SUVA, December 13-The world realizes that despite variants and outbreaks, all must have a more responsive and responsible outlook.
“Our high vaccination rates, and this will be helped considerably by the continued adherence to COVID safe health measures in place, will continue to allow us to return to new normal setting within the pandemic,” said the Minister for Youth and Sports Hon.Parveen Kumar Bala while officiating at the opening of the Capacity Building Workshop for the Assistant Youth Officers (AYO).
With the four-day workshop, the AYO’s will be empowered and their knowledge strengthened on the contemporary measures, processes and resources that organizations and communities need to survive and adapt during this pandemic period.
It will provide an opportunity to the AYO’s to be well informed on the various initiatives the Government has in place in terms of Youth Development during COVID19.
The program will bring together key Government Ministries and Departments to work in a coordinated way towards achieving the strategic goals for Fiji’s youth sector.
Hon.Minister Bala thanked the youth workers for their continued work during the pandemic, saying that this has been evident in the Ministry’s outreach programs to youth clubs and groups across Fiji.
“We have prioritised programs within a COVID safe program that focused on foundational aspects of development and training. This has included work to build on food security as well as resilience and awareness on climate change. The program has also been a useful learning tool for our youth officers to work on the ground on these programs, and better target our programs for maximum local as well as national impact. The focus of MYS is always on maximum impact of its programs.”
The workshop was funded by UNICEF and UNFPA with the theme: “Rising beyond COVID19- Contemporary Measures to Success”.
Also present was the UNFPA Representative Dr. Adriu Naduva.
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