Youth
The Commonwealth Youth Programme (CYP) works with young people aged 15-29 and has offices in four regions: the Caribbean, the Pacific, Africa and Asia. Over half of Commonwealth citizens are young people.
The aim of the programme is to empower young people in decision-making processes affecting their social, economic and political well-being. CYP lobbies for youth inclusion at senior policy-making levels within government and other organisations, ensuring that young people are integral development partners. The work of CYP includes projects for peer counselling in HIV/AIDS, access to learning business skills and credit schemes, and oversees a programme to rehabilitate former child soldiers in Uganda. It is becoming increasingly engaged in facilitating peace-building, which was the theme for the 2008 Youth Ministers Meeting, held in Sri Lanka in April.
The programme has also established a Diploma in Youth Development Work, which is now taught in 45 Commonwealth countries by 28 universities and training agencies. This Diploma is designed to provide youth workers with an underpinning knowledge on which to base their work with young people; an understanding of the values and ethics of the profession, grounded in Commonwealth values; and the practical skills to undertake the work.
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