The National Youth Development Authority (NYDA) Regional Consultation Workshop for Southern Region is the 4th regional consultation workshops that took place on the 17th-21 September 2024 at the Somare Institute of Leadership and Governance in Port Moresby.
The purpose of the workshop is to review the NYDA Act 2014, gauge views and opinions of the participants regarding the legal impediments identified in the NYDA Act 2014.
More than fifty participants (NGO, youth reps, community development officer, Stakeholders and Partners) from Milne bay, Daru, Central, Gulf and National Capital Districts raised important views and concerns, especially issues surrounding youth age bracket, lack of coordination, youth representation in the decision making, implementation of youth programs, activities between the national and subnational level.
Director General, Joe Itaki said in collaboration with key partners and stakeholders, NYDA need to work together to raise the bar pertaining to youth interventions, hence the act review is timely to ground programs on a solid legal footing.
“This will help towards strengthening connection from national to the subnational level.
“This is the only time we give our best inputs to change the law process.
“The current Act was done in 2014 and there was no fair consultation workshops like this, as a result there were many disconnection in the Province, District and LLG in terms of getting credible youth services provider who have the recognition to establish the mission,” he said.
In order to change the course of how things were done fifteen to twenty years ago, NYDA aims to create an equal playing field for every youth and stakeholder with strong legal platforms.
All the views and opinions collected from all the stakeholders will be vetted and draft amended version of NYDA Act 2014 will be table before NEC and Parliament.
Related article: https://insidepng.com/modern-youth-challenges-require-new-laws-to-address/
