International Youth Day 2008

Dear all young people,

I would like to say a happy International Youth Day 2008. May we, as young people, always be able to contribute to the development of our nation.

I would like to also share a quote of mine that was published in August last year in the President Post.

“A good environment is an environment that can provide comfort and which can benefit the people living around it.”

To analogize it to the term of youth, meaning to say that young people should be able to provide comfort and benefit the people who live around them.

Again, happy International Youth Day 2008.

Regards,

Mohammad Reiza

Youth Speaks No. 2

Inclusive Education for Youths towards Nation’s Development
through Community Empowerment

Young people – students – have a very integral part in the nation development through education particularly in the university level. Their contribution should be seriously taken into account, by giving them opportunity to say their positive and constructive thoughts and getting them involved in, possibly, all aspects of development towards sustainable community.

Their roles are imperative through social inclusion. Knowledge, information and experiences through formal education in classes should be widely and well applied and transferred to the society in order to support them to develop; this is called human resources mobilization, which can swift development. It all starts from the smallest group in the community – youths – that has the same vision. Sustainable development could only run if the opportunity is passed on from a generation to another, to keep its sustainability.

Thus, young people, the generation of the present, should get serious consideration and take part in a national multidimensional development. The fruitful results of development won’t be there by itself; there should be young people with high commitment, dedication and integrity who will make progress and they will be us.

What we can read between the lines is that youths – students – should be included in social and national development, and chances should be passed on to the next youth-generation to take action to continue development. In President University, students are compulsory to take community development to help the society around the campus to improve their personal and practical skills useful for their daily life concerning the nation development; in another word, the students are included in both social and national development by transferring and sharing their knowledge and experiences to the people around them.

This article is written by Mohammad Reiza, Indonesian Youth Delegate to the 5th UNESCO Youth Forum in Paris, France, and the President of the 1st UNESCO Asian Youth Forum in Jeju Island, South Korea.

Mohammad Reiza
President University, Public Relations
Youth Delegate to UNESCO Youth Forum

Youth Speaks No. 1

The Roles of Young People in the Nation’s Development
Through University Education

Education is so multifaceted that it is difficult where to begin discussing it. In its broadest sense, education is a lifelong process which enables the continuous development of a person’s capabilities as an individual and as a member of society. It is more than just a transmission of knowledge. The purpose of education is to contribute to the full development of an autonomous, supportive, responsible and committed person.

There are quite number of challenges recently to achieve the sustainable development for every nation. Poor education, poverty, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), population explosion, consumption habits, political instability, degradation of ethics and values are some examples of it. Several years back United Nations (UN) came up with the new agenda called the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to be reached by every country in 2015. MDGs consist of 8 points and education is in the second after poverty. It shows how important education is for nation’s development after poverty problems. Poverty can be eradicated by having such a good education system as education has direct relationship with a human being as the main and valuable asset for nation.

We, in this case the government, should have the clear and targeted goals on education. We may take a look at India for instance on how they develop their country. Their government states that, by 2070, every single person in India will be on education.  They have all the action plans already, and youth are involved on the plan.

No other ways, government should invest in people, in this case youth, through education. Youth needs to be oriented on education policies of respective governments as they are the new generation that will rule the country one day.  All youth must benefit from an education system. Youth should receive must not only involve training in the skills necessary for gainful employment through the practice of a trade or profession, but also provide moral and spiritual enlightenment. Both kinds of education are essential. Thus, it is important to put university in the center of the process of the action and reflection which has to be done so that the youths are not dropped to the edge of their own future but constitute, in the very beginning, as principal actors and critics of their own destiny and the coming societies, that must be developed on the base of solidarity and democracy.

To conclude, the nation’s development will depend on various sectors which are quite interrelated, and youth will be a main player that play significant role with the education as a power. Education is not something that will be finished in one year, and certainly it is not just beginning in 2008. Hopefully this year will provide the opportunity to engage in some deeper thinking about what is needed by education, what is its role in building nation’s development, and how can we and our organizations create the conditions for strong nation through university education.

