Kuwait Info. Min. Launches New Youth Public Authority Strategy '25-'30

(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) KUWAIT, Aug 12 (KUNA) -- Minister of Information and Culture and Minister of State for Youth Affairs Abdulrahman Al-Mutairi launched on Tuesday the new strategic plan of the Public Authority for Youth for the years 2025-2030.
The strategy outlines five developmental priorities in the fields of (Leadership, Employment, and Entrepreneurship), (Community Engagement), (Culture, Innovation, and Creativity), (Health and Wellbeing), and (Governance and Resource Development).
In a visual presentation held at the Government Communication Center, Al-Mutairi stressed that the strategy represents a clear and ambitious roadmap to advance Kuwaiti youth, in line with the patronage of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, and His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, and the directives of His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah.
He added that the launch of the strategy, coinciding with International Youth Day, marks the beginning of a new and innovative phase in youth empowerment, encompassing main and subsidiary goals to be implemented through 23 strategic initiatives.
The Minister indicated that the new strategy, which was the outcome of an extensive national dialogue with youth and experts, reflects the active role of Kuwaiti youth in the development of their nation, being a cornerstone of security, stability, and prosperity.
Al-Mutairi noted that the strategy aims, under the (Leadership, Employment, and Entrepreneurship) priority, to qualify 3,000 young leaders, offer career guidance services to 5,000 youth, and implement 30 programs to develop entrepreneurial thinking. It will also launch major strategic projects, including the Kuwait Tech Hub for Entrepreneurship and the Kuwait Creative Industries Complex.
He further stated that the strategy targets the registration of 15,000 volunteers in the national volunteer platform "Ayadina" to reinforce the (Community Engagement) priority. It will support 100 impactful youth initiatives, involve 4,000 youth in cultural and innovation events, and provide three annual programs for creative project incubators under the (Culture, Innovation, and Creativity) priority.
Al-Mutairi affirmed that under the (Health and Wellbeing) priority, the strategy will work to enhance youth health, raise environmental awareness, and increase youth participation in peace and security issues. Meanwhile, the (Governance and Resource Development) priority will focus on fully digitizing services (100 percent) and increasing the Authority's self-generated revenues to ensure sustainability of its programs and initiatives.
He emphasized the Authority's vital developmental role in complementing the formal education system by nurturing and supporting youth. It also encourages institutions working with youth to focus on equipping them with future skills and enhancing their competitive and creative capabilities in all youth sectors.
The Minister pointed out that this strategic work was based on an in-depth review of the previous strategy, analysis of 75 local and international reference documents, over 19 specialized workshops and meetings, and a roundtable session with a select group of academics and experts. He congratulated the youth of Kuwait and the world on the occasion of International Youth Day.
He said that the strategy adopts a "three-lens methodology," placing youth as leaders, partners, and beneficiaries at the same time. He underscored the importance of national partnerships with the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Higher Education, the National Council for Culture, Arts and Letters, and other entities to expand volunteer opportunities and unify national efforts in youth service.
Al-Mutairi praised the significant role of government, private sector, and civil society partners in ensuring the success of the authority's mission to invest in youth, describing them as "the winning bet," and urged young people to take initiative, engage, and innovate, as this strategy is "from them, for them, and by them."
He concluded the presentation by affirming the vision of Kuwaiti youth as prosperous, aware, skilled, healthy, engaged in their community, and capable of innovation and ambition-building, bridging the generations in pursuit of the Public Authority for Youth's vision: "a responsible national youth for a sustainable future." (end)
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