I support your call as i did notice that most of the young people are very clever in accessing information but find it very difficult to share the information gaine dto their fellow peers for them to be the best always.

To be a good example could you suggest what initiatives we could discuss.

As for me i love talking about voluneerism especially among the young people. In your own words and experience could you tell me what volunteering meens and what it entails?

Appel faisant écho d'OSPP
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Je soutiens votre appel comme j'ai noté que la majeure partie des jeunes soit très intelligente dans l'information de accès mais l'ai trouvé très difficile de partager le dto de gaine de l'information leurs pairs de camarade pour qu'ils soient les meilleurs toujours.

Être un bon exemple pourrait vous suggérer quelles initiatives nous pourrions discuter.

Quant à moi voluneerism parlant d'amour d'I particulièrement parmi les jeunes. Dans vos propres mots et expérience pourriez-vous me dire ce que qui offre des meens et ce qu'il nécessite ?

Llamada de OSPP que repite
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Apoyo su llamada como noté que la mayor parte de la gente joven es muy lista en la información que tiene acceso pero lo encontró muy difícil de compartir el dto del gaine de la información sus pares del compañero para que sean los mejores siempre.

Ser un buen ejemplo podría usted sugerir qué iniciativas podríamos discutir.

En cuanto a mí voluneerism que habla del amor de i especialmente entre la gente joven. ¿En sus propias palabras y experiencia podría usted decirme lo que que ofrece voluntariamente meens y qué exige?

Chiamata echeggiante di OSPP
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Sostengo la vostra chiamata come ho notato che la maggior parte dei giovani sono molto intelligenti nelle informazioni d'accesso ma lo hanno trovato molto difficile ripartire sempre il dto di gaine delle informazioni i loro pari del collega affinchè loro siano i i la cosa migliore.

Essere un buon esempio potrebbe voi suggerire che iniziative potremmo discutere.

Quanto a me voluneerism parlante di amore di i particolarmente fra i giovani. Nelle vostre proprie parole ed esperienza potreste dirmi che cosa che si offre volontariamente i meens e che cosa richiede?

Widerhallender OSPP Anruf
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Ich stütze Ihren Anruf, wie ich beachtete, daß die meisten jungen Leuten in zugänglich machenden Informationen aber fand es sehr schwierig, das Informationen gaine dto immer zu teilen ihre Mitsehr gescheit sind gleichen, damit sie die besten sind-.

Ein gutes Beispiel zu sein könnte Sie vorschlagen welche Initiativen wir besprechen könnten.

Was mich anbetrifft i Liebe sprechendes voluneerism besonders unter den jungen Leuten. In Ihren eigenen Wörtern und in Erfahrung konnten Sie mir, was meens freiwillig erbietend und was erklären es zur Folge hat?

Chamada ecoando de OSPP
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Eu suporto sua chamada como eu observei que a maioria dos povos novos são muito inteligentes na informação de acesso mas o encontrei muito difícil de compartilhar sempre do dto do gaine da informação seus pares do companheiro para que sejam os mais melhores.

Ser um exemplo bom poderia você sugerir que iniciativas nós poderíamos discutir.

Como para mim amor de i que fala sobre o voluneerism especialmente entre os povos novos. Em suas próprias palavras e experiência poderia você dizer-me o que que oferecem meens e o que envolve?

Eka OSPP-appell
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Jag stöttar din appell, som jag märkte, att mest av ungdomaren är mycket klyftiga, i att ta fram information men fann den som mycket är svår att dela informationsgainedtoen deras kamratjämliken för att dem ska vara de bäst alltid.

Att vara ett bra exempel kunde dig föreslå vilka insatser vi kunde diskutera.

Som för mig älskar jag samtal om voluneerism speciellt bland ungdomaren. I ditt eget uttrycker och erfar kunde dig berätta mig vad som ställa upp som frivillig meens och vad den medför?

Втора звонок OSPP
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Я поддерживаю ваш звонок по мере того как я заметил что большой часть из молодых людей очень ухищренн в достигая информации но считала его очень трудно делить dto gaine информации их пэры собрата для их для того чтобы быть самыми лучшими всегда.

Для того чтобы быть хорошим примером смог вы предложить что инициативы мы смогли обсудить.

Как для меня voluneerism влюбленности I talk about специально среди молодых людей. В ваших собственных словах и опыте смогли вы сказать мне волонтира meens и они повлекут?

Het weergalmen vraag OSPP
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Ik steun uw vraag aangezien ik opmerkte dat de meeste jonge mensen zijn zeer knap in de toegang tot van informatie maar het zeer moeilijk vinden om dto van informatiegaine te delen hun kameraad voor hen om altijd het beste tuurt te zijn.

Om een goed te zijn kon het voorbeeld u voorstellen welke initiatieven konden bespreken wij.

Zoals voor me Iliefde spreekt over voluneerism vooral onder de jonge mensen. In kon uw eigen woorden en ervaring u vertellen me wat meens en wat die het met zich mee aanmelden brengt zich?