Muhammad Assad (Indonesian student)
University of Technology Petronas
President of International Student Council

An Opening Letter

Dear all readers,

Below is an email that I wrote to some friends few days ago. It is about the celebration of the International Youth Day that will be on 12 August to come, which is on a Tuesday. So starting from today, I would like to publish the essay submitted on www.president.ac.id and here on my personal weblog mohammadreiza.wordpress.com.

All of may also write an essay and submit it to me and I will publish it on my weblog; dont forge to also atach your recent Cv and photograph.

 

Regards,

Reiza 

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Dear Leo, Assad, Ira, Jasmine and Aliya,

 

 

First, I wish that everyone of you is in a good condition and I would like to thank you all for your continuous supports to youth activities, especially those related to UNESCO’s field of concerns, this far. Probably, some of you do not know some others I mention above, so first let me introduce you to each other:

 

 

Aliya Rajasa is a youth activist; she is currently promoting “Rumah Pintar” to university students throughout Indonesia and to collaborate with the students and young people. She presents her paper to young people in Bahrain in June 2008 before participating in UNESCO’s International Seminar on Community Learning Centers in Bandung, Indonesia, also in June.

 

Ira Lathief is a youth activist; she is the President the Rotaract Club, Semanggi Chapter, Jakarta. She is also active in assisting KNIU and UNESCO Club Indonesia activities besides, she has published a book and created a documentary film. She will be taking part in the International Work Camp on Prambanan Excursion in cooperation with UNESCO in this coming August.

 

Jasmine Sagita is youth activist and active in assisting some of KNIU and UNESCO Club activities including “Karawitan Muda Indonesia 3” Concert in Jakarta last March. She also participated in the 2nd UNESCO Asian Youth Forum in South Korea and was appointed to be part of the drafting committee.

 

Leo Mokodompit is a youth activist, assisting some government programs, especially in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He is also active in helping Indonesian National Commission for UNESCO (KNIU) and UNESCO Club Indonesia to implement some of the programs. He is also a singer of AFI 3 – Indosiar, he also participated in the 2nd UNESCO Asian Youth Forum in Gwangju, South Korea in June 2008.

 

Muhammad Assad is a student of the University of Technology Petronas, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in his final semester. He is also the President of the International Student Committee in his university. He participated in the International Youth Forum in Bandung, Indonesia in June 2008.

 

 

Through this email, I would like to bond this youth network in order to welcome the celebration of the International Youth Day on 12 August to come. Leo and I had discussed this issue with KNIU few weeks ago and we received positive response from the Commission. Thus, to begin the process, I would like to gather opinion from everyone of you in form of a short opinion essay.

 

For this purpose, I collaborate with President University to publish your edited-version essay in their official website, starting from Monday to Frida next week. I also plan to invite you to come to President University to deliver a presentation regarding your personal point of view on “The Roles of Young People in the Nations Development through University Education,” that will be held in one Saturday within a month (the options: 19, 26 July or 2,6, 13 August). The schedule should enable every one of you to come to the presentation (except for Assad who is currently residing in Kuala Lumpur, you may only collect your opinion essay).

 

Below is the general information for the essay submission:

1. Topic: “The Roles of Young People in the Nations Development through University Education”

2. Your essay should be around 250 – 300 words (in A4 paper size).

3. Please also attach one of your best picture during a youth activity that you just recently attended.

4. Please email your essay to me at mohammadreiza@yahoo.de at the latest on Friday, 18 July 2008 at 3 p.m.

 

I hope you all can help me to make this happen. This will be the beginning of our network for further collaboration and sustainable development for the sake of Indonesian young people.

 

I thank you very much for your supports and concerns for the success of this project. I will keep you all informed shall it be anymore projects in the future that we can work out together.

 

Best Regards,

 

 

Mohammad Reiza

Former President for

the 1st UNESCO Asian Youth Forum

Call for A Male Rapporteur

Dear all,

Here I am looking for a male rapporteur (aged 21-24 yo) for an
international conference about education in Bandung, organized by
Indonesian National Commission for UNESCO (KNIU) also the ministry of
National Education.

