| The National Park was a hive of activity last evening with an energetic launching of the Carifesta X ‘Youth Village’.The highlight of the evening was the energetic drumming by the Surinamese Youth Delegation,Wholesale Football Jerseys, which thrilled the crowd with its talent.The Youth Village offers a wide range of educational information to young people, and is aimed at providing a youth-friendly and organized environment that will provide edutainment for youths by youths.The Youth Village has a number of features, such as the UNICEF booth which provides information as it relates to technology, along with the Cellink and Digicel booths.There is also the ‘Murundoi’ centre, which is intended to send positive messages to young people relative to living their lives and dealing with challenging issues, along with the Ministry of Health booth. This booth has a maze,Teemu Selanne Ducks Throwback Jersey, which carries you through a journey and, at the same time, educates people about choosing the right lifestyles, eating right, and the effects of tobacco, among many others.The National AIDS Programme Secretariat also has a booth, which provides essential information as it relates to HIV AIDS and STIs.Other entities with booths include the Environmental Protection Agency and the Guyana Forestry Commission.At the launching last night, Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Dr. Frank Anthony, noted that the concept of the Youth Village is to allow young people to ‘do their own thing,’ but in a structured manner.“We want them to showcase their talent… we want them to be involved in the planning of the stage shows, we want them to be involved in the various booths,Cheap NFL jerseys China, and we think that we have achieved this here tonight; and over the next couple days,Dale Hawerchuk Jersey, you will see a lot of that happening here at this centre,” Dr. Anthony said. It was explained that the Youth Village is being used as a strategy to entertain young people, but at the same time they are also being educated.“It’s all going to be interactive… it’s about young people doing things and teaching others… So I’m sure that those persons who will pass through here will certainly have an enjoyable time. And I want to appeal to all Guyana…all the young people in this country to, at some point during this period, come out and participate in this Youth Village because it’s a wonderful experience, and while you are here you will also be able to interact with some of the contingents that have come in from abroad,Wholesale Authentic Jerseys,” Minister Anthony noted.The Youth Village will be on at the National Park for the next four days, commencing from 14:00 hrs to 17:00 hrs daily, with an edutainment segment, ‘for youths by youths,Wholesale Nike NFL Jerseys,’ that will commence from 18:00 hrs to 20:00 hrs each night. |