يدوّي [أسبّ] دعوة
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أنا أساند دعوتك بما أنّ أنا لاحظت أنّ أكثر من الالناس شابّة جدّا ذكيّة في ينفذ معلومة غير أنّ وجد هو جدّا يصعب أن يشارك المعلومة [غين] [دتو] هم رفيقة نظائر ل هم أن يكون الجيّدة دائما.

أن يكون مثال جيّدة استطاع أنت اقترحت ما مبادرات نحن استطاع تناقشت.

بما أنّ ل ي أنا حالة حبّ [تلك بووت] [فولونيريسم] خصوصا بين الالناس شابّة. في ك خاصّة كلمات وخبرة استطاع أنت قلتني ماذا [فولونتير] [مينس] وماذا هو يستلزم?

WE DO NOT WORSHIP RAILA BUT WE LIKE HIS RESUME!- Do I support Raila?-YES- Am I a Luo?-YES- Is Raila a visionary leader?-YES- Is Raila a god?-NO- Are there many supporting Raila just because he is a Luo?-YES- Are there many against Raila just because he is a Luo?-YES- Is Raila the answer to all the Kenyan Problems?-NO- Can Raila help lead Kenya towards justice and prosperity for all?-YES- Is Raila better than Kibaki?-YET TO BE DETERMINED (but, I believe so?)-

Is Raila better than Moi?-YES-anybody is better than Moi, even Kalembe Ndile is better than Moi!!!- Has Raila proven himself as a freedom fighter, astute politician,and a capable leader, qualified to lead Kenya?-ABSOLUTELY YES Although some of the questions and answers above may seem silly and pedestrian, they are meant to show that some of us are objective supporters of a Raila presidency!

We are not just some dogged loyalists driven by irrational euphoria galvanized in inveterate tribalism! NO! You must understand that some of us are the same patriotic Kenyans who survived Moi and feverishly supported Kibaki in the last elections. So, we are not just some ignorant worshipers kneeling relentlessly at the Raila shrine. We have valid reasons-motivated by patriotism, Kenyan pride and dear love for country.

Despite the overwhelming tribal influence, which stifles and precludes progressive national politics in Kenya, some of us appreciate Raila Odinga because we have the ability to separate the patriot from the politician-it is not that difficult! Firstly, most Kenyans know what the man has been through. Raila has been fighting for better governance, political suffrage, and justice for all Kenyans before it was fashionable to do so!

The man lost many years in detention while the rest of us sat by and allowed Moi and his cronies to cast him as a radical determined to ruin Kenya. As Raila languished in jail, most ofus, including some of the current politicians, continued to support Moi who did everything in his power to tribalize, impoverish, plunder,and corrupt our dear country. Secondly, Kibaki would never have been president if it wasn't for Raila!

It was Raila who destroyed Moi's dreams of a Uhuru Kenyatta presidency in the last elections. Whereas the other politicians remained in total disarray as Moi impetuously imposed Uhuru on the people, Raila took charge. Raila formed a rebellious coalition within KANU and delivered a severe blow to Moi. Moreover, he handed the Kenyan presidency to Kibaki on a silver platter. He crisscrossed the country popularizing and campaigning for Kibaki. Even in Central Province, Kikuyu men and women were singing Raila praises to the effect of *"Raila ni Jamba!"-*Raila is a warrior!

Let's not forget that Luos, Kambas, Kalenjins, Luhyas, and many others voted for Kibaki because of Raila. It was their belief in Raila-the man, the patriot,the freedom fighter, the visionary, which gave value to a Kibaki presidency. Thirdly, there is no doubt that the present Kenyan constitution is lacking! It is foolish to assume that any country can deliver to the citizenry when the supreme law of the land is flawed and ineffective.Progressive minded Kenyan's appreciate this simple fact. They proved it when they sided with Raila and the Orange swallowed the Banana by refusing to support a constitution that gave too much power to the executive branch. Kenyans wanted the Bomas Draft, which was drafted by Kenyans for Kenyans. Once again, Raila Odinga stood on the right side of the issue with the common man/woman.

Mwai Kibaki, on the other hand, is just an OKAY president! I say this because Moi was so terrible that by default Kibaki, or anybody elsefor that matter, was destined to fair much better. However, Kibaki isnot a great leader. A good economic manager he may be but atransformational leader he is not. Sure, the Kenya's GDP growth hadrisen but so has inflation.

The Nairobi Stock Exchange has delivered higher returns but many Kenyans continue to be marginalized as the country quickly evolves into a plutocracy where most of the national wealth is controlled by a chosen few-namely the Mount Kenya Mafia! The trickle down effects of Kenya's growing economy are debatable but there is no denying that the best economic opportunities have been allocated to specific sons of Mumbi.

What's more infuriating is Kibaki's new-found love for Moi! One of Kibaki's leading priorities should have been to recover what Moi and his cronies stole from Kenya. To turn a blind eye to Moi's plunder is to debase the dignity of every Kenyan man and woman. A gruesome crime was perpetrated on the Kenyan people. Large amounts of money were stolen, public institutions bled to death, and many sentenced to crippling poverty under Moi's government. During Moi's twenty four year rule, Kenya experienced a devastation that is tantamount to economic genocide.

