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Between February and the middle of October 1998, the Technical Team on the National Youth Service Green Paper was tasked with the development of a policy framework and strategies for establishing and building a national youth service for South Africa. The Commission is pleased to release this long awaited Green Paper, particularly in the context of the Job Summit and the opportunities it places before our youth. The purpose of this Green Paper is to invite public participation, particularly youth and youth formations, in making input to the proposed framework and strategies. As part of the Commission=s policy making initiative, the Green Paper on the National Youth Service is a realisation of one of the major policy objective of Youth Policy 2000. Although this document ushers South Africa to join the many international countries in the implementation of the youth service concept, it also presents an innovative approach and model that locates the proposed national Youth Services in our historical reality and seeks to contribute to various government interventions by placing young people at the centre of national reconstruction and development. The approach and framework stresses the cross-cutting nature of Youth Service and therefore complements governments policy of inter-governmental and civil society cooperation and coordination. While some Youth Service programmes will be prioritised and accredited, based on criteria outlined in the Green Paper, community driven youth services will be encouraged as part of building the required critical mass of provision and the support that is needed to accelerate opportunities for youth. I take this opportunity to thank members of the everyone who supported and contributed to the development of this discussion document: the Deputy Presidents Office; provincial stakeholders and role players who participated in our preliminary policy discussion; provincial and national Commissioners; members of the inter-departmental Reference Group and in particular members of the Technical Team..
Mahlengi Bhengu November 1998 |
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