The criteria is pretty simple, you must have good English
comprehension (listening, speaking, reading and writing), you have a
laptop, you are able to work under pressures and that’s it. The
conference will be taking place from 23-27 June 2008 (next week). If
you live somewhere in or around Jakarta, we go together to Bandung on
Sunday, 22 June from (KNIU) office in Jalan Sudirman; if you live
somewhere in or around Bandung, we might meet there.

We will be covering your local transport, accommodation and meals
during the conference.

Details information I will inform you later when you can meet the
requirements above.

Please let me know if you are interested, also please do send you CV
to unescoclubindo@…

I thank you for your interests.

Regards,

Mohammad Reiza

p.s. you may also contact me personally on 0815 844 722 40 before Thursday, 19 June 2008 at 5 p.m.

Support Indonesia

Kepada semua bangsa Indonesia,

Dearest all Indonesians..

I got this inspiring message from a friend and I would like to share this with all of you readers…

It is time for us to hold hand in hand together, for Indonesian dreams..

Let the sleeping beauty awaken..

Let’s support our nation!

Pemilihan 7 keajaiban milik dunia kembali digelar, berbeda dengan
kriteria sebelumnya dengan keajaiban yang dibuat secara sengaja oleh
manusia dalam bentuk bangunan, kali ini panitia mengajak dunia untuk
memilih 7 keajaiban baru milik dunia yang bukan dari buatan manusia.

Sudah terpilih sebanyak 77 tempat di seluruh dunia dari berbagai
kategori, dan Indonesia mengajukan atau setidaknya sudah terpilih
sebanyak 3 tempat eksotik, antara lain:

1. Komodo National Park
2. Krakatau, Volcanic Island
3. Lake Toba

Voting dilakukan melalui internet, dengan batas waktu sampai akhir
2008!

VOTE for INDONESIA: http://www.new7wond ers.com/ atau:
http://www.new7wond ers.com/nature/ en/liveranking/

Catatan:

Indonesia mungkin akan kalah dari negara lain, bahkan negara kecil
yang mengajukan tempat yang tidak terlalu menarik, hanya karena
negara tersebut lebih melek internet (Singapore contohnya, yang
mengajukan Bukit Timah Nature Reserve). Dan yg lebih menyedihkan
lagi, pulau Sipadan juga termasuk dlm nominee yg diajukan oleh
Malaysia. (sedihT_T).

Brazil misalnya, pemerintahnya menyediakan fasilitas gratis untuk
masyarakatnya yang tidak punya akses internet agar bisa ikut memilih
untuk negaranya.

Karena itu, ayo bantu sebarkan informasi dan ajakan ini!

ke mana aja:
1. blog kamu (multiply, blogspot, dll)
2. friendster, tempel di buletin
3. forum (myQuran, kaskus, yogyafree, dll)
4. semua group yang kamu punya… di mp, di blog, dan semua
komuniti…

coz i luv Indonesia…

Saatnya Indonesia bangkiiiiiiiiiiiiiit!!!

Cheers,

Mohammad Reiza

President University Youth Association Part 2

Who are we and what do we do?

President University Youth Association (PUYA) is an organization of young, talented and motivated students and young people in President University. Membership is open to all youth studying in President University including the alumnus who are under 30 or who are acknowledged. I, the Indonesian Youth Delegate for UNESCO aim for getting young people to be more involved in global governance and foster greater awareness and understanding between people and cultures. We, within the association, share an interest in issues and concerns related to ‘The World Programme of Action for Youth’ (WPAY) to the Year 2000 and Beyond was adopted by the General Assembly in 1995. It is a blueprint for the development of national youth policies in relation to the following ten priority concerns:

1. Education
2. Employment
3. Hunger and poverty
4. Health
5. Environment
6. Drug abuse
7. Juvenile delinquency
8. Leisure-time activities
9. Needs of girls and young women
10. The effective participation of youth in decision-making

On the occasion of the ten-year review of the WPAY in 2005, the General Assembly decided to add the following as additional priority areas to the Programme:

1. The mixed impact of globalization on young women and men
2. The use of and access to information and communication technologies
3. The dramatic increase in the incidence of HIV infection among young people and the impact of the epidemic on their lives
4. The active involvement of young people in armed conflict, both as victims and as perpetrators
5. The increased importance of addressing intergenerational issues in ageing society

We work to further these goals and promote increased public awareness and debate of these crucial international issues.

