Young people are the ones who will determine the future of Kosovo, making radical changes in society.
This was said at the conference entitled “Youth Ahead – Celebrating the Empowerment of Young People”, on the fifth anniversary of USAID’s “Up to Youth” project in Kosovo.
The director of the USAID mission, Ajlin Devit, said that the future of Kosovo is in good hands, referring to the engagement of young people through training and initiatives organized by USAID programs.
She said that young people have been equipped with the skills that will identify the challenges in society, and they will be the architects of positive changes.
Devit addressed the youth saying that they are responsible for raising active new generations.
Executive Director at Global Communities, Carrie Hessler Radalet said that “UP To Youth” envisions a world where young people can proactively serve for transformative change within their community.
Radalet emphasized that the idea was that by providing the necessary tools, support and cultivating cooperation, the youth can be transformed by shaping society with their great work and the vision they have.
She emphasized that today they are there to celebrate the extraordinary facts of motivated young people, while adding that the investment in young people should continue.
The head of USAID’s “Up To Youth” program, Sadete Kastrati, presented the results of the five-year work of this project, for which she said that over a thousand trainings were held with young people for soft skills, which include leadership, decision-making, tolerance, and others.
She said that these trainings were held in order to equip young people with the necessary skills to make positive changes in the community.
Kastrati emphasized that more than 100 campaigns have been organized to advocate on various issues.
Among other things, in this organization it was said that about 95 business plans were drawn up by young people during these five years within the “Up To Youth” program. /Z. Zeneli/
