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Oct 31, 2014 News
The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) Secretariat and the CPA North West Province will be collaborating to host the sixth Commonwealth Youth Parliament (CYP) in Mmabatho, South Africa, early next month.
The CYP is an annual event held in a different Commonwealth country each year, with approximately 90 young people from various Commonwealth nations participating.
The CYP is also attended by a number of Members of Parliament, under the age of 35, from across the Commonwealth.
Selected as representatives for Guyana this year, are Brian Andre Smith and Dana King-Waithe, who were congratulated and expertly advised by the House Speaker, Raphael Trotman, the two chief whips, Gail Teixeira and Amna Ally, and the Alliance For Change’s Cathy Hughes yesterday.
Smith expressed hope that the experience would help him to better understand the parliamentary process and interact with young people from across the Commonwealth to gather knowledge and information that will assist the National Assembly in creating its own Youth Parliament.
King-Waithe disclosed that she is expected to participate in debates on issues relating to democracy, youth development and unemployment at the CYP. She noted her eagerness to learn from youths in other Commonwealth countries.
The overall goal of the Youth Parliament is to strengthen the democratic process in the Commonwealth by deepening the understanding of parliamentary democracy among the participants and providing a forum for them to express their ideas, concerns and expectations.
The Youth Parliament will mirror proceedings in parliament with debates, question time and committee work. All participants will be expected to play an active part and must be confident in public speaking.
The purpose of the CYP is to provide an experience of the parliamentary process and to demonstrate how Parliaments are able to make legislation; to debate matters of national and international concern; to discuss legislation in committee; and to hold the Executive to account through parliamentary questions and in parliamentary committees.
Participants will have the chance to experience life in the parliamentary spotlight and at the same time show how the next generation might approach parliamentary politics.
Formal parliamentary practice adapted from several Commonwealth countries will be followed and the proceedings will take place under the watchful eyes of experienced parliamentary officials. In addition, the young Members of Parliament present will act as mentors for the young people participating in the CYP.
The event will commence on Sunday, November 2, and will end on Friday, November 7.
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