Kibaki knows this-explains why his government had commissioned an investigation whose results they now refuse to acknowledge or act upon. Wake up Kibaki? Moi is a spent cartridge!!!Not to mention that John Githongo-a true patriot- is still hiding in exile for exposing government corruption at its worst! SHAME! SHAME!SHAME! It is pure hog-wash to argue that Moi must be respected and left-alone to enjoy his ill-gotten wealth for the sake of national unity! Whose unity? And who are the beneficiaries of this unity?

No one person is bigger or more important than the whole citizenry, not even Moi. It is wrong, immoral, unjust, and myopic for Kibaki to relent on this fight.For him to embrace Moi is to validate thievery and plunder. And we wonder why certain elements within the society are so eager to grab an AK47 to rob and kill the rest of us silly! How can they refrain from using a Kalashnikov to facilitate their ominous acts when the leader of the nation is allowing the greatest kind of injustice to go unpunished? HOW? The facts are simple and naked! Raila has a long history of being right.

He suffered for justice, he defeated Moi, he made Kibaki president, and he supports the right constitution for Kenya. Some ofyou may ask-and how does this make the size of my ugali bigger today?The answer is simple. It doesn't. But what I know is that of all the current leaders, only Raila has the tools and skills needed to unite Kenyans across tribal barriers. The man understands what Kenya is suffering from. He understands that many Kenyans lack a national identity, thus, default to tribe. He understands why many Kenyans have embraced a defeatist attitude that allows them to wallow in the"comfort" of mediocrity and low expectations.

He understands that Kenyans have zilch faith or trust in their elected officials. Whereas many are recommending Panadol to cure brain tumor he is urging for the right remedy-radical surgery. What we need in Kenya is the Raila Answer- a new and progressive national mind-set. If you listen to Raila speak and read his writings you must discover that his rhetoric is not based on populist propaganda. His vision for Kenya is founded on a profound wisdom that advocates for national pride and love for country.

I dare say that when you are completely proud to be a Kenyan and you are willing to fight for liberty, uphold justice for all and create prosperity for all Kenyans, then and only then will your ugali get bigger. Since Raila has been right many times before, if anything, let's give him a chance to prove himself as the next president of Kenya!!! George Kyalo Mutua -- Your faith will take you where your feet cannot.

UN-HABITAT challenged youth at the *Global Forum on Youth and ICT for
Development* in Geneva to come up with new information and communication
solutions to help young people in cities.

UN-HABITAT's workshop on Youth ICTs and Urbanization focused on how
information and communication technologies can help solve priority problems
of youth in cities. Half of the world's population currently live in
cities, and of these, one billion live in slums or informal
settlements. Around
50 per cent of the one billion urban poor are young and face huge problems
of unemployment, poverty and poor health. Youth also suffer more than
other age groups as victims and perpetrators of crime.

UN-HABITAT challenged youth to come up with novel solutions to address the
problems that they face in cities. As an example, the agency cited its
three day online forum, the Habitat JAM, which gathered ideas from over
70,000 young people around the world to ensure that their voices were heard
at 2006 World Urban Forum in Vancouver, which was attended by some 10,000
policy and decision makers.

In the lively exchange at the ICT workshop, it was suggested that access to
ICT should be recognized as a basic service by ensuring that all new housing
incorporates wiring for Internet connectivity, together with the electricity
and water supply. In poor countries where telecommunications infrastructure
is still under-developed, radio, television and mobile phones were
recognized as important tools of communication for youth to get their
messages out and to engage their local and national governments. Concern
was expressed by some that the Internet was eroding culture and traditional
skills, but there was general agreement that the technology offered huge
benefits as long as care was taken to introduce measures to minimise the
negative aspects if the Internet.

Important applications identified by the workshop included use of ICTs for
training so that youth can gain access to employment, and e-governance
applications that allow youth to network and collectively develop ideas
which they present to leaders to ensure that urban development and
management strategies take into account youth issues.

Indeed, the UN-HABITAT's One Stop Youth Centre programme is a good example
of encouraging youth in cities to contribute to city strategies. Under this
programme which is being piloted in Nairobi, Kenya, youth gather to talk
about problems that affect them such as unemployment, HIV infection and
crime, and collectively, they propose new strategies for addressing these
problems. This and other similar iniatives that ensure that the priorities
of youth are heard by politicians and policy makers are yielding results.
The city of Nairobi has recently established a separate Youth and Children
department while the government of Kenya has developed an National Youth
Policy. Similar models in slum areas are helping the young access community
development funds to improve their living conditions.

The first i realized that i was volunteering its when i was asked to do an assignment and was offered a small amount of money for the work that i was to do....... from that day i had this perception that volunteerism shoulld be accompnied with some kind of financial attachment.

I have learnt alot more about volunteerism and discovered not all about finacencial.
I dont know about you coldl you please tell me what more you think come along with volunteerism especially where the governments does not have any policies to protect the volunteer.

Has any of your close friend/peer confided to you of their HIV+ status?

What was your sincere first reaction?

Do you think that being young and with HIV/AIDs is aNO WAY tomove ahead with one career and education?