Atur program, aktiviti ikut kehendak, minat belia: Karim

October 9, 2012, Tuesday

KUCHING: Menteri Muda Belia Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah semalam menekankan kepada persatuan-persatuan belia negeri ini agar mengatur program serta aktiviti mengikut kehendak dan minat para belia secara menyeluruh.

Katanyanya ia adalah bagi menjaga dan memperbaiki kadar penglibatan para belia dalam setiap program dan aktiviti yang dijalankan dari semasa ke semasa.

“Kalau kita dapat menjangkau 30 hingga 40 peratus penglibatan belia terhadap program dan aktiviti yang dijalankan, mungkin boleh dianggap sebagai satu kejayaan kerana untuk mengubah masyarakat adalah susah.

“Sebab itu, kalau dapat kita harus mengatur program dan aktiviti mengikut apa yang mereka suka.

“Kalau sukan kita anjur sukan atau kalau keusahawanan kita anjur keusahawanan dan sebagainya,” katanya.

Beliau berkata demikian ketika berucap merasmikan Persidangan Persatuan Belia Negeri Sarawak 2012 di sini, kelmarin.

Hadir sama Pemangku Pengarah Jabatan Belia dan Sukan Sarawak Razali Mohamad.

Youth NGOs urged to reach out to youths

Posted on October 8, 2012, Monday

APPRECIATION: Abdul Karim (third right) receives a souvenir from Razali (second left) after

launching the Sarawak Youth Associations Conference 2012.

KUCHING: Youth non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in the state have been urged to reach out to youths to understand their needs, hear out their opinions and provide a platform to fulfill their aspirations.

Assistant Minister of Youth Development Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah who made this call yesterday, highlighted the need for youth NGOs to keep in touch with the younger generation so that their activities and programmes could attract youths.

He said even though there were various programmes held by the government, which were good, there were instances where the programmes and activities did not meet the expectations of the youth, simply because the organisers had left out their requirements.

Abdul Karim, who is also Assistant Minister of Housing said youth movements were very close to his heart because he had been actively involved in youth movements, be it political or non-political movements.

“It is only through my involvement in such movements that I am able to see the problems on the ground. As every organisation has differences in needs and opinions, I hope this conference will provide a platform for all youth NGOs to voice out your needs and opinions to be brought up to the higher level,” Abdul Karim said when launching the one-day Sarawak Youth Associations Conference 2012 at Merdeka Palace Hotels and Suites here yesterday.

Also present during the launching of the conference were permanent secretary to the Ministry of Social Development, Affandi Keli and acting director of state Youth and Sports Department, Razali Mohamad.

The Asajaya assemblyman said the state government had always been committed in looking after the interests of the youths and in encouraging them to be actively involved in youth organisations.