India has one of the youngest populations in the world. 1/4^th of Karnataka’s population consists of youth. However, the young people’s engagement with democracy still faces significant limitations. The participation of youth in governance/democracy is bleak. India is ranked 122 out of 181 countries in the global youth development index.

To bridge this gap in youth participation in governance and encourage youth to be agents of change, GRAAM in partnership with PRIA (Participatory Research in Asia) and HSF (Hanns Seidel Foundation), have been implementing a one-year-long fellowship program in the city of Mysore.

Commemorating the International Youth Day (IYD), under the aegis of the Y4G Fellowship, we aim to bring out youth’s voice to community issues and sensitize more young people on participatory governance. Towards this initiative, GRAAM in Association with the Department of Social Work, Manasagangotri, University of Mysuru, is planning the International Youth Day inviting active participation of youth from Mysuru.

At IYD, we aim to bring in a youth voice to community issues and sensitize more youth on participatory governance. Towards this, the following events are planned on 21st August 2023 with the active participation of youth from Mysuru:

?      Street Play Competition at, Vijnana Bhavan, University of Mysuru themed ‘Bringing Awareness on Issues related to Social Equality, Climate Change Management, and Youth Participation in Democracy and Governance’

?      Panel Discussion on Youth Participation in Politics & Governance

?      Poster Presentation Competition themed ‘Civic Responsibility, Engaging Youth in Governance, Ambassadors of Democracy and Influencing volunteerism’

?      Quiz Competition organized at Vijnana Bhavan, University of Mysuru on the theme ‘Governance and Democracy’

?      Reels Challenge on the themes of ‘Civic Responsibility, Engaging Youth in Governance, Ambassadors of Democracy and Influencing Volunteerism’

 

International Youth Day Agenda

Time	Particulars
09:00 am- 11.00 am	Street Play Competition
11:00 am -12:00 noon	Inauguration Ceremony
12.00 noon- 01.00 pm	Panel Discussion on Youth Participation in Politics and Governance
02.00 pm – 03.00 pm	Quiz Competition
02.00 pm – 03.00 pm	Poster Presentation Competition
03.00 pm – 03.30 pm	Reels Challenge
03.30 pm – 04.30 pm	Valedictory Ceremony

Mr. Bhagavan Bidarakote from GRAAM may be contacted at +91 9620207879/ +91 9496829299 or bhagavan.br@graam.org.in for more information on the occasion.