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By political commitment, I mean the adoption of the national youth policy by the Government and its formal enactment by the national legislative body to indicate the political will to initiate and pursue such a policy. Adaptation of national youth policies to local circumstances means translating these youth policies to regional and/or the local level, directed to the specific needs of the youth in that area. Monitoring and evaluation mechanisms mean redefining goals and objectives according to new trends and needs in young people's lives. For example, while conducting population and theme specific censuses or national sample surveys it will be better to include specific questions related to youth development. In addition, qualitative indicators concerning perceptions, attitudes and aspirations could be developed through special surveys and studies.
MP: How can other youth groups from different parts of the world, especially in the Asian sub region, help your cause?
DT: First of all, if there are any other youth groups who are working under similar conditions to Nepal with similar objectives, they can provide us with information and feedback about how they worked to make a safe resolution to their situation.
Secondly, the other youth organizations can also help by letting us know how other students and youth participate in their own country's governance or in their communities. As I understand, participation means involving all stakeholders' right from the beginning, i.e. in the design, implementation and evaluation of the youth policy. Participation from youth, NGOs, all related government departments and levels, as well as UN Agencies, are imperative to the success of the policy. It enhances the probability of creating a youth policy that best fits the needs of youth, and helps to create support and understanding of the policy objectives, which is necessary for the implementation of the policy. Therefore, if other youth organizations could share their experiences and program ideas and implementations, it would be of great help to us in raising the level of participation back here in Nepal.
Thirdly, we could work together with other youth organizations from the different countries in conducting personnel exchange programs to share ideas and the best practices and lessons learned.
Also, the members of the other youth organizations can help us by sending emails and letters and making phone calls to the Nepali embassies worldwide stating their support for the representation of youth in the CA and a more active and responsible role in the governance of the country. Or they could lobby with their own officials and representatives to put pressure on the Nepalese government on the aforementioned issues.
I am sure that if there are youth organizations in Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Vietnam, Lao PDR in the Asian sub region and also Guatemala, Peru, Bosnia, and the African sub continent they could be of huge help to us in helping us to identify problems and come up with solutions.
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