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Apr 18, 2012 Letters
Dear Editor,
Stabroek News’ article: “Absence of local, youth participants raises eyebrows at Tourism Conference” by Marcelle Thomas serves to underscore the sometimes deliberate isolation/omission of our youths from the Region’s developmental process by planners.
More often than not these planners’ agendas are conditioned by available resources, or lack thereof, or whose vision regarding succession planning and future leadership synchronizes with the idea that certain initiatives, national/regional in nature, are the restricted domain of “the regular bunch”.
I wish to urge that youth development be seen as a non-optional investment by regional governments and deputed agencies responsible for promoting certain programmes.
“Local economic constraints” will always exist, but the achievement and perpetuation of local and regional long-term programmes necessarily depends on our youths, and it should never be too early or too expensive to provide them with the exposure and training if they are to indeed be our future leaders.
Of course, some will fall through the cracks. But that is today’s reality, as it had been yesterday’s and will be tomorrow’s.
Youth involvement and development need to be seen as an investment, not a cost. And investments imply risks. Consciously and carefully handled, the risks can be minimized.
T. Jadunauth
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