"Youth United. It' our time now." Empower! Educate! Engage! (Expo), Sports Meet and Community Projects to mirror activities taking place in Grenada.
The primary objectives of, the Ministry of Youth Empowerment and Sports, for the young people of Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique is to:
Empower our youth towards self-sufficiency
Educate and train our youth to become employable and productive citizens
Engage our youth in positive social and educational activities
Promote our youth as central to the development of the nation
Each compon
ent under The Grenada Youth Upliftment Programme (GYUP) is centered on the philosophy that every youth can earn, every youth has value and every youth can contribute to nation building. November 2011 host the second annual Youth Month which this year will be celebrated under the theme:
“Youth Called to Action to Create a Better Tomorrow”
Youth month will involve five major events and several smaller community initiatives with the following objectives:
• Encourage youth to have a positive impact in the regeneration of their communities
• Unite youth from all Parishes
• Celebrate the achievements of our outstanding youth
• Highlight the programmes, projects and activities of the Department of Youth Empowerment
EVENTS
• Ecumenical Service/Celebration
• Health Fair
• National Youth Sports meet
• Youth Have It! (Expo)
• Youth In The Community Projects
• National Youth Awards
The National Youth Award Ceremony has an independent committee assigned to develop the criteria for awards, direct the process for nominations and select the winning awardees. Carriacou and Petite Martinique
The Youth Department Team in Carriacou will organise a Church Service, Youth Have It!
