The Chanan Development Association in collaboration with Sustainable Social Development Organisation, Punjab Youth Council PYC) and Oxfam organized the 9th national Youth Peace Festival. Around 500 young people from across Pakistan participated in the festival whose theme was ‘Youth, Peace and Sustainable Development.
Continuing its efforts to ensure providing learning and networking opportunities WANG was significantly represented by it’s active and vibrant youth group of ten members from Lasbela.
Participants traveled all the way from Lasbela to join this two days national peace festival to learn from experts and share their experience of working in the community. WANG was represented by Mohammad Ashraf, Yasir Umer, Ubaid Ali, Faiz Ismail, Abdul Sattar, Nawaz Jalbani, Abdul Rauf and Maaz Aziz.
Sharing his experience Mohammad Ashraf said.
My experience about 9th youth international peace festival which was organized by Chanan Development Association at Lahore on 27,28 November 2018.
Where many politicians scholars and social activists addressed that how can we remove the inequality problem from our country which could help us to bring peace and prosperity. I judged some important measures. I think that it’s very helpful to fight with inequality problem which are as follows:
. Make inequality a political campaign issue
. Introduce new land reforms and raise taxation for the wealthy
. Give a voice to oppressed groups
. Improve the balance of mass media
. Eliminate caste discrimination, gender inequality and Nepotism
. Make women more visible in public life and institutions
. Ensure that all groups and communities can express their voice without fear
. Ensure that Pakistan’s growth is for the benefit of the many, not the few.
No doubt youth can play a vital role And CDA is a good platform for youth to fight inequality. I am very thankful to Chanan Development Association (CDA) and the WANG for giving me this opportunity to learn and explore new ideas and bring equality in the society”
WANG always encourage and guides its volunteers and team members to take an active part in national and international youth events where they can truly represent the voice of young people from marginalized communities and contribute meaningfully by sharing their experience from working in communities.
