwaiti youth represent more than two-thirds of the local population. “This change contributes to the involvement of the youth in the development process based on the philosophy of work and productivity and changes the concept of young people towards themselves and their energies to make them stronger towards leadership,” he said.
Mutairi noted that the authority’s vision of development is producing creative youth who are partners in the leadership of Kuwait. It sees young Kuwaitis as leaders of the future. “PAY determined during the foundation stage to support and invest in the energies of young people and to involve them in the implementation of its strategic plan for the years 2016/2017-2020/2021. It held seminars in six governorates in which interviews were conducted with approximately 1,454 young men and women in 55 discussion sessions, as well as 194 programs, activities, and events provided by the authority for young people, which has benefited more than 500 Kuwaitis,” he said.
He pointed out that Kuwait’s quantum leap from the 110th spot to the 56th in the Commonwealth’s Global Youth Development Index (YDI), describing this as a remarkable accomplishment. “Choosing Kuwait as ‘Capital of Arab Youth 2017’ came because of Kuwait’s effort in investing in youth,” Mutairi added.
Najat Al-Sayegh, spokeswoman of PAY, said: “Public Authority for Youth aspires to build a new generation of talented Kuwaiti youth in art so that they can become ambassadors of Kuwait in international forums.” Regarding Kuwaiti Youth Day, she added that these programs are a kind of support and encouragement for young Kuwaiti that was adopted by the Public Authority for Youth through the creation of spaces to highlight their talents.
“There will be musical, poetic and singing shows, in addition to plays, which will include a group of young stars such as Faisal Shah, Majid Al-Khalidi, Abdulrahman Al-Mahmeed and Salah Al-Erjani. We believe in the existence of the talents of youth that must be supported and secured through the creation of opportunities for them, the implementation of the action plan, developing their abilities to meet their aspirations and create enough space to review their skills,” Sayegh added.