World bank: "12 - 24 jarigen zullen de wereld fundamenteel veranderen"
As we recognize the growing impact of globalization and how people around the world impact the lives of one another, the World Bank released World Development Report 2007: Development and the Next Generation. The report points out that there are currently 1.5 billion human beings between the ages of 12 and 24 that these young people will significantly shape the future of their countries and the world. The report identified 5 youth transitions with the most significant and long-ranging impact for our future.
These five transitions include the following:
- Learning After Primary School: More than 85% of all children are in school at age 12 but that percentage declines after that time
- Starting a Productive Work Life: This difficult transition leads to drawn out periods of inactivity for youth
- Developing a Healthy Lifestyle: The search for identify and a place in one’s world often places long term health at risk
- Forming a Family: The ability of young families to form stable, ongoing relationships and invest in the well-being of their own children
- Exercising Citizenship: Opportunities to interact more extensively with the larger community leading to civic engagement.
The report goes on to suggest the following strategic directions related to these transitions:
- broadening opportunities for development of human capital;
- developing capacity of youth to choose well among various opportunities
- providing an effective system for second chances giving young people a way and incentive to get back on track.
Source: Trendscan