2016 BRICS Youth Summit
The 2016 BRICS Youth Summit held in
Guwahati, Assam [July 01 – July 03, 2016]. The theme of the 2nd youth summit
was “Youth as bridge for Intra-BRICS
Exchanges”. The 1st BRICS Youth Summit was held in Kazan, Russia in 2015. The
three day summit saw participation of officials and youth of the delegation
from BRICS nations, namely Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. The
summit concluded with certain recommendations and they are:-
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Recommendations for Skills
Development & Entrepreneurship
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Create and strengthen
apprenticeship programmes in the existing BRICS institutions
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Document and disseminate
success stories among the BRICS nations
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Facilitate transfer of
skills between mentors and mentees among the BRICS nations
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Ensure access to decent
jobs for youth across the BRICS nations
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Promote and replicate the
Know About Business (KAB) entrepreneurship programme within the BRICS nations
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Provide training
to Small and
Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
on business development services, business plans and
website development
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Create and
promote regular expositions
of young people
and youth entrepreneurs to facilitate exchange of best practices,
new technologies and seek financial support
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Recommendations for Social
Inclusion
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Social inclusion is a
cross-cutting concern within the BRICS nations. Initiatives must, therefore,
prioritise marginalised and vulnerable young people to ensure access to
education, healthcare, including reproductive health and social protection
services
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Initiate capacity building
programmes for professionals who work with young people in the BRICS nations
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Create a BRICS Social
Science Youth Research Network
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Recommendations for Youth
Volunteerism
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Facilitate cross-learning
to access opportunities for leadership development
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Accredit and recognise
youth volunteer programmes for acceptance across the BRICS nations
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Establish online platforms
to highlight best practices, opportunities and recognise good work
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Design and facilitate
volunteer exchange programmes with a unified set of standards
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Provide volunteers with
opportunities to have mutually enriching learning experiences including
internships with official institutions
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Develop capacities of
professionals managing volunteer programmes
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Recommendations for youth
participation in Governance
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In order to create and
systematise a road map for youth exchange programmes between the BRICS
nations, promote model of BRICS Summer School in respective countries and
offer opportunities for youth to participate
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Coordinate existing and
create new opportunities for youth participation in governance and decision
making
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Facilitate the capacities
and participation of youth in public policy, programme formulation and
monitoring & evaluation
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Advocate for incorporation
of lessons on public policy, governance and civic engagement in school
curricula
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Explore the possibility of
creating a BRICS Youth Council (BYC) with a minimum of two thirds
representation of youth
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• Appeal to the New Development Bank to provide
financial support for youth initiatives as proposed by the BRICS nations.
• Design and facilitate exchange programmes in the
four thematic areas.
• Establish the BRICS Youth Secretariat initially in
virtual form, consisting of one government official and one youth
representative from each nation to ensure the realisation of youth initiatives
agreed upon at the BRICS Youth Summits.
• Create an online platform to share best practices
and opportunities.
• Report on the progress made at the next BRICS Youth
Sum.
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