contributed by UNV Kazakhstan, Josefine Ulbrich (UNV Intern for Youth Networks & Volunteering)
On International Youth Day 2013, taking the continuation of the National Consultation process into their own hands, 16 youth volunteers engaged the Kazakhs in an open conversation about their priorities for the post-2015 development agenda. They contributed to the offline roll out of the MY World survey in two bustling public places in Astana.
Building on the momentum of the Post-2015 National Consultation Process led by Kazakhstan’s government and the UN Country Team, which engaged more than 2000 people, UNV Kazakhstan promoted youth’s powerful role as agents of change and mobilized young volunteers in a MY World outreach campaign, to make sure the ideas of Kazakhstan’s people are reflected in the global conversation on Post-2015 development.
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