In the last five months the National Youth of Council of Dominica (NYCD) has implemented a series of activities and programs centered on the Theme: “Youth Empowerment for Sustainable Development”. This has increased youth participation in communities across the country and increased the visibility of the NYCD to the Dominican public. Recognizing the ongoing hard work and challenges faced by the council, a local media house namely, Marpin 2k4 has reached out to the NYCD in an effort to strengthen the NYCD’s capacity to produce and effectively disseminate information on youth development to the general public at international standards.
A meeting between Members of the NYCD Executive Board, the NYCD Media Team and Mrs. Avril Durand-Iassc, Production Manager-Marpin 2K4, was convened on Wednesday 11th December, at Marpin 2K4 studios in Morne Daniel. The core purpose of the meeting was to facilitate discussions on developing youth empowerment programs in 2014 and identifying innovative ways to fill the void of an established the youth presence in the local media.
Members of the NYCD Media Team described the meeting as informative and productive. Key ideas developed at the meeting include; Capacity Building for members of the NYCD Media Team; improved coverage and documentation of youth development activities; a collaborative youth development program to be implemented in 2014.
NYCD President Jahisiah Benoit noted, “It is encouraging to see that local media houses hold matters of youth development higher on their agenda, and that youth empowerment is a key aspect to their company, to the extent that they are willing to strengthen and work with the NYCD, in particular the NYCD Media Team”
A tour of the Morne Daniel Studio was facilitated by Mrs. Durand-Iassc, to provide orientation for members of the Media Team on the working environment of Media Professionals.
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Great initiative!