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• AFRICAN YOUTH CHARTER
e)
Provide access to information such that young people
become aware of their rights and of opportunities to
participate in decision-making and civic life;
f)
Institute measures to professionalize youth work and
introduce relevant training programmes in higher
education and other such training institutions;
g)
Provide technical and financial support to build the
institutional capacity of youth organisations;
h)
Institute policy and programmes of youth voluntarism
at local, national, regional and international levels
as an important form of youth participation and as a
means of peer-to-peer training.
i)
Provide access to information and services that will
empower youth to become aware of their rights and
responsibilities,
j)
Include youth representatives as part of delegations
to ordinary sessions and other relevant meetings to
broaden channels of communication and enhance
the discussion of youth related issues.
Article 12: National Youth Policy
Every State Parties shall develop a comprehensive and
coherent national youth policy.
a)
The policy shall be cross-sectoral in nature
considering the inter- relatedness of the challenges
facing young people;