Our activities are divided between campaigning and learning. We are going to work together with other 20 clubs and organizations in the university. However, we are also going to develop cooperation with another Student and Youth Association across the country organizing local events for our members, including Model United Nations, conferences and debates with keynote speakers, fundraising and lobbying.

Our national campaigns range from ‘Stop-Aids’ to ‘Sustainable Environment Development’. The new campaign for the coming year will revolve around promoting citizenship. We are currently projecting to have approximately 50 members and membership of PUYA continues to grow rapidly as the new students enrollment. Individual members who join directly via our Membership Administration Officer in President University pay IDR 20,000 a year for membership.

Through the wealth of members and knowledge that we collectively share, PUYA can provide the Foreign Affairs Office (FAO) with an extended network of young people who are concerned about the UN. Our members join PUYA because they are interested in global issues. PUYA is the perfect body for the FAO to gauge the views of young people about the UN and many other global issues.

President University Youth Association
empowering youthworking with and for youth
on self-development and self-empowermentfor further details, please contact:
+62 856 811 811 7 (Reiza)
President University Youth Association
empowering youth

Was officially established on 3 May 2007

by the contribution of
the 1st Indonesian Youth Delegate for UNESCO
from President University

working with and for youth on self-development and self-empowerment

President University Youth Association Part 1

Who are we and what do we do?

President University Youth Association (PUYA) is an organization of young, talented and motivated students and young people in President University. Membership is open to all youth studying in President University including the alumnus who are under 30 or who are acknowledged. I, the Indonesian Youth Delegate for UNESCO aim for getting young people to be more involved in global governance and foster greater awareness and understanding between people and cultures. We, within the association, share an interest in issues and concerns related to ‘The World Programme of Action for Youth’ (WPAY) to the Year 2000 and Beyond was adopted by the General Assembly in 1995. It is a blueprint for the development of national youth policies in relation to the following ten priority concerns:

1. Education
Working on educational issues at all levels, such as education for disabled youth, education for economically challenged youth, workshop on early-childhood education and many more
2. Employment
Working closely on employment issues for youth, for example part time job information, labor law, etc.
3. Hunger and poverty
Working hand-in-hand with other young people to assist hunger and poverty problems such as, community development, community empowerment, etc.
4. Health
Working on health issues, such as nutrition problems, cooperation with the department of health, etc.
5. Environment
Working on environmental issues, for example organizing tree planting, free-cars day campaign, etc.
6. Drug abuse
Working together with other youth in solving drug usage problems, for example organizing seminar on drug abuse prevention with other NGOs or government bodies.
7. Juvenile delinquency
Working on youth with problems, for example, visiting the house of street youth, etc.
8. Leisure-time activities
Working to organize events for youth in order to use their times for beneficial activities, etc.
9. Needs of girls and young women
Working closely for the development of girls and young women, for example organizing social gatherings, etc.
10. The effective participation of youth in decision-making
Working on the empowerment and the self-development of young people, for example organizing youth leadership training inviting keynote speakers.

On the occasion of the ten-year review of the WPAY in 2005, the General Assembly decided to add the following as additional priority areas to the Programme:

1. The mixed impact of globalization on young women and men
Working on the issues of globalization and its impacts on young people, for example organizing a talk show on the impacts of globalization, etc.
2. The use of and access to information and communication technologies
Working on the issues of information and communication technology and youth, for example conducting an ICT training for high school students, etc.
3. The dramatic increase in the incidence of HIV infection among young people and the impact of the epidemic on their lives
Working closely on the issues of HIV/AIDS, for example organizing a workshop on HIV prevention, etc.
4. The active involvement of young people in armed conflict, both as victims and as perpetrators
Working closely on the issues of armed conflicts, for example organizing peace campaign or dialogue, etc.
5. The increased importance of addressing intergenerational issues in ageing society
Working on the issues of intergeneration, for example organizing talk show on intergeneration problems for youth and adults on specific issue.

