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Posted By:  senahussain
Posted On:  Oct 14, 2010

  2010 World Youth Congress
With over 1200 attendees and a comprehensive youth action plan to boot, the July-August 2010 World Youth Congress (WYC) on Youth Development in Istanbul, Turkey, was an excellent prelude to the World Youth Conference in Mexico. The WYC in Turkey carried the tradition of past congresses by...... [view]
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  CRITICAL REVIEW of the AUGUST 2010 WYCS
Submitted By:   senahussain
Author Name:  David Woollcombe, President, Peace Child International
Published:  2010-08-31 		  Description:   The WY Congress in Istanbul was considerably more complicated than the WY Conference in Leon. It was bigger and longer - 1,000 intl. youth delegates to Mexico’s 208; 40+ VIPs, 200+ Volunteers; 240 Workshops; 12 Round Tables; 15 Cultural Performances; 45 Local Action Projects spread out across a 14 day Congress. It was further complicated by the fact that the new Minister of Education – whose predecessor had signed the MoU to manage it – was never fully behind it. In fact, on 9th June – 10 days AFTER the deadline by which all International Delegates had confirmed their flights, visas etc. she cancelled it. Mercifully, the Minister of Youth picked up the ball – and, with enormous skill and courage, found the finance to support it. Also – many local authorities rallied round and supported the local action projects. Turkey’s reputation for hospitality and for pulling rabbits out of hats at the last minute was wonderfully affirmed!
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