NYC Formulates the Medium Term Youth Development Plan 2005-2010

The National Youth Commission is currently formulating the Medium Term Youth Development Plan (MTYDP) 2005-2010, which will serve as the master plan and national framework for all youth development efforts.

Experts from the academe are helping out the NYC in crafting the Plan, which will be based on a study of the Situation of Youth in the Philippines. The Youth Situationer will be made through a series of consultations in regions throughout the country.

NYC Chairman and CEO Bam Aquino believes that “the task of crafting the Medium Term Youth Development is one of the gigantic tasks of our agency which needs much of our attention.” Thus, the NYC pours its energy in getting the acts together of youth stakeholders.

Previously, youth service providers address the problems considering the four youth sub-sectors namely: the in-school youth, out-of-school youth, working youth and the youth with special needs. Now, the team of experts and the NYC felt the need to address the issues by primarily identifying the distinct characteristics of the youth based on the following age groups: 15-17, 18-24 and 25-30.

Among the clusters of youth issues identified in the study are education, employment, health, values and participation.

The series of focused group discussions among youth leaders, youth-serving institutions, programs partners and other stakeholders will be piloted in Manila.

- 22 March 2004 -