We work to further these goals and promote increased public awareness and debate of these crucial international issues.

Our activities are divided between campaigning and learning. We are going to work together with other 20 clubs and organizations in the university. However, we are also going to develop cooperation with another Student and Youth Association across the country organizing local events for our members, including Model United Nations, conferences and debates with keynote speakers, fundraising and lobbying.

Our national campaigns range from ‘Stop-Aids’ to ‘Sustainable Environment Development’. The new campaign for the coming year will revolve around promoting citizenship. We are currently projecting to have approximately 50 members and membership of PUYA continues to grow rapidly as the new students enrollment. Individual members who join directly via our Membership Administration Officer in President University pay IDR 50,000 a year for membership.

Through the wealth of members and knowledge that we collectively share, PUYA can provide the Foreign Affairs Office (FAO) with an extended network of young people who are concerned about the UN. Our members join PUYA because they are interested in global issues. PUYA is the perfect body for the FAO to gauge the views of young people about the UN and many other global issues.

Youth & Student Association
empowering youth
Was officially established on 3 May 2007

by the contribution of
the 1st Indonesian Youth Delegate for UNESCO
from President University

working with and for youth on self-development and self-empowerment

for further details, please contact secretariat:
+62 21 9291 2641

4 Points for Youth

4 Points to Consider to be Competitive Young People in Emerging Knowledge Society:

•    Dare to Dream

•    Never Say Die

•    Walk the Talk

•    Learning by Serving

Brought to you by:
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President University Youth Association
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Being Young Doesn’t Mean to be Stupid

Do You Want to be Like Her or Him?
They are the Youth Delegate 2006
for the United Nations General Assembly in New York for their Countries

AUSTRALIA
Elise Klein: At 23, Elise has accomplished what some people would have only dreamed about. She has attained an Environmental Science Degree, and has recently commenced her honours in this field. In 2005, she returned from Mali, West Africa, where she led a team of young people on a trip to visit a school she was instrumental in raising funds to build and sustain. Elise’s enthusiasm for social justice and the causes she believes in is unwavering. “I’m addicted to not only trying to make my life amazing, but improving the lives of others too.” Elise explains. Elise is the second eldest of four children. She grew up on the Mornington Peninsula and still lives with her close knit family in rural Victoria. Over the past 6 years, she has worked at the edgy Reach Foundation where she facilitates a full range of programs for young people from all walks of life including school workshops, camps, leadership days, as well as the program that originally sparked her interest, Heroes’ Days. Elise has also played a significant role in the development of two new and exciting Reach programs; a ‘girls only’ program called Birdcage, and a program focused on indigenous young women, called Flame. The Mali project also continues, with Elise now raising further funds to increase the school’s intake of orphaned and disadvantaged children and create a secondary school. Elise sends a special thanks to all her family and friends, the Reach Foundation, UNYA, DFAT and the 5000+ Australian young people who met with Elise over the last year to arm her with their thoughts, ideas and stories for the 61st UNGA.
NORWAY
Lars-Henrik Michelsen: Age: 25; Residence: Oslo in Norway; Occupation: President of Young Liberals of Norway; Hobbies: Football, fishing, Uganda and politics. More about me: For the last three years I have been working with politics in Norway. My main political goal is to make trade fair, end the world’s addiction to fossil fuels and helping Norway become a member of EU. Besides being the president of Young Liberals of Norway I try fulfil my academic career (I study political science). May 2006 I was appointed by the Norwegian Youth Council as one of the two Youth delegates from Norway to the UN General Assembly. I will try to use this fantastic opportunity to work for improved youth participation in political decision-making, both in Norway and within the UN system. Web: HTTP://MICHELSEN.BLOGS.COM and WWW.UNVLOG.ORG.
If you want to know more about them and other Youth Delegates from all over the countries, please contact:

President University Youth Association
Mohammad Reiza – Indonesian Youth Delegate 2007 for UNESCO
+62 856 811 811 7