Dossier 2013/06

Youth worries

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Street vendor in Douala, Cameroon.
Social norms
– by Seth Oteng, Susanne Giese

Marginalised majority

African youth deserves to be listened to and must shoulder responsibility for their nations' development
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India
– by Boro Baski

Santal worries

The young generation of India's Adivasis struggles with tough problems other youth do not have
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SWP publication
– by Sabine Balk

The decisive challenge

SWP: Youth bulge results in greater economic opportunities – but also increases risks of conflict
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Cameroon
– by Florentine Fandio

Offering opportunities

DUCA offers disadvantaged adolescents in Douala basic training and helps them find good livelihoods
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Participation
– by Ulrich Nitschke, Alice Priori

Becoming agents of change

Young people in the Palestinian Territories deserve more say in public affairs
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Teenagers
– by Marie Pardey

Information in strong demand

Sex education is an urgent issue in Douala, and a civil-society organisation DUCA is rising to the challenge
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Cambodia
– by Katja Dombrowski

Dealing with the past

Initiatives help young Cambodians come to terms with the trauma of the dictatorial Khmer Rouge regime
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Health
– by Dagmar Wolf

Helping AIDS orphans

Swiss-backed NGO supports AIDS orphans in southern and eastern Africa
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Protests
– by Hans Dembowski

Suspicious

Undemocratic repression in Turkey coincides with half-hearted EU policymaking
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Building peace
– by Richard Oelmann

Farmers' expertise

For South Sudan to find peace, young people need real prospects in agriculture
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