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What is Youth?

Posted by juliecaldwell on November 19, 2009 at 3:12 AM

I have heard that 13 - 33 year olds make up the definition of youth.  Which is fantastic, because a little more than 1/3 of the world's population is between 13 and 33.  Connect this age group with those over 50 and you have over half the world's population.  An important bit of trivia when you think about network as movement. 


However, when I think about the world's youth, I remember this wonderful quote by the famous artist Pablo Picasso: 


  "Youth has no age" ~ Pablo Picasso


Now that this issue is behind us, I say, "onward" and "upward" to the network as movement.

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Reply Paul Lengar
07:19 PM on March 12, 2011 
According the national youth police in Sierra Leone, Youth are define as young people between 15 to 35. It state that....
Every young person shall have responsibilities towards his family and society, the
State, and the international community. Youth shall have the duty to:
Become the custodians of their own development;
Protect and work for family life and cohesion;
Have full respect for parents and elders and assist them anytime in
cases of need in the context of positive African values;
Partake fully in citizenship duties including voting, decision making and
governance;
Engage in peer-to-peer education to promote youth development in
areas such as literacy, use of information and communication
technology, HIV/AIDS prevention, violence prevention and peace
building;
Contribute to the promotion of the economic development of States
Parties and Africa by placing their physical and intellectual abilities at its
service;
Espouse an honest work ethic and reject and expose corruption;
Work towards a society free from substance abuse, violence, coercion,
crime, degradation, exploitation and intimidation;
Promote tolerance, understanding, dialogue, consultation and respect
for others regardless of age, race, ethnicity, colour, gender, ability,
religion, status or political affiliation;
Defend democracy, the rule of law and all human rights and
fundamental freedoms;
Encourage a culture of voluntarism and human rights protection as well
as participation in civil society activities;
Promote patriotism towards and unity and cohesion of Africa;
Promote, preserve and respect African traditions and cultural heritage
and pass on this legacy to future generations;
Become the vanguard of re-presenting cultural heritage in languages
and in forms to which youth are able to relate;
Protect the environment and conserve nature.
Reply Paul Lengar
07:24 PM on March 12, 2011 
Sorry, the first line should be According to the national youth Policy in Sierra Leone.
Reply Paul Lengar
08:10 AM on March 13, 2011 
Youth must understand that, they too can make a great change in nation Building.
Reply Paul Lengar
02:40 PM on March 13, 2011 
Universal Peace Wheel is a very brilliant initiative. We need to promote the voice of YOUTH, Empower them and encourage them to participate in positive youth discussion and decision making processes.
Reply julie caldwell
06:11 PM on March 30, 2011 
Paul Lengar says...
Universal Peace Wheel is a very brilliant initiative. We need to promote the voice of YOUTH, Empower them and encourage them to participate in positive youth discussion and decision making processes.


Thank you Paul. I like the definition for the youth of your country. It opens my heart, and brings hope into my day just knowing this passion is birthing in our world at this time.