Welcome to the 24th issue of What Young People are Saying (www.unicef.org/voy/news/ ), Voices of Youth's bimonthly newsletter.
This issue of What Young People Are Saying is dedicated to children and adolescents’ thoughts, opinions and expectations of life skills. The importance of skills as learning outcomes for young people is recognized by the international movement on Education for All (EFA). With the forthcoming publication of the Secretary General’s Study on Violence against Children, which will be launched on October 11th, the UN is spotlighting the responsibilities of governments to prevent and eliminate violence against children. What Young People Are Saying aims to complement that report by highlighting the strategies available to children and young people to protect themselves from violence and HIV and AIDS, as well as other threats and challenges to their well-being.
IN THIS ISSUE
Young people speak out about defining life skills, life skills education, HIV/AIDS and life skills and violence and life skills.
Defining life skills
“…good values such as the importance of having friends and family in our lives. The meaning of faithfulness and loyalty […] hope and learning to believe in yourself when the odds are stacked against you.” girl, 21, Singapore Read more...[PDF]
Life skills education
“You learn a lot of life skills in school. I have learnt so much about dealing with all kinds of people and situations and I have made some of my greatest friends there. I would have never got this many experiences or interacted with such a variety of personalities if I could only stay at home.” girl, 16, United KingdomRead more...[PDF] HIV/AIDS and life skills
“Skills are always there, but they would be useful if people, particularly young people, would want to use [them]. Sometimes they just pretend not knowing anything - pretend AIDS don’t exist” girl, 19, Indonesia Read more...[PDF]
Violence and life skills
“Violence causes trauma in young children and low self-esteem and these innocent children are more prone to become violent people from their own experiences […] it is worth a try to promote healthy ways to cope with stress and anger in ways that would discourage violence” girl, 16, Korea Read more...[PDF]
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“Being reasonably modest, using wisdom when judging people's character, being aware of how you come off to other people, and not being afraid to stand up for yourself - all measures people should definitely take.” girl, 18, USJoin the discussions!
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