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SPEECH BY MR. ANANTHA. KRISHNAN, UN-HABITAT ON THE HANDING OVER OF COMPUTERS
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SPEECH BY MR. ANANTHA. KRISHNAN, UN-HABITAT ON
THE HANDING OVER OF COMPUTERS TO THE YOUTH
EMPOWERMENT CENTRES FRIDAY 27 JUNE 2008 AT NYS

HEAD QUATERS-NAIROBI.

Director Youth Development- Mr. Julius Kubai,
Director Youth Training- Dr. Dinah Mwinzi
Representatives from Microsoft East Africa,
Distinguished guests,
Ladies and Gentlemen.

It’s a great Honour for me to stand here and witness this historic function of handing over Computers donated by Microsoft East Africa to the Youth Empowerment Programme in Kenya.

Resounding recognition should go to both the Ministry of Youth and Sports and Microsoft East Africa for their vision to empower the youth of this country through providing the necessary tools. UN-HABITAT is proud to be associated with such efforts that will go along way in
empowering the youth of this country particularly in ICT.

As you may know, the United Nations defines youth as those between ages 15 and 25. In Nairobi, these youth constitute about 75 per cent of the total population. Of those, about 75 per cent live in the informal settlements around the city one of the consequences of rapid urbanization.

UN-HABITAT is one of the international institutions that provide an overall perspective on urbanization. The overarching goal of UNHABITAT is to ensure an effective contribution to sustainable urbanization. The goal of sustainable urbanization is livable, productive
and inclusive cities and towns. It embraces relationships between all human settlements from small towns to metropolises, between urban centres and their surrounding rural areas. As a process, it captures a vision of inclusive growth that is people centric and embraces social harmony,
economic vitality, and environmental sustainability. At the center of this is youth development and empowerment.

We at UN-HABITAT are committed to strengthening the capacity of youth to fulfill their role in this urbanizing world. Through pioneering work such as strategic interventions through the One Stop Centre model it is our responsibility to ensure the highest possible multiplier effects of such programmes. Today we see that multiplier effect.

Ladies and Gentlemen,
We are also here to celebrate the changes in the way young people see themselves and their role in urban development, governance and improvement of urban life. We are here to witness the significant chievements young people have made both as actors and participants in urban life when given the right tools. We believe that we can change the way the world views young people. Not as a problem generation, but as a generation of young people who are actively participating in creating a better world.

The Kenya government has shown us a glimpse of the better world through the recently launched vision 2030. However, in order to realize this vision computer knowledge and skills has to be emphasized in the curriculum. Every youth of this country needs the basic skills on ICT.
Even for those who have already left school and did not have a chance of learning the subject; have the chance to pursue this through initiatives such as the empowerment centres.

Ladies and Gentlemen
There has been a long history between the United Nation work and the Youth Empowerment Programmes in Kenya.
UN-HABITAT initiated the first Youth Resource Centre in Nairobi in August 2003 on the International Youth Day. This was in response to a stakeholders meeting held the previous years in Nairobi to review the needs and potentiality of young people in and around Nairobi. There were a lot of services offered by different partners and it was therefore prudent to offer these under one roof. One of the components covered by the “One Stop Resource Centres” was ICT.
In partnership with the City Council of Nairobi among others, UN-HABITAT, through its Youth
Programme has continued to support the One Stop Youth Resource Centre offering a wide range of services to the youth of this city.

It is evident that ICT is a strong tool for development and Various UN agencies are looking for ways of formulating policies and coordinating ICT youth related programmes globally. We request other partners to join hands with United Nations, the Ministry of Youth and Sports and Microsoft East Africa to make this happen. Youth led and youth serving organizations should have a major role in this.

Let me now conclude these brief remarks by quoting our Secretary General Ban Ki Moon in his recent statement: “... let us promote visionary public policies, innovative business models and creative technological solutions that will empower young people and engage them in the global
effort to achieve the Millennium Development Goals,”

I thank you all.


July 10, 2008 | 10:55 AM Comments  2 comments

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danjay1 Danjuma Mohammed
July 10, 2008 | 9:19 AM
Nice
I am always happy to see things like these.
HRN Haron Oichoe
July 30, 2008 | 8:48 AM

Thanks very much for the continuing working had to achieve the MDGs and youth empowerment, what are the efforts of distributing those computers to the rural areas,what are the plans over the International Youths day?
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