NEWS: Kuwaiti calls for more efforts to realize youth potential

Kuwaiti calls for more efforts to realize youth potential

Published Date: May 20, 2008

SHARM EL-SHEIKH: Care for youth and their issues is essential so that they realize their full potential as the true and most valuable asset of their homeland and help develop their communities, said a Kuwaiti participant at the World Economic Forum here.

In remarks on the sidelines of the WEF which kicked off yesterday sponsored by the Egyptian president, Kuwait Economists Society member Sarah Al-Atiqi said Kuwaiti youth have much drive and devotion. They are however faced with the great challenge of expressing their cares and issues through the media of their age, much like their peers in other parts of the Middle East.

Youth, she said, can express themselves creatively through video and audio as well as written media, as well as sending messages directly and personally to world leaders. Kuwait realizes human development is its most crucial challenge and that youth are its biggest asset, and thus cares for them as an integral part of its strategic planning to guarantee progress and prosperity, the participant said.

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